Eleven $500 prizes will be awarded to CU Boulder students in the 22nd annual Thompson Awards for Western American Writing—one of those winners could be you!

Enter writing focused on the American West in fiction, poetry, memoir, creative nonfiction and academic nonfiction categories. Or, this year, enter the special video contest, 2020 Through My Lens, on any topic that caught your interest in  the year 2020. 

Entry deadline is March 15. Open to CU Boulder undergraduate and graduate students. 

With no entry fee, there is nothing to lose. So go ahead: Write West, or show us 2020 through your lens.