2018 ALSCW Meringoff Award for Poetry: Bruce Bond, “Skull”; Deborah Warren, “Down-to-Earth” Bruce Bond is the author of twenty-three books including, most recently, Immanent Distance: Poetry and the Metaphysics of the Near... read more →
The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers announces three awards of $2,500 each in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Only one entry is accepted from each person. All entries must... read more →
Congratulations to Tom Sleigh, whose poem "Face" has been chosen for publication in The Pushcart Prize XLIII: Best of the Small Presses (2019 edition)! "Face" was first published in the ALSCW's flagship... read more →
The ALSCW works to foster and recognize excellence in the critically important area of student writing of analytical essays at the secondary school level. We invite submissions of analytical essays... read more →
The ALSCW is very pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Meringoff Prizes in Fiction and Poetry. The co-winners in Fiction this year are Brian Buchanan for his story,... read more →