Each year, BYU Studies hosts the annual Richard H. Cracroft Personal Essay Contest and the Clinton F. Larson Poetry Contest. The BYU Studies writing contests are open to all serious writers except employees of BYU Studies, their immediate families, and members of the Editorial Board.
Authors who receive an award are not eligible to compete in that category for the next two years but may enter the other category.
Prizes will be awarded as follows for both the poetry and essay contests in the following amounts: First Place: $1,500 Second Place: $1,000 Third Place: $500
All submissions to the BYU Studies annual poetry and essay contests must be received by midnight on January 31.