College Oral Reading Contests in Greek and Latin

The deadline for video submissions is April 12, 2024.

Reading Selections are:

Greek: Plato, Symposium 215a4-c8 OR Sappho, poem 1

Latin: Sallust, Catiline 52.7-12 OR Catullus 64.132-148

Contestants may compete for both the Greek and Latin prizes, or for either one. You won’t need to memorize anything; feel free to read from a script. ***NEW*** The competition is open ONLY to undergraduate or graduate students whose primary residence OR university is in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.

For our new high middle and high school competition, see NYCC.

Judges: Lisa Mignone (NYU), Katharina Volk (Columbia University), Kristin Webster (Nightingale-Bamford School).