West Jefferson, NC – Ashe County’s Literary Festival, On the Same Page, now in its fourth year, has for the first time announced a writing competition as part of the Festival.  In association with the 2011 Festival, which will take place September 14-17 in Ashe County, NC, the Page Crafter’s Prize will recognize writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with cash awards.  Winning writers will have the opportunity to read their work during the On the Same Page Literary Festival.
The writer’s competition is designed to encourage and acknowledge emerging writers and to reinforce the annual theme of the On the Same Page Literary Festival.  In 2011, the festival’s theme is “Family Matters.”
Page Crafter’s Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Prize money totaling $1,200 will be presented: $250 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third place in each category.

The competition opens on April 15, 2011.  

Deadline for submissions is July 8, 2011, (postmarked snail mail or email submissions).  

Winners will be notified by August 15, 2011.

 Entries must be centered on the 2011 festival theme “Family Matters.”  There is a 1,000-word limitation for prose and no more than 50 lines of poetry.  A non-refundable entry fee of $10 (U.S.) per submission is required. There is no limit to the number of entries per person.  Please see the website: www.onthesamepagefestival.org for further details and format requirements for the blind copy submission process.  Only previously unpublished entries qualify; winning entries will be published on the On the Same Page Literary Festival website.  Authors will retain all rights to submitted works; winners need not be present to win, but are encouraged to attend the Festival and read their work.

Visit the website: www.onthesamepagefestival.org

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