The Alpha Delta Phi Foundation runs two literary competitions, one for undergraduate students and one for college alumni, as described below.
Undergraduate Literary Competition
The Alpha Delta Phi Foundation Undergraduate Literary Competition is open to all undergraduate college students associated with the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity or Alpha Delta Phi Society.
Categories may include: Fiction; Non-Fiction; Poetry; Photography; Music & Lyrics; Film; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Writing; Personal Essay and Narrative; and Visual Arts.
Prize money in each category and for the grand prize is paid directly to the winner. This is not a scholarship; it is a direct cash award. A grand prize will be awarded to that single entry which shows the greatest level of overall excellence in one of the competition’s categories. The decision of the judges is final; the judges may also elect not to give the award or to split it into multiple prizes.
The competition runs in the spring term of the academic year, generally from March until June with winners announced in August. Check the Foundation’s Facebook page, our Literary Competition Facebook page and our Instagram account for announcements.
Go to our competitions site for current competitions and application dates and to review the complete, most current rules and categories for our competitions.
College Alumni Literary Competition
The Alpha Delta Phi Foundation Alumni Literary Competition is made possible through a generous donation by the Bowdoin Alpha Delta Phi Chapter Alumni Association. It is open to all college alumni associated with Alpha Delta Phi at select schools. Categories may include: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Photography.
Winners in each category receive an award in the form of a charitable donation on the award recipient’s behalf. Donations must go to a local or regional public library or an accredited school, college, or university library that may legally receive charitable, tax-free donations. The Alpha Delta Phi Foundation Board reserves the right to review the designated charities.
The competition runs in the fall/winter of the academic year, generally November to January with winners announce in March. Check the Foundation’s Facebook page, our Literary Competition Facebook page and our Instagram account for announcements.
Go to our competitions site for current competitions and application dates and to review the complete, most current rules and categories for our competitions.