Call for Submissions
University of Tennessee at Martin
Interdisciplinary Student Writing Conference
Spring 2016
Conference Description: Selected undergraduate students from any academic discipline
on campus will be invited to read original short works of non-fiction prose, including
scholarly papers, interpretive essays, reports, articles, and personal essays prepared for
courses taken at UTM during the 2015 calendar year. Additionally, outstanding papers in
specific categories will be selected by an interdisciplinary panel of judges to receive
special recognition.
Who May Submit: Undergraduate students whose outstanding papers have been
nominated by UTM faculty members may be considered for the conference. The
nominated papers should be selected from those prepared for courses taught in the 2015
calendar year. We ask that faculty submit the papers on behalf of the students.
Topics: While there is no explicit conference theme, the aim of the conference is to
showcase excellent writing in all disciplines. Thus, submitted papers may deal with any
topic in any area of study at UTM—from Anthropology to Zoology and anything in
between.
Categories: Written work may be submitted in the following categories:
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Scholarly Research Paper Sciences, Social Sciences, Business
Scholarly Research Paper Humanities
Personal Essay
Critical Interpretations of Texts, Events, or Experiences
Professional Writing (reports, articles, proposals, etc.)
Length and Format: Papers may be up to ten pages in length, though shorter works are
welcome and longer works may be submitted with the understanding that not all of the
paper may be presented at the conference. Papers must be typed in 12-point standard font
(Times New Roman, Arial, or similar font), double-spaced, with one inch margins. A
running title should appear on each page. Papers should be submitted with the attached
coversheet, but no additional identifying information should appear within the document.
Selection: Faculty members will be asked to nominate outstanding student papers. A
committee composed of faculty from UTM colleges will select participants from the pool
of nominated papers. The papers will be evaluated through a professional blind jury
process, and final selections will be read by their respective student authors at the
conference here at UTM. Papers will be judged for content, clarity of style, originality of
thought, and/or evidence of engaging research.
Where to Submit: Faculty may submit papers along with the attached cover sheet via
campus mail to: Charles Bradshaw, 131D Humanities Bldg.
COVER SHEET
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT WRITING CONFERENCE
ESSAY TITLE_________________________________________________________
CATEGORY: _______Scholarly Research Paper, Sciences
_______Scholarly Research Paper, Humanities
_______Personal Essay
_______Critical Interpretation
_______Professional Writing (reports, articles, proposals, etc)
_______Other
AUTHOR(S)___________________________________________________________
MAJOR(S) ____________________________________________________________
COURSE FOR WHICH PAPER WAS WRITTEN_____________________________
SEMESTER AND YEAR WRITTEN__________
NOMINATING PROFESSOR_____________________________________________
DEPARTMENT________________________________________________________
AUTHOR CONTACT INFORMATION:
LOCAL/CAMPUS ADDRESS AND PHONE_________________________________
HOME ADDRESS AND PHONE__________________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS_____________________________________________________
I hereby give my permission for the attached document to be considered for presentation
at the University of Tennessee at Martin Interdisciplinary Student Writing Conference.
Should this paper be accepted for presentation and publication, I hereby give permission
for this document to be published by the University as part of the conference
proceedings.
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Signature of Student
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Signature of Nominating Professor