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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"><b>The Department of Creative Writing Announces:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· These two awards recognize excellence in nonfiction and are available to all nonfiction-emphasis MFA students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· The awards will be given in the amount of $1,200.00.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· Applications should be an essay or essays totaling no more than 5,000 words.<span style="mso-spacerun:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· Electronic submissions are acceptable for this award.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· Applications should be directed to Michael Jayme at mjayme@ucr.edu.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">· The application deadline is noon on Sunday, March 4th.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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