The following general regulations apply to all eight contests:
– Contests are open to BYU undergraduates enrolled full time (a minimum of 12 hours) and to BYU graduate students. Students must be enrolled either fall or winter semester of the 2024-2025 academic year.
– The total prize money for all eight contests is $16,000. Each contest has a total of $2,000 in prize money to give away.
– Every entry must be the original work of the student submitting it and must not have been previously published, produced, or sold. In the case of the Music Composition contest, works submitted may not have been recorded or published professionally, or released on a commercial recording.
– A student may submit only one entry in each contest for any one year (except students may submit up to three entries for the Screenwriting, and multiple varying length plays for Playwriting)). However, a student may enter more than one of the contests (all eight if he or she desires). A student who won the first place award in a contest in a previous year is not eligible to enter that contest again, but may enter any of the other seven contests. Students retain the copyright for all entries.
– Students may not submit entries that are concurrently submitted to other BYU contests. They may also not submit entries that have previously won first place in other BYU contests or in contests held elsewhere.
– Winners for each contest will be notified by email and in addition the winners will be posted online at the Mayhew Winners page by the end of March. Those who did not win will be notified by checking the online posting of winners. No other notification will be sent.
ENTRY DEADLINES
—Entries for the creative writing contests (essay, general short story, specialty short story, and poetry) must be submitted through this Mayhew Website. These entries can be summitted beginning January 6th, 2025 and ending February 14th, 2025 at 11:59 PM. Hard copies submitted to the College of Humanities Office will not be accepted. Starting January 6th, 2025, the option to ‘Log In’ and submit your work will become available at the bottom of each applicable contest page.
—Visual Arts entries are due between January 6th and February 14th, 2025 (dates subject to change) and must be submitted to the appropriate location as indicated in the specific rules for each contest.
—Screenwriting entries are due between January 8th and March 1st, 2024 by 5:00 PM (dates subject to change). Please see the page for specific rules and instructions on how to submit your entry online.
—Playwriting entries are due between January 6th and February 21st, 2025 by 11:59 PM (date subject to change) and must be submitted through the Mayhew Website. Starting January 8th 2024, the option to ‘Log In’ and submit your work will become available at the bottom of the playwriting page.
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Submissions for the creative writing and playwriting contests are through online application only. Online applications will be open on January 6th, 2025, and will close February 7th, 2025, at 11:59 PM for the creative writing contests. The online application for playwriting will also open on January 6th, 2025 and will close February 21st, 2025 at 11:59 pm. Absolutely no late applications will be accepted!
Submissions for visual arts, screenwriting, and music composition are through other means and require a cover sheet. Please see the specific rules of each contest for a link to the cover sheets, and for the submission details. Cover sheets must be attached to your submission.