Florida offers a writing contest for students enrolled in honors programs/colleges in Florida. The writing materials must be submitted to the Associate Dean by Friday October 17th and nominated by the College. Nominated entries will be forwarded to the statewide selection committee with winners notified sometime in January.
There are cash prizes ($200 1st place, $150 2nd place, plus conference registration), and winners must be present to receive their award at the Florida Collegiate Honors Conference in Orlando, Feb. 20-22, 2009.

Categories for Submission:

 1. Freshman/Sophomore Documented Research or Critical Thinking
 2. Junior/Senior Documented Research or Critical Thinking
 3. Freshman through Senior Poetry Writing (one poem per student)
 4. Freshman through Senior Fiction Writing

Rules: Complete information is at the FCHC website.

 1. A student may submit only one poem.  Material that has previously
    won contests may not be submitted.
 2. Winning contestants will be required to present an organized,
    concise overview (5 minutes) of their papers, an excerpt from the
    story, or read that poem at the FCHC Conference.

Paper Format:

 1. A submission must be no more than 10 pages, 12 point font.  This
    excludes outline, notes, and appendices.  Papers should follow MLA
    or APA format.  Papers submitted exceeding 10 pages will not be
    considered.  The paper should not contain the student's name or
    institution.
 2. Include a cover sheet
    The cover sheet will be removed before a paper is sent to the
    judges.  No clue should be given to your identity of that or of
    your school except on the cover sheet.  The cover sheet is available online.
   

Submission Process:

Submit four copies of your entry or entries to Mark Tunick, Associate Dean, HC 133, no later than Friday, October 17th, 5pm.

For additional information: contact Mark Tunick, tunick@fau.edu, (561) 799-8670, HC 133.