{"id":12,"date":"2017-11-16T12:02:03","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:32:39","slug":"contest-creative-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/contest-creative-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Creative Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2025 winner: <b>Adrianna Procida,<\/b> for her sad and lovely three flash fictions about snails, worms, morality, and more<\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Adrianna!<\/p>\n<p>2025-2026: Next year&#8217;s contest to be announced in fall. As always, the winning entry will receive publication alongside great national authors in <em>Prism Review<\/em>, our national lit journal, and a $100 bookstore (TBD) gift card.<\/p>\n<p>Be patient! Send your best material! Deadline will be\u00a0<strong>11:59pm on March 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/prism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/11\/Prism-Review-vol-05.jpg\" alt=\"Prism Review vol. 05\" width=\"325\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>One submission per author (multiple submissions are disqualified).<\/li>\n<li>Open to undergrads enrolled at the University of La&nbsp;Verne during spring 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Submissions can be:\n<ol>\n<li>a single story (6-15 double-spaced pages);<\/li>\n<li>a single creative literary essay (6-15 double-spaced pages);<\/li>\n<li>interrelated short-short stories (6-15 double-spaced pages); or<\/li>\n<li>1-5 poems.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Each submission judged as a whole.<\/li>\n<li>Final judge not affiliated with the University of La&nbsp;Verne.<\/li>\n<li>Winner announced at <em>Prism Review<\/em> launch, May 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:sb&#101;&#114;&#110;&#97;&#114;&#100;&#64;la&#118;&#101;&#114;&#110;e&#46;&#101;&#100;u\">Sean Bernard<\/a>, Creative Writing program director.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ready to submit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Email your submission (as RTF, PDF, DOC, or DOCX file) with subject line \u201cULV LITERARY CONTEST,\u201d <a href=\"mailto:p&#114;i&#115;&#109;&#114;ev&#105;e&#119;&#64;&#108;&#97;vern&#101;&#46;&#101;du\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Past winners<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"table article-table\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 354px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px\">Adrianna Procida, three flash fictions, chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Emma Garcia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px\">Jefferson Travis Croushore, &#8220;A Call to the Beyond,&#8221; chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Hannah Schultz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px\">Cara Musashi, &#8220;Paradise,&#8221; chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Aimee Campos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 40px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 40px\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 40px\">Mia Alvarez, &#8220;Caregiver,&#8221; chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Kendra Pintor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px\">Emma Garcia, three poems, chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Margo Cash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">Jes\u00fas Ram\u00edrez, three poems, chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate &amp; 2016 winner) Guadalupe Robles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">Christine Martins, three poems, chosen by judge (&amp; program graduate) Tabitha Lawrence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">Cheyenne Avila, \u201cThe House on Elburg Street\u201d (essay), chosen by judge Kevin Riel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">John Abbasi, \u201cDarling Young Boy\u201d (story), chosen by judge Corinna Vallianatos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">Guadalupe Robles, \u201cLetter From Your Parents, The Moon and Sun\u201d and \u201cSecond Letter\u201d (poems), chosen by judge Michelle Detorie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 62px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 62px\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 62px\">co-winners: Mary Roy, \u201cThe First Time He Saw Her\u201d and \u201cApt. 667\u201d (poems) and Larissa Malia Nobles, \u201cEarth\u2019s Worm\u201d (story), chosen by judge Jessica Piazza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 39px\">\n<td style=\"width: 82.8854px;height: 39px\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 1073.11px;height: 39px\">Rebecca Ayala, \u201cBranded\u201d (story), chosen by judge Brent Armendinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 winner: Adrianna Procida, for her sad and lovely three flash fictions about snails, worms, morality, and more Congrats, Adrianna! 2025-2026: Next year&#8217;s contest to be announced in fall. 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