Undergraduate students at WCU are invited to submit their original work to the annual LitFest Creative Writing Competition and the Water Works Creative Contest. Winners and runners-up in each genre will receive a cash prize, publication in Nomad, and a chance to read at the Spring Literary Festival.
The deadline to submit your work is February 4, 2022. Details below. Winners announced March 11.
Submit your work to thenomad@wcu.edu with “Student Writing Competition” in the subject line
Winner: $250
Runner-up: $50
Submit up to three poems thenomad@wcu.edu.
Winner: $250
Runner-up: $50
Submit a short story of up to 2000 words thenomad@wcu.edu.
Winner: $250
Runner-up: $50
Submit a literary essay of up to 2000 words thenomad@wcu.edu.
Submit your work to jbjones@wcu.edu with "Water Works Contest" in the subject line
Winner: $200
Runner-up: $50
Submit 1 piece of visual art exploring the theme of water to jbjones@wcu.edu
Winner: $200
Runner-up: $50
Submit 1 piece of creative writing (poetry, fiction, or literary nonfiction) exploring the theme of water to jbjones@wcu.edu
Email Professor Jeremy Jones or the Nomad staff with questions.