{"id":221,"date":"2023-03-23T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:28:57","slug":"usc-dornsife-magazine-creative-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/magazine\/usc-dornsife-magazine-creative-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"USC DORNSIFE MAGAZINE CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spotlight no-image\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spotlight\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"text-image-container\">\n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>The current contest has ended. <\/p>\n<p>Check back frequently to find out when the next contest launches.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Open to alumni and students of USC Dornsife, the contest is judged by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/dana-johnson\/\">Dana Johnson<\/a>, chair of English and Florence R. Scott Professor of English<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/david-ulin\/\">David Ulin<\/a>, professor of the practice of English and editor of USC Dornsife\u2019s literary magazine <a href=\"https:\/\/airlightmagazine.org\/\"><em>Air\/Light<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Susan Bell, editor-in-chief of <em>USC Dornsife Magazine<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The recipient of more than 50 awards for excellence, the magazine is distributed to 60,000 alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of USC Dornsife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Rules\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>The contest is open to USC Dornsife alumni and students (undergraduates and graduates) \u2014\u00a0<em>except those whose primary source of income is from writing<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>You may enter creative writing in any of the following genres: fiction, poetry, memoir or essay.<\/li>\n<li>All entries must be original, previously unpublished work, in print or online, have not been broadcast or won a prize.<\/li>\n<li>Your entry must be inspired by the theme of the upcoming issue of\u00a0<em>USC Dornsife Magazine<\/em>.\u00a0(Please feel free to be creative in your interpretation of the theme \u2014 you may explore it from any angle.)<\/li>\n<li>Entries must not exceed 500 words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good luck! 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