Unless stated otherwise in the Contest Description, eligibility requirements for the prizes below are the following:

• Either a UW Seattle English major enrolled as an undergraduate for two quarters by the application deadline, OR a UW Seattle English Graduate student enrolled in the MFA program in Creative Writing
• UW GPA of 3.5
• UW English GPA of 3.7
• Minimum of 10 credits of completed UW English course work 

• 2nd Year
• 3rd Year
• 4th Year
• Graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident
• International or Other Visa Status
• Undocumented

The UW Seattle English Department’s Creative Writing Program annually has contests for both Undergraduate and Graduate students, in the Prose and Poetry categories. Please visit the UW Creative Writing Scholarships and Prizes website for the most current awards. 

Winners will be notified by the end of Spring Quarter. Scholarships will be paid out in the following academic year. During the term of the scholarship, recipients must enroll in a minimum of 6 credits. The application deadline for these awards is typically the last day of Winter Quarter at 5pm Pacific Time, unless otherwise indicated.

Find out more information and procedural requirements via the department website.

For more information, please contact: cwriting@uw.edu