Submission Overview
Academic Submissions
Description | Eligible | Submissions Open | Submissions Due | Decision Date |
| Papers: Critical Essay or Creative Works | Students, Alumni | Sep 26, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Roundtables | Students, Alumni, Faculty | Sep 26, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Research in the Round (RITR) | Students | Sep 26, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
Maximum Number of Academic Submissions Allowed
Students
Eligible students include: Sigma Tau Delta active members in good standing, Sigma Kappa Delta members, and Transfer Students as Provisional Members of Sigma Tau Delta.
- one (1) paper in any of these categories: original critical essay, creative nonfiction, poetry collection, original prose (short story, flash fiction, drama, or screenplay);
- one (1) additional paper submission on the Common Reader: The Rock Eaters, by Brenda Peynado;
- one (1) additional submission for a roundtable presentation session, or an additional submission for a Research in the Round table host.
Alumni Members
Alumni members are members of Sigma Tau Delta who have an undergraduate degree and are not currently pursuing an advanced degree in English or a related field at a school with an active Sigma Tau Delta chapter.
- one (1) paper in any of these categories: original critical essay, creative nonfiction, poetry collection, original prose (short story, flash fiction, drama, or screenplay);
- one (1) additional paper submission on the Common Reader: The Rock Eaters, by Brenda Peynado;
- one (1) additional submission for a roundtable presentation session.
Submission Link and Dates
Submissions will be accepted through the Academic Submissions Login Page, which will be posted here through October 31, 2022, 5:00 p.m. CDT. Be sure to set up your account with an email address you will retain through April 2023.
Notifications for Roundtable Proposals and Research in the Round Table Host submissions will be emailed to the submitter on November 15, 2022. Notifications for all paper submissions will be emailed on December 15, 2022.
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Other Program Submissions
Description | Eligible | Submissions Open | Submissions Due | Decision Date |
Alumni | Sep 6, 2022 | Oct 10, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 | |
Students, Faculty | Sep 6, 2022 | Oct 10, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
Submissions will be accepted through the Sigma Tau Delta’s AwardSpring link, which will be posted here September 6 – October 10, 2022. Be sure to set up your account with an email address you will retain through April 2023.
Notifications will be emailed to the submitter on November 15, 2022.
Questions
Questions regarding the online submission process should be addressed to the 2023 convention staff at [email protected].
Monday, October 31 at 5:00 p.m. CDT.
Tuesday, November 15
Confirmation Acceptance Reply Monday, December 5
