Y Writing Submissions

In addition to being considered for publication, each submission will be automatically considered for the “Y Writing Award” in the category in which it is entered. Y Writing Awards are given to exceptional essays in each category and come with a cash prize.

Reminders:

All submissions must be from faculty. Students should not submit their essays directly.
Submissions should be from a W150 class taught in 2025.
Faculty may nominate up to two student projects per category.

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026.

If you have any questions about submission guidelines, please contact Shannon Stimpson, shannon_stimpson@byu.edu.

Your Name(Required)

Your Email(Required)

Student's Name(Required)

Student's Email(Required)

Was this student enrolled in a Writing 150 Course during the last calendar year (Winter 2025–Fall 2025 semesters)?(Required)

Yes

Submission Category(Required)

Powerful Prose

Inquiry and Argument

Multimodal Project

Please submit either a .docx or .pdf version of the student project. For multimodal projects, please also upload a copy of the assignment description. (Non-anonymous question )(Required)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 64 MB, Max. files: 3.

Questions, Comments, Notes (Not Required)

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