Creative Writing Contest

The Department of English at Arkansas Tech University encourages high school seniors to enter Tech's annual Creative Writing Scholarship Contest.Click here to see the 2008 winners. Eligibility: Any high school senior is eligible. The Award: Six scholarships worth as much as $1,500 will be awarded. These scholarships may be used to pursue any degree program at Arkansas Tech University, including Tech's B.F.A. in Creative Writing. Submission Process: To enter, send a poem, a group of poems, a short story, or a piece of dramatic writing to the address at the bottom of this page. Your name, address and phone number should be written on the back of each page of your entry. Deadline: Entries for the 2009 contest must be received by Jan. 15, 2009. Application Address: Creative Writing Contest Department of English Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801	Paul Lake: senior Professor of Creative Writing and author of Walking Backwards, Among the Immortals, and Another Kind of Travel.
2008 Winners First Place: Charlie Hittle, Russellville Second Place: Whitney Burrow, Malvern Third Place: Clayton Lusk, Russellville Fourth Place: Megan Lindsey Johnson, Russellville Fifth Place: Rebecca Reeves, Fort Smith Sixth Place: Zachary Sellers, Dover
Previous Creative Writing Contest Winners 2007 Winners First Place: Sasta Blackford Bentonville Second Place: Katherine William Pelsor Third Place:Alex Henderson Royal Fourth Place:Lizeth Sandoval Russellville Fifth Place: Amanda Kames, Dover Sixth Place: Gracie Ingram, Sherwood 2006 Winners First Place: Matthew White Dover Second Place: La Toya Sergent North Little Rock Third Place: Danielle Tucker Pine Bluff Fourth Place: Naomi Muncy Mountain Home Fifth Place: Allison Clark Quitman Sixth Place: Alex Clifton Paris 2005 Winners First Place: Pamela Liou , Richmond, VA Second Place: Kristen Sutterfield , Russellville Third Place: Leslie Miller , Clarksville Fourth Place: Timothy Hill , Morrilton Fifth Place: Bob Pellegrino, Hot Springs Sixth Place: Kara Perry, Fox 2004 Winners First Place: Sarah Bottoms, Benton, AR Second Place: Sarah Morrison, Russellville, AR Third Place: Jon Ezell, Fort Smith, AR Fourth Place: Maria Sigmon, Rogers, AR Fifth Place: Sarah Jones, Cabot, AR Sixth Place: Ramona Oliver, Menifee, AR 2003 Winners First Place: Sarah Benn, Cherryvale, Kansas Second Place: Erika Johnson, Russellville Third Place: Heather Browning, Arkadelphia Fourth Place: Rachel Williams, Russellville Fifth Place: Meagan Durham, Greenwood Sixth Place: Richey Williams, Charleston 2002 Winners First Place: Nicholas Coleman, Spiro, Oklahoma Second Place: Cynthia Rice, Little Rock Third Place: Misty Irving, Russellville Fourth Place: Jessica Ralston, Springdale Fifth Place: Tatum Branaman, Lakeview Sixth Place: Heather Cope, Morillton 2001 Creative Writing Scholarship Winners First Place: Kari Spice, Little Rock Second Place: Sarah Hart, Russellville Third Place: Ginny Hudson, Dover Fourth Place: Jill Hedges, Huntington Fifth Place: Ricky Massengale, Charleston Sixth Place: Nick Morris, Glenwood 2000 First Place: Alex Cope, Morrilton Second Place: Renae McCloud, Russellville Third Place: Clayton Caldwell, Clarksville Fourth Place: Jennifer McIntosh, Plainview Fifth Place: Danielle Neeley, Russellville Sixth Place: Rusty Cate, Murfreesboroh 1999 First Place: Angela West, Russellville High School Second Place: Christina Toole, Mountain Home High School Third Place: Jeremy Burns, Russellville High School Fourth Place: Brandi Easterling, Benton High School Fifth Place: Erin Butts, Dardanelle High School Sicth Place: Ben Malone, Bryant High School 1998 First Place: Louise Shiu, Russellville High School Second Place: Allison Brucker, Russellville High School Third Place: Allison Osborne, Russellville High School Fourth Place: Bambi Reid, Clarksville High School Fifth Place: Scott McPherson, Grand Prairie High School Sixth Place: Jennifer Campbell, Hot Springs 1997 First Place: Emily Strawbridge, Mountain Home High School Second Place: Lori Leavell, Russellville High School Third Place: Cynthia Wilcox, Ozark High School Fourth Place: Bambi Reid, Atkins High School Fifth Place: Angela Dunning, Russellville High School Sixth Place: Carolyn Schauer, Russellville High School 1996 First Place: Misty Beck, of Morrilton Second Place: Sarah Chappell, of Clarksville Third Place: Joey McCollum, of Mulberry Fourth Place: Constance Matlock, of Mountain Pine Fifth Place: Nick Swain, of Perry Sixth Place: Chau Tran, of Fort Smith	Matthew White LaToya Sergent Danielle Tucker Allison Clark Kristen Sutterfield Leslie Miller Timothy Hill Kara Perry Sarah Morrison Sarah Bottoms Nick Coleman Misty Irving