Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest

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2022-2023 Submission Form

Contest Guidelines

High school students in the state of Nebraska may use the form below to submit a composition in one category: essay, poem, short story, or art (photography, painting, drawing, or 3-D) related to the theme "Untold Stories." The contest will be judged by University of Nebraska at Kearney undergraduate students.

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2022-2023 Contest Theme: Untold Stories

The people of Nebraska often highlight its major institutions, people, and milestones such as Buffalo Bill shows, the sandhill crane migration, the unicameral legislature, Memorial Stadium, and the Dust Bowl. This year’s contest theme asks emerging writers and artists to consider Nebraska’s “untold stories,” whether of hometown legends, unique flora, or off-the-beaten-path sites. Contestants might also consider stories that shed light on what the poet T. S. Eliot referred to in his poem “Gerontion” as history’s “cunning passages, contrived corridors,” like little-known aspects of the death of Crazy Horse at Nebraska’s Pine Ridge or the birth of Malcolm X in Omaha. Consider, too, “untold stories” about Nebraska's physical environment, its diverse population, challenges the state overcame, and other issues that remain to be addressed as we continue to forge a sense of what constitutes a Nebraskan.

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Submission guidelines: poetry max. 250-300 words; short stories max. 4000 words; essays max. 2000 words. Art must 2MB or less in PNG or JPEC 2MB format and sent as an email attachment to 2023contest@gmail.com. Art submissions must also include a one-to-three statement explaining its connection to the contest theme.

The submission deadline is February 28, 2023.

The contest is sponsored by the UNK chapter of Phi Eta Sigma in collaboration with the UNK American Democracy Project, Sigma Tau Delta (English), Phi Alpha Theta (History), and the Art Society (Art & Design).

For additional contest and submission guidelines, visit the contest website at https://unkphietasigma.weebly.com/writing-contest.html

First Name *

Last Name *

Year in School *

School Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Submission Type *

Title of Submission *

Writing Submission

(copy and paste your short story, poetry, or essay submission into the space provided below)

Art Submissions

Check the box below if your entry is an art submission. Send images of art by attachment to 2023contest@gmail.com and complete the Artist Statement in the space below. Images must be 2MB or less in image format (JPEG or PNG).

I am sending an art submission by attachment to 2023contest@gmail.com .

Artist Statement

Art submissions must also include a one-to-three sentence statement explaining how their painting, photograph, drawing, or 3-D art relates to the contest theme.

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