Welcome! This page is for submissions to the 2021 Budding Writers Contest. Are you a Western undergraduate student? The Bachelor of Medical Sciences Association (BMSA) and Western Libraries are proud to present this opportunity to unleash your creativity, show off your writing, and compete to win amazing prizes!

This year’s theme is: "things we don't talk about". To enter, follow the submission guidelines below for a chance to win a prize as well as have your work published on Scholarship@Western.

Categories

Poetry Prompt:

• Write a work of poetry about something you wish was talked about more.
• Max. word count: 1000

Short Story Prompt:

• Write a work of short fiction about something you wish was talked about more.
• Max. word count: 1000

Schedule

Prizes

First place prize – Best Poetry Submission award:

• $250 Visa gift card
• Published in Scholarship@Western

Poetry Runner-Ups (2):

• $50 Visa gift card
• Published in Scholarship@Western

First place prize – Best Short Story Submission award:

• $250 Visa gift card
• Published in Scholarship@Western

Short Story Runner-Ups (2):

• $50 Visa gift card
• Published in Scholarship@Western

All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of student judges, followed by a final round of judging by our panel of experts (TBD).

Questions?

Contact, Saniyah Qureshi, BMSA co-VP Communications
Ronnie Du, BMSA co-VP Communications

• Email: squres55@uwo.ca or gdu6@uwo.ca
• Subject line: QUESTION - Budding Writers Contest