1. Manuscripts must be typewritten and double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 pages. The writer's name, address, and appropriate teacher must appear on each page. Please be sure to affix sufficient postage.

2. We do not return written submissions. Please keep a copy for yourself. All rights return to the writer after publication. We will ask students whose work is chosen to send an electronic copy.

3. If you are submitting photographs and would like them returned, please include an adequately sized, stamped, self-addressed envelope. You must include your name and address on the back of each photograph. All other work will be destroyed.

4. There are no restrictions on style, subject matter, or length (up to 30 pages). We are looking for the best written work and photography/graphics by high school students (grades 9-12) from the United States.

5. Categories for submissions are:

• Fiction
• Poetry
• Essay
• Photography

6. We send copies of The Apprentice Writer to accepted contributors and their teachers.

7. We are unable to acknowledge those works which are not accepted for publication. If you have not heard from us by May 10, 2008, you work has not been accepted.

8. Submit individually or have your teacher send to:

Gary Fincke
Writers' Institute Director
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1164

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2008
Acceptance announcements will be mailed by May 1, 2008
Publication and Distribution: September 2008