Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500!

The two winners will get $500 each and will be published (print and on-line) in the 2010 Homestead Review (Hartnell College – Salinas).

(Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.)

Submission Period: Sept. 15, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010 (by postmark)

Contest Rules (see: www.centralcoastwriters.org)

Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Our contest is open to all writers—you do not need to be a member of CCW to enter.

Entry Fee: Short stories: $15 per story. Poetry: $5 per poem.

Multiple Entries: Enter as many times as you wish, with separate fee for each entry.

Maximum Length: Short story: 4,000 words. Poetry: no restriction.

Submission Period: September 15, 2009 through January 15, 2010 (by postmark).

Note: Entries postmarked before or after submission period will be returned.

Submit to: CCW Writing Contest, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: Entries will not be returned.

Format: Typed, white 8½ x 11 paper, single-sided, numbered pages, with title only (not your name) on
upper left corner of all pages. Short stories must be double-spaced. Poetry should be formatted as you want it to appear. We prefer staples over paper clips for stories and for poems longer than a page. Include a separate, single cover sheet for short stories and a single cover sheet for poetry. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, email address, phone number, and word count for short stories. On your cover sheet, please let us know how you heard about our contest (website, magazine ad, newsletter, flyer, friend, etc.).

Notification: Winners will be notified by March 31, 2010 and announced in Scribbles, the Central Coast Writers’ newsletter.

Questions: E-mail ccw-contests@comcast.net