Eat Bitter (Sweet) by Kate Li In Chinese, there’s a phrase for undergoing hardship: “Chīkǔ,” or, literally, “eat bitter.” Surprisingly enough, the connotations of “chīkǔ” aren’t negative. When you overcome a great ordeal, for example, people say you know...
Our judges are very close to determining the winning entries in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for the 2019 Young Authors Writing Competition. We received well over 1500 different pieces this year, and have been consistently amazed by their...
Submissions for the 2019 Young Authors Writing Competition are now closed. On behalf of the English and Creative Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago, we want to thank all of the talented writers who have submitted their stories, poems,...
Submissions for the 2019 Young Authors Writing Competition are now open! To enter, please follow these steps: Visit the website at https://www.colum.edu/academics/liberal-arts-and-sciences/initiatives/young-authors-writing-competition.html  Click on the Submit Your Work button. Fill out all required fields on the form. Upload the submission(s). Remember: Students...
2019 Young Authors Writing Competition Submission Guidelines   Length Each individual entry has a limit of ten pages. The number of words is not fixed, but each work cannot exceed 10 pages.  If you’re submitting multiple entries, each entry...