Nonfiction Crowder Quill 2026-27 contest
Ends on
- Nonfiction entries include essays, character sketches, and other true-to-life writings.
- Character sketches and personal essays should make a statement, whether serious, dramatic, or humorous.
- There is an 1800-word maximum.
- The deadline is Feb. 1 each year.
- Add the title to the top of the first page.
- Individuals may submit up to four entries per category in every category.
- Each entry must be sent separately.
- Failure to meet all guidelines may result in automatic disqualification.
- Contest entrants give their express permission that winning entries will be published in the magazine and may also be used for promotional and educational purposes.
- Email LatoniaBailey@crowder.edu or call 417-455-5410 if you have questions.
- Nonfiction entries include the following:
- Essays –a short piece of writing that is based on one certain subject in which the author normally states and details their opinion on. There are four types of essays in literature: expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive.
- Biography –a piece of literature that has been written about someone’s life.
- Autobiography –when the biography is written by the subject of the story.
- Character sketch –a short piece of writing that details a certain character.
- Memoir –a written work similar to a biography but focuses on a specific time in a person’s life.
- Historical narrative –a narrative that was written for the general purpose of recreating historical events and characters.
- Satire –a piece of writing that ridicules mankind’s downfalls and corruptions.
- Political satire –a piece of literature written for the purpose of mocking the government and its members.
- Commentary –writing that is generally used for records. The author, having been a part of a certain experience, details what occurred.
- Journal/Diary entries –a written record of a person’s thoughts, opinions, and activities.