NTID/RIT Deaf-Themed Literary Contest
NTID/RIT is seeking literary art works about the Deaf experience. Top winners and honorable mentions will have their works published in an NTID/RIT Literary Arts website.
Categories include ASL Literature and Deaf Literature:
• ASL literature – works performed in American Sign Language and about the Deaf experience (Narratives, poetry, Folklore: abc/123 stories, form-driven stories, etc.)
• Deaf Literature – works written in English and about the Deaf experience (Plays, fictional short stories, English poetry, and non-fictional memoir/narratives.)
Jurors will review submissions based on the following criteria – works must:
reflect the Deaf experience
be original and exceptional
not have been published before 2006
be finished / complete works
be submitted by March 1, 2008
No more than a total of two works can be submitted regardless of category(s). Winners will announced May 1, 2008 and awarded cash prizes (1st place - $400, 2nd place $200)
Go to http://www.rit.edu/litcontest for application form and more details. Submit application form and work(s) on-line or mail to:
Deaf Themed Literary Contest
c/o NTID's Department of Cultural and Creative Studies
Rochester Institute of Technology
52 Lomb Memorial Dr.
Rochester, NY 14623-0887