7th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest

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Welcome to the Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest, the writ­ing con­test whose name is almost as long as the entries!

The 7^th annual con­test is now under­way — and the dead­line is January 15, 2011!

The Early Bird Special: Enter by November 20, 2010 to receive the Geist 20^th Anniversary Collector’s Issue!

First Prize: $250
Second Prize: $150
Third Prize: $100
(more than one prize per cat­e­gory may be awarded)
Honourable Mentions: Swell Geist gifts

Send us a post­card along with a story that relates to the image. The rela­tion­ship can be as tan­gen­tial as you like, so long as there is some clear con­nec­tion to the image or place.

Maximum length: 500 words, fic­tion or non-fiction.

Winning entries will be pub­lished in Geist and at geist.com.
Honourable men­tions will be pub­lished at geist.com.

Type your lit­eral post­card story on stan­dard paper, in at least 11-point type, and attach the post­card with a paper clip (no sta­ples, please). Judging is blind, so do not write your name on the story or the card. Include a cover let­ter with these details:

• Your name
• Story title(s)
• Address
• Phone num­ber
• Email address
• How you found out about the contest

(Your per­sonal infor­ma­tion is con­fi­den­tial and will be used by Geist only to con­tact you.)

Entry Fee: $20 for the first entry (includes a 1-year sub­scrip­tion or sub­scrip­tion exten­sion), $5 for each addi­tional entry.

Send your entry with by snail mail with a cheque for the entry fee to:

Geist Postcard Contest
#210 — 111 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1J5

or sub­mit your entry online, click here.

Entries must be post­marked no later than January 15, 2011.

Questions? Call 604 – 681-9161 or email geist@geist.com.

Click here for a list of the 6^th Annual Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest win­ners. Read the win­ning entries in Geist 77 and at geist.com.

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THE FINE PRINT:

Winning entries: Geist retains first ser­ial rights for print and non-exclusive elec­tronic rights to post the text at geist.com. All other rights remain with the author. Geist will attempt to secure repro­duc­tion rights for images.

Publication rights for non-winning entries are retained by the entrants. 

Postcards will be returned if requested.

Geist con­tests are open to all entrants, except Geist staff and con­tract employ­ees, exec­u­tive mem­bers of the geist foun­da­tion and con­test judges.