Michael Chabon Michael Chabon is
"one of the most celebrated writers of his
generation," according to The Virginia
Quarterly Review and is the author of seven
novels, two collections of short stories and a
collection of essays... more
Maile Meloy Maile Meloy is
the author of the novels Liars and Saints
and A Family Daughter, and the story
collection Half in Love. Her stories have
been published in The New Yorker and
The Paris Review... more
Michael Sowder Michael Sowder's
poetry collection, The Empty Boat, was
chosen by Diane Wakoski to win the T.S. Eliot
Prize, and his collection, A Calendar of
Crows, won the New Michigan Press Award...
more
and YOU (if your submission is accepted for presentation
at this year's conference)
Submission Deadline
January 19, 2009
Submission
Categories
RESEARCH
American Literature, British Literature, World Literature
CREATIVE WORKS
Essays, Fiction, Poetry, Creative Works in Spanish
Submission Criteria
Participants need to have been an undergraduate
student during 2008 and have not yet attended
graduate school
Submission must be original work
Submissions should not exceed 15 pages and
presentation of submission cannot exceed 15 minutes.
Original poetry submissions have a three poem
minimum and five poem maximum, unless submission
exceeds 15 minute reading limit.