Student Writing Contest

MCC's 52nd Annual Student Writing Contest is sponsored by the English / Philosophy Department. Tuition Credit Prizes of $50 and $100 will be awarded at a Prestigious Awards Event. Winners will be published in MCC's Cabbages & Kings. Entry forms will be distributed by department faculty or by registering with the link below. 

• Callan Award - A thesis-driven research essay (not to exceed 4,000 words)
• Rice Award - A creative nonfiction essay (not to exceed 2,000 words)
• Cooney Award - An essay that analyzes / explicates one or more works of literature (not to exceed 2,000 words)
• McMurry Award - A thesis-driven essay in philosophy (not to exceed 2,000 words)

• Langlois Award - A piece of short fiction (not to exceed 3,000 words)
• Cloos-Susskind Award - A single poem (not to exceed 60 lines)

Submissions are due by noon on March 22, 2024. 

Entry Form (PDF)
For questions, please email Professor James Senden or Professor Patrick Callan.