ELIGIBILITY:

1. The AWC Spring Writing Contest is open to: All current, paid club members. (To join AWC, please contact the Membership VP, Terre Spencer.)
2. Submissions must be original, unpublished, and un-awarded work.

DEADLINE:

April 16, 2011. (Submissions received after this date will automatically be disqualified.)

AWARDS:

Three award levels in each category. (Awarded at July, 2011 meeting.)

FIRST PLACE           $50 CASH PRIZE

SECOND PLACE      $30 CASH PRIZE

THIRD PLACE          $20 CASH PRIZE

CONTEST CATEGORIES:

Categories              Maximum             Specifications

Memoir                 2000 words

Short Story            2000 words            Any subject

Flash Fiction         1000 words            Any subject

Light Poetry          20 lines                  Any subject

CONTEST GUIDELINES:

Manuscript Format. Failure to adhere to the following format will result in disqualification.

• DO NOT place your name anywhere on the manuscript entry
• Only Word files (.doc) will be accepted. (Files with .docx may not be viewable by judges, therefore we recommend saving and sending the file as a .doc)
• Font: 12 pt, Black, Times New Roman
• Margins: 1 inch
• Line spacing: double – yes, even for poetry.
• White background (no colors, photos, graphics or images)
• Page size & layout: 8-1/2 x 11; Portrait
• First page: Title and Category should appear in the upper left corner
• Subsequent pages: Title – upper left corner; Page number – upper right corner

SUBMISSION RULES

Failure to adhere to any of the guidelines will lead to disqualification.

Send ONE ENTRY and the corresponding Standard Submission Form (SSF) to nedra.roberts@gmail.com.

The entry and SSF must be sent as attached Word documents (.doc).

IMPORTANT: Name the documents by title, i.e. Title.doc and SSF-Title.doc

Example: if the title is Moon Fire, the document should be named Moon Fire.doc and the SSF should be named SSF-Moon Fire.doc.

Standard Submission Form (SSF):

Prepare and submit an SSF for each entry that includes the following information:

Author’s Name

Contest Category

Title of Entry

Word Count (Line Count for poetry)

Named the document: SSF-Title.doc

You may enter all 4 categories, by sending separate email entries.

PAPER ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

When sending the attached Word documents, your EMAIL MESSAGE MUST INCLUDE:

Subject Line: AWC Spring Contest

Your name, phone number, category, title

Example:

Dear Nedra,

I have attached [Title] for the [Category] and the corresponding SSF.

Thank you,

[Your name]

[Your phone number]

Winning entries may be posted on the AWC web site.

Clay Ramsey, President
Atlanta Writers Club