Fall Competition Categories
POETRY
Guild Prize
Poem of any style or genre . . . . . 28 line limit
Jean Brabham McKinney Prize
Poem concerning man's relationship to nature or mankind . . . . . 16 line limit
Muses Prize
Lyric poem of any style . . . . . No line limit
Children's Poetry Prize
Poem specifically written for children . . . . . No line limit
PROSE
Fiction:
Arrows to Atoms Prize
Short story . . . . . 2,000 word limit
Nonfiction:
Freedom Prize
Any genre . . . . . 1,000 word limit
President's Choice Prize
Theme set by President . . . . . 2,000 word limit
(2007 Theme: A mystery)
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Spring Competition Categories
POETRY
Archibald Rutledge Prize
Poem of any style concerning nature . . . . . 16 line limit
Pegasus Prize
Poem of any style, no tipic restriction . . . . . 28 line limit
Dramatic Poem Prize
Poem with dramatic elements such as dialogue . . . . . 50 line limit
Carolina Prize
Lyric poem of any style . . . . . No line limit
PROSE
Fiction:
Betsy Byars Prize
Children's short story . . . . . 2,000 word limit
Sandlapper Prize
Short story . . . . . 2,000 word limit
O. Henry Prize
Short story with O. Henry type ending . . . . . 2,000 word limit
Nonfiction:
Gus Wentz Prize
Any subject, any style . . . . . 2,000 word limit
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