Interested students submit an essay that they plan to develop into a significant piece of writing.
Third-year students in the College are eligible to enter the contest. Entrants must submit an essay, cover letter and letter of support from a faculty member. The deadline for essay submission is in April. A single winner is selected by a committee composed of the Dean of the College, the Masters of the Collegiate Divisions and the Associate Chairman for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of English Languages and Literature. In making its decision the committee will consider the grace and quality the writing and the content of the project.