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Contests

MISSOURI WRITERS’ GUILD – FLASH FICTION CONTEST

1. Flash Fiction – Get to the point in 500 words or less. Subject is open, but no gore or pornography.
2. Deadline for entry—submissions must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2010.
3. Entry fee:
   $10 for non-members,
   $8 for members.
   Maximum of three entries per person.
4. Checks payable to: Missouri Writers’ Guild.
5. Prizes: 1st place - $100, 2nd place - $50, 3rd place - $25.
   Three honorable mentions will receive certificates.
6. Short stories must be in English, unpublished at the time of submission, and original work of the contestant.
7. Contestants retain all rights to their stories. Standard manuscript format: 8 1/2 x 11 paper, typed and double-spaced on one side of the paper, pages numbered, title of entry on every page, 12 point Times New Roman. Paper clip pages together. Contestants name or other identifying information should not appear anywhere on manuscript.
8. Attach a separate cover sheet and include: story title, contestant’s name, address, e-mail, phone number, and MWG chapter name (if applicable). Do NOT send by certified mail!
9. Mail entry fee and two copies of each entry, flat, not folded, by September 30 (postmark) to:
   Tricia L. Sanders
   Missouri Writers’ Guild – Flash Fiction Contest
   90 Westwood Trails
   Foristell, MO 63348
10. Stories exceeding word limit, not having adequate postage, or not adhering to contest guidelines will be disqualified and entry fee will not be returned. Decision of judge is final. Not responsible for lost or misdirected entries. Stories will not be returned. For a list of winners, visit our website in late October 2010: www.missouriwritersguild.org

Certificates and prizes will be mailed by the end of October.

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2010 Springfield Writers’ Guild 17th Annual Literary Awards
DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2010

Jim Stone Grand Prize Memorial Awards
#1 Poetry any subject, any form Limit: 1 page, single spaced
#2 Fiction any subject Limit: 1,500 words
#3 Non-Fiction any subject Limit: 1,500 words

Awards for categories #1 - #3:
1st place - $100 and certificate Two Honorable Mentions and certificate
($3 per entry for categories 1-3)

Prose Poetry
(Limit of 1,000 words/entry) (Limit of one single-spaced page)
#4 Essay or Article – Ozarks Related #9 Rhyming – any subject or form
#5 Short Story – any genre #10 Humorous Verse – any form
#6 Nostalgia/Reminiscence #11 Free Verse – any subject
#7 Humor – any subject #12 Haiku – traditional (5,7,5 – nature theme)
#8 Essay or Opinion Piece

Awards for categories #4 - #12:
1st place - $20 and certificate 2nd place - $10 and certificate
3rd place $5 and certificate One Honorable mention and certificate
($2 per entry for categories 4-12)

 

Entry Guidelines:

1. All entries must be the original, unpublished work of the contestant.
2. Do not enter the same prose or poetry in more than one category
3. All manuscripts must be typed on 8½ x 11 paper in standard manuscript form.
4. Prose must be double-spaced and poetry must be single-spaced.
5. All entries must have a title except the haiku.
6. Place the category name and number, plus the word count for prose, in the upper left corner of each entry. List the poetry form where applicable.
7. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE ENTRY. Include a cover sheet listing ALL entries by category, name, number, title, and the first line of the manuscript or poem. Put your name, address, phone number and email address on the cover sheet.
8. Keep all originals; no copies will be returned. No entries/winners will be published.
9. Winners will be announced and awards given at the October 2010 regular S.W.G. meeting or mailed to those unable to attend.
10. DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2010. SWG is not responsible for lost, misdirected, or postage-due entries.
11. For a list of winners, please include a SASE with your entry.
12. There is no limit on entries per category. However, no entrant may win more than one award per category entered, regardless of the number of entries.
13. Any entry that does not follow these guidelines will be immediately disqualified without reimbursement.

Mail contest fees and entries to:

Dr. Jerry Wible, SWG Contest
2987 E. Kemmling Lane
Springfield, MO 65804

For more information:
Email: jwible@sbcglobal.net or mandybarke@yahoo.com
Phone: Jerry (417) 889-8370 or Mandy (417) 830-7660
Make all checks payable to: Springfield Writers’ Guild Contest.