I like the idea of using the two W's, but with the way they are arranged using a "head" ball on top, the impression is of a person with long arms sitting on his haunches and with his back to the viewer. This image would be clever for a business about--oh, I don't know: maybe exercising on a yoga mat or something. But it doesn't make perfect sense for an academic competition about the close reading of literary texts.
Dear CH, thank you for the feedback. I have submit another concepts of the design and I hope you like them. Please feel free to comment or ask. Thank you. Cheers..