Congratulations to Elisabeth Beverly, winner of the 2025 Joe Lauer Creative Writing Scholarship!
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The Joe Lauer Creative Writing Scholarship
One of my dad's favorite sayings was, "It's nice to be nice to the nice." In reality, he was nice to everyone, every day. My co-author and I have created this scholarship in my dad's honor. Let's start reading, writing, and supporting higher education together! And remember that it's nice to be nice!
$500.00 Scholarship
The 2026 Joe Lauer Creative Writing Scholarship
Prompt: Using the science fiction novel Dormant Diversion as an example, write a unique scene showing a person or object transforming into an entirely new or different person or object. Entries must be 300-600 words. Entries will be judged based on the scene's flow and the transformation's power and believability.
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Dormant Diversion is available in Horry County libraries.
The contest opens on January 1, 2026. All entries must be received by May 15, 2026.
Submit all entries to joelauerscholarship@yahoo.com. All entries must include the student's name and the student's high school.
