To participate in SCA's humorous writing contest, you may submit a humorous short story that is 2,000 words or less to www.sca.ucla.edu by midnight of April 8. The story can be on any subject, as long as it is funny, interesting, and completely original! Three winners will be chosen by the Student Committee for the Arts. If you are chosen as a winner, you must allow SCA to film you reading your story aloud, as a spoken word piece. The film will be available as a link on the SCA and UCLA Live websites. Prizes include tickets to the David Sedaris Show on April 29, 2009, and autographed copies of David Sedaris's latest bestseller, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames." You will not get your story back once it is submitted. Happy writing!

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Update on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 3:59PM by SCA at UCLA

We have received numerous submissions for our Humorous Writing Contest and are proud to announce the writers of the winning submissions. Congratulations to:

Joe Tower (Graduate) - "The Monkey Killer"
Merica Merida Teng (Junior) - "Guinevere B. Save"
Diana Gurman (Graudate) - "Do the Math"

The winners will receive a pair of tickets to UCLA Live's presentation of David Sedaris on April 29, 2009, and have their spoken word piece shown in the lobby of Royce Hall on the day of the show.

We would like to thank everyone for submitting their work. Look out for more opportunities from SCA.

*Click on their names to read their essays.