In the SLCC Student Writing Center we’re going to be having 4 fun writing contests with great prizes.
First we’ll have a “favorite word” sticky note contest, where writers will write down their favorite word. At the end of the day SLCC staff will choose the best word of the day and the author of the winning word will receive an 11th edition Merriam Webster dictionary and other sundry school supplies.
Next we have a “Say it in Six” contest where writers use a sticky note to post what the think/feel about writing in exactly 6 words. The winners too will be selected at the end of the day and will receive a bunch of different school supplies and writing implements, as well as a paperback dictionary/thesaurus and a gigabyte jump drive.
For the poetically-minded writers, we will have an <em>ars poetica</em> contest where writers will write a poem about poetry. The winner will be chosen by poet and SLCC faculty member Lisa Bickmore and will receive a gift certificate and free books from local SLC bookstore fixture The King’s English Bookshop.
Finally, for our ultra-contest, writers will “Write a minute!” for one minute on what we can use writing for and/or writing can do for us. Winners, also chosen by SLCC SWC staff will receive 3 tickets for a Utah Jazz game valued at $237!
We’re hoping, as well, that students will submit their writing to our gallery, but more fun will be had in the Center itself where we’ll have not only the contests, but lots of candy and free blank books to everyone who meets with a tutor for a tutoring session (while supplies last) .
We’ll be tweeting all day at http://www.twitter.com/slccswc
Also Student Writing Center director Clint Gardner will be participating in online chats from NCTE about the NDoW, but we don’t have the link to that now. http://www.ncte.org probably has that information.