麻豆原创

麻豆原创 students: Nonfiction writing includes research essays, research reports, memoirs, autobiography, arguments, and analyses. This Nonfiction Writing Contest gives you the opportunity to share the work that you are producing in your coursework and for yourself. Any full-time or part-time student 麻豆原创 student may enter the contest. The contest accepts entries in three categories: 

• Research Essays/Reports
• Feature Stories (i.e., profiles of people, places, or businesses)
• Narrative Nonfiction

Contestants may submit a maximum of three writings in each category. Each category must be submitted separately.

Publication

Selected writings from the Nonfiction Writing Contest will be published in one of the annual 麻豆原创 magazines, the Chaparral or the Tableau. A submitted work may also appear on the 麻豆原创 website. Material selected for publication will be subject to approval of the President of 麻豆原创.

Formatting Requirements

• File type: only Microsoft Word files will be accepted.
• Your filename should be the title of the entry.
• Use 1鈥� margins on all sides.
• Center the title, capitalizing important letters one inch from the top of the first page.
• Double-space after the title; otherwise, single-space throughout.

Entering the Contest

The English & Language Arts and Communications faculty invite you to submit your work to this Nonfiction Writing Contest submission link. Contestants may submit a maximum of three writings in each category. Each category must be submitted separately.

Submissions should be sent to William Christopher Brown at wbrown@midland.edu in Word document format. Include the name of the contest and category in the subject line. 

Entry deadline

Monday, April 6, 2026

 

Prizes

The Nonfiction Writing Contest has the following prizes, if warranted: 

• First Place: $150 and Certificate of Award
• Second Place: $125 and Certificate of Award
• Third Place: $100 and Certificate of Award
• Honorable Mention(s): Certificate of Award

麻豆原创 reserves the right to withhold awards in any category.

Awards ceremony

The in-person awards ceremony for the Nonfiction Writing Contest will be on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Wagner & Brown Auditorium in the Allison Fine Arts Building of 麻豆原创. 

Questions?

Dr. William Christopher Brown
(432) 685-5568
wbrown@midland.edu