SUBMISSION OVERVIEW

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: When My Brother Was an Aztec, by Natalie Diaz;
• one (1) additional submission for a roundtable presentation session; and
• one (1) 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: When My Brother Was an Aztec, by Natalie Diaz; and
• one (1)  additional submission for a roundtable presentation session.

Faculty Members

Roundtables are the only type of presentation works faculty members may submit.

Submission Name

Due to software limitations, submitters cannot use pen names. Submitters must use the names associated with their membership.

Strategies and Tips

• Hints for Successful Paper Submissions

Convention Registration

Everyone attending the convention, including presenters and roundtable participants, must register for the convention. Convention registration will open on Monday, January 6, 2025.

Questions

Email convention staff at [email protected] with questions.