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Show AggieStm* Monday, Jon. 28, 2008 Page 7 Magazine gives students opportunity to publish Nedd&cejrmt SCRIBENDI MAGAZINE IS A USU PUBLICATION that publishes students' work. Outjvtfer Winning students are given cash prizes. DE&RA HAWKINS photo By GREG BOYLES staff writer Scribendi: meaning a compulsion to write. Scribendi is a creative writing contest exclusively for university students, Anne Shifter said. Shifrer, associate professor in the English department and contest director, said the contest is made up of four parts: short fiction, non-fiction essays, poetry and visual art. For short fiction and non-fiction pieces, students are allowed to submit one piece with a maximum length of 12 pages. They may submit three pieces of poetry and 10 pieces of visual art. Visual art pieces include any art that can be reproduced in black and white, Shifrer said. "We invite students who do creative work in any discipline," said Shifrer, who specializes in 20th and 21st century poetry. If you are a wildlife science major who has written a unique essay, submit it, she said. Basically, any student can enter. The judging in this contest is done blind so there is no favoritism toward students or majors, Shifrer said. There will be cash prizes funded by ASUSU and the Student Involvement Center for those students whose pieces WekStd, $3.50 JaxJtetjr&m $3 are selected. This year, Scribendi is in its fourth edition. Unlike years past, however, this year's publication will not be printed into a magazine. Instead all winners will be posted online, giving more people an opportunity to be published, Shifrer said "The contest goal is to create a community of creative writers across campus," Shifrer said. "This contest is a wonderful opportunity to see your work in print and to receive a monetary award for your creative efforts." To submit to Scribendi, students need to take three copies of their work to the English department's main office, Ray B. West building Room 201, and submit one copy electronically. For specific details, visit the English Web site, newenglish. usu.edu, and select the link for "Scribendi Creative Writing Contest." The format and further instructions for submitting is found there. The deadline is Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. Students can purchase last year's Scribendi publication at the USU Bookstore. There is no cost attached to submitting work, Shifrer said, so students can enter a piece in every category if desired. Old Ntwy, $30 "I wear journalism RshU Rotiison Bovtsjr&m alftcard •greg.boyks@aggiemail.usu..edit 'fjucafm BINGO I G H T last Ballroom Come for GREAT prizes! Blood Drive 10-3pm Sunburst * 7A 3/<U AU 4 »«*FSfsA, Bio u °4D, io^ ^e ?Prn Su, 'nbUl'rst m m s Pe/// n 9 Be© 12- Ipm Sunb, c omiefor ursf Lourii'0e GBEAT Prizes/ |