All YSN students in every specialty and degree program are invited to share the stories of their nursing journey by submitting poetry or prose to the Centennial Edition of the Creative Writing Awards. As YSN celebrates the 21st year of this proud tradition, we are also excited to welcome online MSN student participation for the first time!
Submissions are due Monday, March 25, by 11:59 pm. A panel of judges will blindly assess the entries and choose three winners, each of whom will receive a cash prize of $1,000.
The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of Wednesday, April 24, and the winners will read their work aloud. There will be no charge to attend this event. Additional details regarding awards ceremony registration will follow shortly.
Every student at YSN has something valuable to say about the nation’s most trusted profession, and all participants are encouraged to make readers laugh, cry, and think. Please see below for contest details, and best of luck!
Writing Prompts
- Where do you think YSN should go in the next 100 years?
- Share a story from your clinical experience that you want students to learn from over the next 100 years.
- Reflect on an experience from any point in your nursing journey.
Before You Submit, Want a Second Opinion?
Discuss your draft with a Graduate Writing Lab fellow.
Schedule a one-on-one consultation here: https://yale.mywconline.net
Submission Criteria
- Each entry must be no longer than 2 pages.
- Each entry must be original work not published previously in any form.
- Poetry and prose are welcome.
- Each student is welcome to enter multiple pieces.
- Past winners are eligible to submit new work.
Enter To Win
- Email subject line: CWA 2024 Submission.
- Please send two attachments of each piece in a single email to ysn.communications@yale.edu: one that is scrubbed of identifying information (blinded) and one that includes your name, email address, phone number, the title of your piece, and the prompt you are using.
To read the work of past winners, visit Creative Writing at YSN.
Questions?
Reach out to the Communications Team at ysn.communcations@yale.edu.
Sponsored by YSN Centennial, YSN Development & Alumni Relations, and SGO
