Scriblerian Contest

The deadline for the Fall 2026 competition is Friday, December 11, at 11:59 pm.
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Have you written an essay for an English or General Education class that you’re proud of? If so, you can submit your paper to the Scriblerian Writing Competition hosted by the SUU Writing Center. Winning essays will receive an SUU bookstore gift card and will be honored at a reception in the Writing Center, where you can share your essay and meet other writers.

What is the Scriblerian Competition?

The Scriblerian Writing Competition is designed to recognize the efforts of students in SUU English writing classes and other general education classes that require written assignments. Basically, it’s an essay contest.

Deadline: The deadline for the Fall 2026 contest is Friday, December 11, 11:59 pm.

What you can submit:

You can submit a paper you have written for any English 1010 or 2010 class, or a paper from any General Education 1000 and 2000 level classes.

Papers from ENGL 1010 or 2010 can be submitted into one of three categories:

Expressive (Creative & Hybrid)
Argumentative (Research & Analysis)
Informational

Papers from General Education 1000 and 2000 classes can be submitted into one of two categories:

Expressive (Creative & Hybrid)
Argumentative & Technical/Informational

Any writing submitted to the Scriblerian Competition must come from a class the student has taken within the last year at SUU. The class may be over when the paper is submitted.

How to submit: Fill out the submission form and attach a copy of your paper WITHOUT YOUR NAME (your name should not be in the file name either).

Prizes and Reception:

Applicants will be notified through email after the SUU Writing Center Scriblerian Committee has finished determining the winners.

Prizes will be awarded at a Scriblerian Awards Reception on Monday, December 14, at 5 pm.

1st Place prize: $25 SUU Bookstore gift card
2nd Place prize: $15 SUU Bookstore gift card

Good luck!

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Scriblerian Contest

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