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Monthly Writing Contests
Calling all SFWA Members!
We accept works from all genres:
poetry, short stories (fiction), memoirs, personal essays, articles, or excerpts of a book. Please submit in MSWord or PDF, in Times New Roman 12-pt.
The themes listed are only suggestions.
Submissions must be received no later than one week prior to our monthly meeting. Winners will be announced at the meeting and will be presented with a beautiful certificate.
First place winner may also claim a prize of up to $20 toward the entry fee for submission of the winning work to a national contest of the author's choosing. Winner must show the contest director the contest submission form and guidelines and claim the $20 from the treasurer within 60 days of award date.
Submission fees:
One article $3, two articles $5, and three articles $7.
Fee is $5 for any piece of more than 10 pages. All entry fees are non-refundable.
Enter the contest here:
https://forms.gle/hSCwDxuCkwojXEqK7
You may contact Piper Mahoney,
Contest Director, via email at piperamahoney@gmail.com.
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January 2023:
Fading Memories
2.
February 2023:
White Lies
1st Prize Winners:
Single Novel Chapter:
Maggie Eubanks "Cracked"
Short Story:
David Pearson "The Handshake"
Poetry:
Don Daniels "White Lies"
Essay: Cynthia Medina
"Where Flowers Bloom, Flowers Fall"
3.
March 2023:
Good Luck Charm
4.
April 2023:
A Priest Walks Into A Bar
5.
May 2023:
Smoke And Mirrors
6.
June 2023:
"You Can't Mean That!"
7.
July 2023:
Blind Date
8.
August 2023:
A Century Ago
9.
September 2023:
A Blanket of Blue Bonnets
10.
October 2023:
We Look At The World Once, In Childhood. The Rest Is Memory.
11.
November 2023:
To Be Announced.
Additional Publishing Opportunities
Bridle Path Press
The publication is seeking submissions to publish on the website--short poems. For more info, contact Nina Romano poetry editor at ninsthewriter@gmail.com
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