Contest Guidelines
Eligibility
- Any student currently enrolled with good academic standing at an ACM member institution is eligible to enter the Nick Adams Contest.
- You do not need to be an English major or enrolled in an English course to enter.
- There is a 10,000 word limit for each story. Stories need not have been written especially for the competition, but they cannot previously have been published off-campus or been selected as a finalist in this contest.
Deadline, Submission & Selection of finalists
- All entries must be submitted to the English department on the student’s home campus.
- Each ACM college English department can enter up to four stories from the college in the competition, which is coordinated by the ACM consortial office. No more than two entries may be the work of one student.
- Stories must arrive at the ACM office no later than February 12, 2021.
- A small committee of faculty drawn from ACM colleges selects the finalist stories.
Final judge
Questions?
Contact: Michael Vertovec at 312-561-5934 or mvertovec@acm.edu.