Approximately $3,000 in tuition scholarships are awarded to winners of the Cleveland State University Student Writing Contest. Writers who hold scholarships or assistantships are encouraged to enter so that the CSU Poetry Center can honor their achievement.

Winners receive formal notification of their awards in a letter from the Financial Aid Office, and should be aware that the prize takes the form of tuition remission for Spring semester. Winners whose tuition is already covered by scholarships, fellowships, assistantships, or staff benefits receive kudos but not cash. Winners who have already paid Spring tuition are reimbursed.

Winning entries are forwarded to Whiskey Island Magazine to be considered for publication; other mss. can be reclaimed from the Poetry Center office, RT 1841. Entrants who would like an individual critique of their manuscripts should seek out one of the judges.

2008 Winners

1st Place - $5000

Jenarre M. David
Virginia Konchan
Michelle Krivanek
Tara M. Broeckel Ooten
Baixi Su-Alexander

2nd Place - $400

Michael Crifasi
Jason Reed-Mundell
Jeffrey Rice
Karen Schubert
Katherine Warren

3rd Place - $250

Lonnie Bray
Lori Compton
Patti Dzadony
Charlotte Morgan
Peter J. Roth

Honorable Mention

Rachel Baird
Don O’Malley
Antoinette M. Wiley

Many thanks to all students who sent in their work.  The contest was judged this year by Professors Mike Geither and Sheila Schwartz.

The contest will be offered again during spring semester, 2009.

For more information call 216-687-3986.