EGO/WEGO Call for Papers Contest (Deadline March 3)

The English Graduate Organization (EGO) and the Writing-English Graduate Organization (WEGO) presents its annual Call for Papers Contest!

Eligibility: Submissions will be accepted from any graduate or post-bac student in PSU’s English or Writing programs. Please submit your work with a cover sheet (available in the box outside the English department door). Do not include your name directly on your work.

EGO Submissions:
Submissions may be original or those written for a PSU class.
20 pages maximum; 1” margins, 12 pt. font.
Topics: Critical papers will be accepted on any topic.
EGO papers will be judged by professors in the English Literature department.

WEGO Submissions:
Submissions may be original or those written for a PSU class.
20 pages maximum; 1” margins, 12 pt. font.
Categories: Fiction, creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essay, journalistic) and poetry
WEGO papers will be judged by professionals outside of the writing program.

All Submissions due Monday, March 3rd, by 5:00 pm
Submit EGO entries to the EGO mailbox in the English Office, NH 405.
Submit WEGO entries to Jessica Machado’s mailbox in the English Office, NH 405.

Winners will each category (EGO and WEGO) will receive:
$75 - 1st Place
$50 - 2nd Place
$25 - 3rd Place

Questions? Contact Michelle Brown (mlbrown@pdx.edu) or Jessica Machado (wegocoord@gmail.com)

Selected authors will present their work this spring, at a time and place TBA.