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GCWA's Twenty-third Annual
"Let's Write"
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Contest opens --
January 15, 2011
Entries must be postmarked no later than -- April 15,
2011
All categories--Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction--are open to all writers, published or unpublished. We will accept most
genres, except pornography, erotica, graphic violence/horror, or
anything racial or biased toward any religious or moral preference.
LITERARY RULES:
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Maximum entry
length: 36 lines (poetry), 2500 words (fiction and non-fiction).
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All entries must be original, unpublished, (this includes
submissions to our Magnolia Quarterly Magazine) and submission must not have
been a winner of a previous "Let's Write" Literary Contest.
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All entries must be typewritten, 12 pt.
Times New Roman font, double-spaced
(poetry may be single-spaced) on one side only of 81/2" x
11" white paper.
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For each entry include a
COVER PAGE. (See Cover Page
requirements below)
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On each entry put
title and page # in the upper right hand
corner of each page. Please put
No Other identification on your
entry.
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Keep your originals. Send only copies. Entries will
not be returned. GCWA cannot be responsible for entries lost in the
mail or damaged due to natural catastrophe.
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GCWA retains the rights to publish the winning
entries in the Magnolia Quarterly and on the web site. All other rights
retained by the author.
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Multiple entries in all categories are welcome and may
be mailed in one envelope. Be sure to
include your check with your entry/entries.
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Young Writers must be
15 to 18 years old.
ENTRY FEE:
Include
$8.00
for each
Adult Fiction or Nonfiction entry
Include
$8.00 for each
Poetry entry
Include
$2.50 for each
Young Writer Fiction
or
Nonfiction entry
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COVER PAGE must include the
following information: |
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1.
Name |
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2.
Address |
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3.
Phone Number |
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4.
E-Mail address |
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5.
Title of Entry |
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6. Date of Birth
(for Young Writers, only.) |
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7.
Category
( Fiction,
Nonfiction, Poetry)
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8.
Word Count
(Entries not to exceed
2500 words or 36 lines of poetry) |
Mail entries to:
Gulf Coast Writers
Association
"Let's Write"
Literary Contest
P.O. Box 10294
Gulfport, MS
39505
Click here:
To
Enter On-LineØ
(link is disabled after
deadline)
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Categories
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POETRY |
Adult
FICTION |
Adult
NONFICTION |
Young Writers
FICTION |
Young Writers NONFICTION |
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Maximum |
36 lines |
2500 words |
2500 words |
2500 words |
2500 words |
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1st
PLACE |
$80 |
$80 |
$80 |
$30 |
$30 |
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2nd
PLACE
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$50 |
$50 |
$50 |
$20 |
$20 |
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3rd
PLACE
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$20 |
$20 |
$20 |
$10 |
$10 |
To receive acknowledgment/receipt of your entry, include a
self-addressed stamped post card.
For a list of winners and/or information about the awards
banquet, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above
address before May
1, 2011. The SASE
may accompany your entry.
Please note that all GCWA officers are volunteers from
our local community, and participate out of love and dedication to the
craft of writing. GCWA is a not-for-profit organization. The funds
collected cover operating and publishing expenses.
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