National Program Directors' Prize for Undergraduate Literary Magazines
2010 Winners & 2011 Guidelines

The Association of Writers & Writing Programs is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 National Program Directors' Prizes for Undergraduate Literary Magazines. Instituted by the directors of AWP member creative writing programs, the prizes are awarded annually in the categories of content and design. Each winning magazine-one in content, one in design- receives a $500 cash award. For a list of previous winners, please see: Past Winners 2001-2009. Information about and submission guidelines for the 2011 prize can be found at the bottom of this page.

2010 Design Winner:
Quarto
Columbia University (NYC)

“Quarto's design is playful and surprising.  Included are a poster-sized, fold-out dust jacket, a pretend library card pocket (with a hidden surprise inside), innovative typography, color comics, gorilla (not guerrilla) art, and delightful portraits of the contributors. The varied elements combine for an overall fun effect, yet the issue is easy to read and the focus remains on the poems, stories, essays and art. An impressive overall design.”
-Design Judge: Dinty W. Moore, Ohio University

2010 Content Winner:
Three Rivers Review
University of Pittsburgh

“Three Rivers Review of the University of Pittsburgh, a magazine of undergraduate writing, stands out from among many excellent entries for quality of both prose and poetry. The stories are compelling, well-plotted, and well-paced. The poetry shows variety in style and admirable control of lines. The interviews—one with a fiction writer and one with a poet and alumnus—focus on the undergraduate writing experience. This contributes to the journal's balanced exhibition of craft and art.”  
-Content Judge: Denise Low-Weso, Haskell Indian Nations University

2011 Submission Guidelines:

Undergraduate literary magazines published between March 15, 2010 & March 15, 2011 are eligible for consideration. Magazines must be staffed & edited primarily by undergraduate students & must include some undergraduate writing. Two copies of a single issue of the magazines should be submitted as representative of the year's production. Each entry should be accompanied by a cover letter which should contain complete contact information. The final judges for content & design will be announced at the conclusion of the competition.

Winners will be announced in the The Writer's Chronicle & in other media, & winning magazines will be featured at AWP's Annual Conference the following year. Prize money will be sent directly to the winning magazines.

Submissions must arrive at AWP by March 15th, 2011. Send two copies of one issue and contact information to: National Program Directors' Prizes, The Association of Writers & Writing Programs, MSN 1E3, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444.

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