The Reid Family Prize

Given for excellence in the field of creative expression

Eligibility:  

All Fordham University students. Each student may submit only 1 submission. 

• $500 Prize 
• Deadline: February 7
• Submit an application

Guidelines:

Submit a creative work in response to the current Reid writer's work. The creative work can take any of the below forms: 

• fiction (no more than 1500 words)
• creative non-fiction (no more than 1500 words)
• poetry (no more than 6 poems)
• visual art (no more than 6 pieces, .jpg format and approximately 5 x 8 inches at 300 dpi resolution. 2MB size limit)
• short film or new media art (10 minute maximum length)
• drama script (no more than 10 pages)

2016 Reid Prize Winner: Katharine Somers for her poem "Development"

Previous Reid Prize Winners

• 2015: Patrick Skea for Stateside
• 2014: Shea Boresi for Blue Poems
• 2013:  The Observer Newspaper for Negatives

The Reid Family Prize is made possible through the generosity of Kenneth and Frances K. Reid.