2006 Contests

White County Creative Writers

2007 Contests MASTER PAGE

White County Creative Writers extends a heartfelt "thank you" to all the sponsors that make these contests possible. Please give them your support.

Note - registration is NOT a requirement to enter contests. You do not have to attend the conference to enter our contests - so why haven't you entered yet?

1. WCCW Award - Rhymed Poetry Sponsored by White County Creative Writers .

!st Place - Jim Barton, Chalk Daddy

2nd Place - Faye Williams Jones, In Chemo Chairs

3rd Place - Catherine Moran, The Lost Treasures

1HM - Freeda Baker Nichols, First Grade Crush

2HM - Rhonda Roberts, The Field of Flowers and Stones

3HM - Pat Laster, Katoonyan Reunion

2. Seeing Double - Short story with an alternate ending, Sponsored by Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas

1st Place - Jan Morrill, The Message in a Bottle

2nd Place - Rhonda Roberts, Woman's Best Friend

3rd Place - Doyle Suit, Sure Thing

1HM - Shannon Vannatter, Chapter Three, Page Thirty-Five

2HM - Christine Henderson, Watched

3HM - Kathy Helmer, Last Dance

3. President's Choice - Essay on Patriotism. Sponsored by Winford Wallace.

1st Place - Barbara Baker, For Love of a Country

2nd Place - Rhonda Roberts, Walking the Walk

3rd Place - Ellen Withers, Boots on the Ground

1HM - Shannon Vannatter, Horrific Day

2HM - George Van O'Brien, The Coming War

3HM - Sandra Cashion, A Cure for America The Beautiful

4. Humor Award - humorous essay or story, SUBJECT: "That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard". Sponsored by RobertsFamilyArk

1st Place - Gary R. Hoffman, The Fantastic Deal

2nd Place - Helen M. Austin, The Most Ridiculous Christmas Story Ever

3rd Place - Nina Tillery, Aunt Little Johnson, Queen of the Ridiculous

1HM - Betty McPherson, Jake the Janitor

2HM - Larry Elliott, Mission From God

3HM - Steve Whisnant, Across the River Styx

5. Free Award - Free verse poem on the subject of "Free", Sponsored by Glassworks Ink.

1st Place - Catherine Moran, A Time to Cut

2nd Place - Rhonda Roberts, Room to Breathe

3rd Place - Pat Durmon, Awaiting a Son's Call on His Divorce Report...

1HM - Rita Dortch, Free

2HM - Kathy Helmer, His Name is Freedom

3HM - Faye Adams, This Land

6. Tell Me a Story - Short story. Sponsored by Jean Gipson.

1st Place - Mike McMinn, The Cardinal

2nd Place - Charles Prier, The Dream machine

3rd Place - Jim Barton, Lights Out

1HM - Fay Risner, Cowgirl Annie

2HM - Shannon Vannatter, Deadly Vows?

3HM - Sandra Cashion, Unconditional Love

7. Storyteller Award - Ghost story, fiction or non-fiction, Sponsored by Storyteller Magazine.

1st Place - Del Garrett, When the Lightning Walks About

2nd Place - Cindy D. Baker, Lights

3rd Place - Steve Whisnant, Skittering

1HM - Elizabeth Orendorff, Come Home to Me

No other HM's awarded

8. Tumbleweed Award - Western Novel - 3 chapters plus synopsis plus query letter. Sponsored by Dusty Richards.

9. Concrete Poetry Award - a poem in the shape of the subject (ex. Love=a heart shaped poem, pets=a dog or cat shaped poem, etc.) rhymed or unrhymed, 40 lines maximum. Sponsored by Pat Laster.

10. Just for Kids - Story for children/youth (state what age group written for), 1500 word maximum. Sponsored by Central Arkansas Writers.

11. Searcy Living Award - Essay on how pets influence our lives, 600 words maximum. Sponsored by Searcy Living Magazine.

12. Family Matters Award - Essay on a person in your family who has been significant to you, 2000 word maximum. Sponsored by Debra Middleton.

13. Paranormal Romance - Short fiction (no witchcraft, occult, or devil worship), 2000 words maximum. Sponsored by Ellen Withers.

Contest Regulations -

1. Registration to attend conference does not include contest fees. Contest fees of $5 for first entry and $3 for each entry thereafter must be mailed on or before July 25, 2007. Make check payable to White County Creative Writers. No fees returned.

2. Deadline for postmarking contest entries is July 25, 2007. 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 contest. Double-space prose; double- or single-space poetry. Use standard manuscript form. (Click for info).

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 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.

6. Mail all contest entries and contest fees to Rhonda Roberts, 620 Morris School Road, Searcy, AR 72143 . Winners not attending will be notified by mail the week after conference.

7. Prizes will be as follows: 1st place - $25; 2nd place - $15; 3rd place - $10. Certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Honorable Mention. Number of prizes awarded for each contest will be determined by judges.

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