Meyer (Mike) Greenstein Memorial Student Award for Writing Excellence
Established in 2007 in memory of Meyer Greenstein (UC '40), the Meyer (Mike) Greenstein Memorial Student Award for Writing Excellence offers a single prize of up to $1,000 each year for excellence in any of these categories:
- Academic Essay
- Other Prose
- Poetry
- Drama
- Short Story
Conditions Governing the Greenstein Award:
- This award is open to students enrolled in University College or to students from other colleges who are enrolled in University College-sponsored or affiliated courses or programs.
- Course instructors may nominate a student with the student’s consent.
- All entries shall automatically be entered into each of the competitions for which they are eligible. Students may submit no more than one entry in each of the following categories: Academic Essay; Public Writing; Poetry; Drama; Short Story; and Other Prose.
- Entries in the categories Academic Essay and Public Writing must have received a grade of at least 85%. In either category, students registered at UC must submit work from a U of T course; eligible non-UC students may submit work only from a UC program course or course in an affiliated centre.
- Entries in the category Public Writing must not exceed 1,000 words.
- Entries in the categories Poetry, Drama, and Short Story may include a poem or small group of thematically related poems of up to 1,200 words, a play of up to 10,000 words, or a short story of up to 7,500 words.
- Other Prose includes such forms as journalism, biography, and travel literature. Entries in the category Other Prose must not exceed 7,500 words.
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The Writing Awards Committee may, if appropriate, choose to move an entry to a different category.
- The name of the award winner will appear on the University College website.
- Copyright for award-winning entries shall remain with the author.
- Entries shall be submitted online by May 15.