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Rules and Guidelines
Deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:00 p.m.
1. Entrants must be currently enrolled Grinnell College students in good standing, but need not be English majors or enrolled in an English
course.
2. Submitted stories need not be written especially for the
contest, but stories cannot have been previously published off-campus.
3. Each manuscript is limited to 10,000 words.
4. Each submission should include a removable title page or
cover sheet with the author's name as well as the author's campus
and home addresses.
5. The title of the story must also appear on the first page
of the story.
6. No more than two entries may be the work of one student.
7. Grinnell College may submit a maximum of four entries to
the ACM faculty committee. A small committee of ACM faculty members
will screen the stories. Approximately six stories will then be
submitted for final judging by a notable author outside the consortium.
8. The winner of the contest will be announced in May
and will receive an award check for $1,000. The prize will be
awarded only if the final reader finds a story of sufficient excellence.
Submit entries to the Academic Support Office in Mears 103.
Also submit an electronic copy to [montomm@grinnell.edu]. No late entries will be accepted.
Direct any inquiries about the contest to Carolyn Jacobson, English
Department, Mears 112, or jacobsoc@grinnell.edu.
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