IUIN-Creative Nonfiction Writing Award (Liberal Arts)

Overview:

This award is presented to an undergraduate student demonstrating excellence in an English creative nonfiction piece. The recipient must be in good academic standing.

Work entered in this contest should come from true, real-life experiences or situations and may not be entered in the Essay Award, the Eric Sharp Gateway Fiction Award, the Rebecca Pitts Fiction Award, or the Mary Louise Rea Short Story Award. Works written in W207, W301, and W401 may not be submitted for this award.

Do not put your name on any submitted manuscript. You may submit up to two (2) essays.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

  • Be an undergraduate student at IU Indianapolis
  • Submit a creative nonfiction piece

Awarding:

This scholarship will be awarded and disbursed in the spring semester of the current academic year.

Renewability:

This scholarship is not renewable.

Award
$100
Deadline
02/01/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Creative Nonfiction Writing submission - click help text for details
  2. Submission 2 - optional
  3. Confirm that the piece you are submitting qualifies for the award after reading the guidelines. (No poems should be submitted for this award)