Writing Contest

Writing Contest Conclusion

In April and May of 2024, the Douglas College Learning Centre hosted the first interdisciplinary student writing contest. Our goal was to provide students with the opportunity to win cash prizes and share their unique talent, voice, and creativity with the college community, while also promoting and raising awareness of our services.

We wanted students to be able to write in different genres and formats, so guidelines were minimal. Submitting students were permitted one entry and had to be enrolled at Douglas College at the time of submission, and the writing had to be the original work of the student alone. Students were asked to respond to the following prompt in 1500 words or less: 
 

In total, we received 44 submissions for the contest. They comprised a mix of poetry, short fiction, personal reflections, essays, and more. The submissions were evaluated by a judging panel composed of five faculty from different departments across the college and two student members of the DSU creative writing club. The judges used a rubric to score submissions based on the originality, clarity, substance, persuasiveness, and coherence of the writing.

On Tuesday, October 22, all of those who submitted works and the judges who participated were invited to a reception in the New Westminster Library to celebrate and acknowledge all of their work, effort and creativity. Check out photos of the reception here.