English Department Prizes
The Amherst English Department offers annual monetary prizes for student essays, poetry, fiction and other writing. Some prizes are open to all students; others are restricted by class year. Winners are determined by faculty vote.
Please note:
- Only one submission may be made for each prize.
- You can submit for multiple prizes but each submission must be unique. You cannot submit the same piece for multiple prizes.
- Recipients will be notified by email before the last day of classes.
- The first page of all entries should include your name, class year, email address and the name of the prize you are submitting for.
- Only Amherst College Students are eligible for prizes.
- Submissions are not anonymous.
2024 Spring Deadline - March 26th
Upload your submission in Google Docs here.
Note: You must be logged-in to Google Apps/Suite, using your Amherst College password, in order to have access to the form.