Best of Ohio Writer 2007 Contest Guidelines
Deadline: July 31, 2007
Sponsored by Ohio Writer Magazine and Poets’ & Writers’ League of Greater Cleveland
$150 First Prize and $50 Second Prize
Prizes awarded in each category. First-place winners published in a special edition of Ohio Writer. Announcement of winners and honorable mentions in the November/December issue of Ohio Writer.
Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, and Writers on Writing (any genre).
Contest Rules: Competitors must reside in the state of Ohio. Unpublished manuscripts only. Entries will be judged anonymously. Do not put name on manuscript pages. Attach entry form (or facsimile) to submission.
Length of Submissions: Fiction not to exceed 2,000 words. Poetry limited to 3 poems per entry / maximum 2 typewritten pages per poem. Creative Non-Fiction limited to 2,000 words. Writers on Writing entry should conform to appropriate genre length (Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction limited to 2,000 words; Poetry limited to 3 poems per entry.)
Entry Fees: $15 per category; each additional entry within a category, add $2 (limit 3 entries per category). Do Not submit more than three entries per category (3 poems = one entry). Please attach Entry Form to manuscript. Submit entries on 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper only. Do Not staple pages; Do Not put author’s name on manuscript. Do Put title of piece and page number on every page. Copy entry form for additional entries.
Please make check payable to Ohio Writer and mail to Best of Ohio Writers Writing Contest, 12200 Fairhill Road, Townhouse #3A, Cleveland, OH 44120.
Entrants will receive a 1-year subscription or renewal to Ohio Writer. (Subscriptions start in September 2007) Manuscripts will not be returned. Include SASE for list of winners. Questions? Call 216.421.0403 or e-mail pwlgc@yahoo.com.
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