Writing tips
See some tips here.
Contest rules:
- Open to college students at any Utah school, 18 and older.
- Deadline: March 15, 2024
- Submit 2500 words or less.
Choose one of these topics:
1. Tell the story of a peacemaker you know and how they have made a difference to you. How did they change your way of thinking and being? How did they make a more peaceful or compassionate situation for you? Help us see what actually happened to you, and what the peacemaker specifically did.
Please choose someone you know personally, unless the ideas and life of someone you don’t know has significantly changed your life. Use specific details. Use your own unique voice.
OR
2. Choose a work of art that makes a strong statement about violence, nonviolence, or the essence of peace. It must also have a strong connection to your own life and experiences. Write about the meaning of the art for you, telling the personal story or stories that the art illuminates.
Art comes in many forms and includes both visual (painting, drawings, and photography) and multi-modal forms. Again, use specific details. Use your own unique voice.
Prizes
- $300 first place
- $200 second place
- $100 third place
- $50 fourth place
- $50 fifth place
Awards celebration
April 23, 2024, 6 pm to 7 pm
South City Campus Multipurpose Room/Peace & Justice Garden
1575 South State Street
A few suggestions
We won’t stop you from using AI, BUT
1. The story needs to be real.
2. AI-speak is pretty boring and not at all compelling, so you’ll do better if you write in your own voice. And if you write it yourself, please don’t sound like Chat GPT.
Want some coaching help?
We're glad to help! Every writer needs a reader!
Contact the SLCC Student Writing Center at 801-957-4842 or www.slccswc.org
or the Community Writing Center at 801-957-3261 or www.slcc.edu/cwc.
Online and in-person coaching are available.
Sponsors
Salt Lake Community College
SLCC Student Writing and Reading Center
SLCC Community Writing Center
SLCC Publication Center
SLCC Folio Magazine
SLCC Gender & Sexuality Student Resource Center
Gandhi Alliance for Peace