FORMAT FOR SUBMISSIONS

• Required application form. Download and print it, or pick one up at M1050 Engineering Centers Building
• One original paper — double-spaced, 2,500 words maximum; your choice of topic (no name on the original)
• Two additional copies (no name on the copies)
• Standard reference citations (not included in the word count)
• No equations or illustrations

RULES

• You may revise a paper that you wrote for a previous class.
• You may receive critiques from other UW-Madison undergraduate engineering students.
• You may seek general help on writing from instructors or the Writing Center.

NOT ALLOWED: Outside help from instructors or anyone ineligible to enter the contest. Specific help on your entry from instructors or the Writing Center.

The contest is open to all kinds of writing:
expressive, informative, and persuasive.

Excellent work is rewarded with prizes up to $10,000 and one year (fall/spring) of tuition and fees.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Technical Communication Program
Engineering Centers Building, Room M1080
1550 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1573
608.262.2472

 

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