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Sigma Tau Delta

About Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta was founded in May of 1924. Our own Kappa Zeta Chapter was formed in 1956. Sigma Tau Delta is the National English Honor Society. Its purpose is to brevet distinction upon undergraduates, graduates, and scholars in Academia, as well as upon professional writers who have realized accomplishments in linguistic or literary realms of the English language. Through the chartering of chapters on the campuses of almost 400 colleges and universities throughout the United States, Sigma Tau Delta affords exceptional students in the field of English an opportunity for furthering cultural stimulation, formulating ethical principles, developing skills in creative writing and critical writing, and fostering a spirit of fellowship.

Membership
If you would like to know more about Sigma Tau Delta, see Dr. Al Elmore or Dr. Bebe Shaw. Membership applications are available at all times.

Student members of Sigma Tau Delta may gain prestige through publication in The Rectangle and Kappa Zeta's Gyre and may gain prestige through annual awards and scholarships.

Publication
If you are interested in having your work published in the award-winning literary magazine The Gyre , please contact the editors at thegyre@webmail.athens.edu.

General Guidelines
Fiction: Manuscripts should not exceed 2,000 words.
Poetry: A maximum of 5 poems may be submitted.
Essays/Non-Fiction: See fiction guidelines.
One Act Plays: See fiction guidelines.
Artwork: All artwork must be submitted in electronic format.

All submissions MUST be in electronic format. Written submissions may be submitted as Word, Works, WordPerfect, PDF, rich text format (.rtf), or text (.txt) files. Artwork is accepted in various print industry standard file formats