An annual competition open to undergraduates

at the University of Rhode Island

First prize $1000 • Second Prize $500 • Third Prize $250

The first prize winner will also be awarded a scholarship to attend the Ocean State Summer Writing Conference.

More information is available here

 

Description

As part of the Edmund and Nathalie Rumowicz Endowed Program in Literature and the Sea, the Maritime Essay Contest encourages undergraduates from all disciplinary backgrounds to submit work that explores and expands our understanding of the subject of the sea. Entries should attempt to engage as diverse an audience as possible, yet approaches may range from creative non-fiction to scholarly research. Each submission will be assessed according to its specific rhetorical goals; generally, however, judges will consider clarity of expression, strength of position, and distinctness of style. Essays crossing traditional models of maritime study and promoting ongoing interaction between different disciplines in the sciences and the humanities are welcome.

Format

The essay should be typed, double-spaced, and include an original title and all necessary documentation of sources. We recommend it be 5 to 30 pages in length. Along with the essay, please submit a title page including the contest name, essay title, the author’s full name, URI student ID number, email address, phone number, and whether the essay has been previously submitted in a course or seminar. All pages should be numbered, but the name of the author should not appear in the body of the essay.

Deadline

Submissions are due by Friday, March 23, 2018, before 3:00 pm to the English Department sent as a PDF file to shawnd@uri.edu.

Please email all inquiries to Professor Martha Elena Rojas at martharojas@uri.edu.

Eligibility

The contest is open to any enrolled undergraduate at URI.

Rights

The Department of English at the University of Rhode Island reserves the rights to publication of any essay awarded a prize in the contest.

Awards will be distributed on April 26, 2018

after the Edmund S. and Nathalie Rumowicz Annual.

The Edmund S. and Nathalie Rumowicz
Endowed Literature and Sea Lecture and Seminar Series