The Pamela Maus Contest was established with an endowment by Ron and Shirley Maus to honor the memory of their daughter, Pamela Ingebar Maus, who was an English major at UC Davis with an interest in creative writing.
Prizes are cash awards funded by the interest from the endowment.
Judges are appointed by the director of the English creative writing program. Entries will be accepted from Nov. 1 to Dec. 10, 1999. One author may submit in both fiction and poetry. From one to a maximum of six poems not to exceed 12 pages constitute one entry. Entries will not be returned, and publication rights remain with the author.