The Cécile E. Mactaggart Travel Award for Narrative Writing

$12,000 Travel Prize

In 1999 the Faculty of Arts established the Mactaggart Writing Award with a gift from local philanthropist Dr. Cécile E. Mactaggart. The award is intended to showcase excellent writing in the Faculty of Arts and to highlight the importance of travel for life long education. The award will provide up to $12,000 to support a new and stimulating travel experience for the winner. It is not intended to fund research travel.

The competition alternates annually between undergraduate students and teaching staff members in the Faculty of Arts. The Fall 2012 competition will be a student competition.

2012 Student Competition

This competition is designed to showcase Faculty of Arts student writing and to encourage travel as a means of lifelong education.

To enter submit an original essay or short story of 2,500 to 3,500 words on any topic. The work must be written specifically for this competition.

Submissions must include an official application form that details the author's travel interests. The winner will be provided with up to $12,000 for the journey!

Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2012 at 4:30pm

Mactaggart Student Application

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Previous Winning Entries:

• 2012 (student year): Progress by Neekoo Collett
• 2011 (teaching staff year): Horsey by Thomas Wharton
• 2010 (student year): Ally by Bruce Cinnamon
• 2009 (teaching staff year): We Have Begun Our Descent by Russell Cobb
• 2008 (student year): Green Silk Butterfly by Yuan Fang
• 2007 (teaching staff year): Themba and the Commodity of Fear by Ruth DyckFehderau
• 2006 (student year): Half Twin by Fraser Tingle
• 2005 (teaching staff year): Maintenance by M. Elizabeth Sargent
• 2004 (student year): B e()Longing by Tara Taylor
• 2003 (teaching staff year): Death of a Psychoanalysist by George Lang
• 2002 (student year): Portals by Joyce Dene
• 2001 (teaching staff year): Riding with Rilke by Ted Bishop