All students enrolled at a West Virginia college or high school (or home schooled and high school-aged) are invited to apply for the Pearl S. Buck Writing Competition. Awards of $1,000 each will be given to an undergraduate and graduate student winner, and a high school winner will receive $250 and a scholarship to the WVU English Department’s annual West Virginia Writers' Workshop for summer 2018 ($600 value). Winning pieces will be those that best reflect the life and values of Pearl Buck. Applicants must submit an original writing in any literary genre (e.g., fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essay, children's literature, play writing, blog, etc.) no later than March 2. Word maximum is 10,000. More info and submission form are on the Research Office website.