2008 Contests

White County Creative Writers

2008 Contests

White County Creative Writers once again presents thirteen contest in conjunction with our annual writers' conference. We extend a heartfelt "thank you" to all the sponsors that make these contests possible. Please give them your support.

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1. WCCW Award - Short Story, Mystery. 3000 Words Maximum - Sponsored by White County Creative Writers .

2. RobertsFamilyArk - Short story, friends and enemies. Story must contain friends who have become enemies, or enemies who have become friends. 2000 Words Maximum. Sponsored by the Roberts Family

3. Second Childhood Award - Rhymed Poetry - Subject: "Being Twelve" 50 lines maximum Sponsor: Glassworks Ink (link)

4. Tell me A Story Short Story - pretend you are a road, a car, or a house, and write a story from it's point of view. 1500 words maximum Sponsor: Jean Gipson

5. Tumbleweed Award Western Novel - Three chapters, synopsis, and query letter Sponsor: Dusty Richards

6. Family Matters Award - Essay on a person in your family of significance to you. 2000 words maximum Sponsor: Debra Middleton

7. LovePat Press Award Blank Verse ( iambic pentameter, unrhymed) Subject: any astronomical event, past or present

Awards will include $5.00 each for HM/s

Sponsor: Pat Laster

8. Central Arkansas Writers Award Short Story, suitable for publication in a magazine for women 1500 words maximum Sponsor: Central Arkansas Writers

9. Searcy Living Award - Essay: "How I can make my community a better place to live." 600 words maximum Sponsor: Searcy Living Magazine

10. The Red, White, and Blue Award - Review of a favorite or recently read book 1000 words maximum Sponsor: Dorothy Hatfield

11. Bob Jones and Faye Williams Jones Poetry Award Free Verse, any subject 40 lines maximum Sponsor: Bob Jones and Faye Williams Jones

12. Ellen Withers Award Short Story - Anything Goes! ( any subject) 3000 worsd maximum Sponsor: Ellen Withers

13. Hemingway-Pfeiffer Award Fictional Essay - "Dinner with Ernest" 1500 words maximum Sponsor: Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum, Piggott, Arkansas (link)

2008 Contest Regulations

Noncompliance with any regulation will result in a disqualified entry

1. Registration to attend conference does not include contest fees. Contest fees of $5 for first engry and $3 for each entry thereafter must be mailed on or before July 25, 2008. Total your entry fees and make one check payable to White County Creative Writers. No fees returned.

2. Deadline for postmarking contest entries is July 25, 2008. WCCW is not responsible for manuscripts lost, delayed, or received too late for judging. Do not send SASE: No entries will be returned. Entries will be destroyed two weeks after conference.

3. Only one typed, unpublished manuscript may be entered in each contrest. Double-space prose; double- or single- space poetry. Use standard manuscript form ( click here)

4. No entry may be entered in more than one contest. No one may enter the contest for which he or she serves as sponsor, chairman, or judge. An entry that won first place last year may not be entered in the same contest if this year's contest is identical to last year's.

5. Put CONTEST NUMBER and NAME OF AWARD in upper left corner of each manuscript(entry). Do NOT put your name on the manuscript. Attach a cover sheet to each manuscript with - a) number and name of contest, b) title of entry, c) first line of entry, d) your name, mailing address, and phone number. Include your e-mail address if you wish.

6. Mail all contest entries and contest fees to:

RHONDA ROBERTS

620 MORRIS SCHOOL ROAD

SEARCY, AR 72143

7. Prizes: 1ST PLACE - $25.00, 2ND PLACE - $15.00, 3RD PLACE - $10.00. Certificates, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Honorable Mention. Number of Awards for each contest will be determined by judges.

Winners not attending will be notified by mail the week after the conference.

for questions about contests or regulations, call (501) 268-1295 or e-mail plugginalong@hotmail.com

White County Creative Writers - P.O.Box 9122-Searcy, AR 72145