THE STEGER is an annual competition open to all undergraduates at Virginia Tech. The first prize is $1000, second prize is $500, and third prize $300. There are also Honorable Mentions. The submissions remain the property of the authors. Submission guidelines are available via the link above.

Submissions are welcome until March 16, 2009.

Winners and Honorable Mentions will be announced in April 2009. Inquiries can be satisfied by asking any Creative Writing faculty or by emailing
Aileen Murphy, Assistant Director of Creative Writing.

Welcome!


The Steger Award committee welcomes you to the Steger Award Homepage!

From entry guidelines to poems by past winners and photos from the award ceremony, this webpage will offer both current news on the contest and an archive of previous Steger awards.

We hope that you will return to this page as you plan, write, and submit your poem.
(c) 2009 Virginia Tech Department of English