The Sugar Creek Review is a publication of creative writing and art for students in grades 10 through 12.

Students may submit work in one more of the following categories: poetry, fiction, personal narrative, multi-genre, and photographs or photographs of artwork. Only one entry per category per author will be considered. Teachers should submit work from no more than two students. Top submissions in each category will be published in The Sugar Creek Review. No work will be returned.

Submission must be done through a teacher from your school by email or mail (see below). Your teacher should attach a brief note certifying originality and suitability for publication. Please submit only finished work.

Length limits: Written prose submissions are to be no longer than 1250 words in length and no more than 5 pages for poetry.

Formatting: Entries must be double-spaced using your choice of 12 point font. Single-spaced prose will not be read. Please give your submission a title.

Each work should be accompanied by a cover page including the following information:

Your Name and Address
Grade
Teacher’s Name
School Name and Address

Electronic submission is preferred. Your teacher should send your work to: sugarcreekreview@truman.edu no later than November 6, 2009. Mailed submissions must be postmarked no later than November 6, 2009.

Our mailing address is:
Truman State University
School of Arts and Letters
Ophelia Parrish 1101
100 E. Normal Street
Kirksville, MO 63501
ATTN: Sugar Creek Review

For more information, please visit http://sal.truman.edu/sugarcreekreview.asp or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SugarCreekReview

Cash prizes will be awarded to the strongest submissions in each category.