Current students taking 9+ credit hours and attending Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) are encouraged to enter the Robert G. Traylor Scholarship creative writing contest.

The scholarship recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship applied towards their IUPUC tuition expenses.

A portfolio of creative writing (poetry, creative non-fiction, or fiction) must be submitted; non-published original work; graphic text accepted; maximum 10 pages in a Word document. Acceptable genres for contest entries include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, short story, novel excerpt, short shorts, flash fiction, memoir, and multimedia works, and others.

For complete contest guidelines, due dates, and other information please contact Dr. Katherine Wills, English Program Director, at kwills@iupuc.edu or call 812.348.7215.