UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE CREATIVE WRITING SCHOLARSHIP

Creative Writing Scholarships are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. You do not have to be an English Major to apply. Judges for the competition are the members of the English Department Creative Writing Committee.

Award Amount- Varying amounts of tuition reimbursement

Submission Guidelines

DEADLINE: Friday, March 22, 2013 no later than 4:00 P.M.

LEON V. DRISKELL AWARD

The Driskell Award is given each year to the U of L undergraduate student who shows exceptional promise in Creative Writing. Students do not have to be English majors to apply.

Award Amount - $250

2012 Driskell Award Winners - Kevin Bailey & Samantha Hall

Submission Guidelines

DEADLINE: Friday, March 22, 2013 no later than 4:00 P.M. 

SARA-JEAN MCDOWELL CREATIVE WRITING AWARD

The McDowell Award is given each year to the U of L graduate student who shows exceptional promise in Creative Writing. Students do not have to be graduate students in English to apply.

Award Amount- $500

2012 McDowell Award Winners- Lauren Dimmer & Josh English

2012 McDowell Award Honorable Mention- Jared Beek & Mark Williams

Submission Guidelines

DEADLINE: Friday, March 22, 2013 no later than 4:00 P.M.

2012 Creative Writing Scholarship Winners   

Bailey, Kevin               Dimmer, Lauren         Mansfield, Luke

Beek, Jared                  English, Josh               Myers, Nathan

Christian, Arielle        Hall, Samantha            Rich, Bobby

Clark, June                  Hendricks, Emily         Sailor, Olivia

Clifton, Alexandra      Jennings, Martin