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Join us this Summer for a Short Story Writing Contest! The theme this year is Oceans of Possibilities, just like our Summer Reading Program! There will be a Youth Category (12-17 years) and an Adult Category (18+) with a winner and runner-up for both categories. The winners will receive $350 and the runner-ups will receive $150 for prizes!
You have until August 1st to submit your entries by email to gelsiminof2@einetwork.net and the winners will be announced at our End of Summer Reading Party on August 14th.
Here are the rules:
- Contestants may enter one work of original fiction, not to exceed 2,000 words, on the theme of Oceans of Possibilities. The finalists may be featured in a collection of stories to be housed in the Cooper-Siegel Community Library. The winner will receive a $350 prize and the runner-up a $150 prize.
- Everyone is eligible to compete except judges, Cooper-Siegel Community Library board members and employees, and the immediate family members of the above.
- Work published previously in any copyrighted newspaper, magazine, book, or other medium is ineligible. Writing for school publications may be entered. Entries must be original.
- Entries should be submitted no later than 5:00pm on August 1, 2022. Only entries in digital format will be accepted.
- A panel of judges recruited among local writers, teachers, librarians, and story-tellers will judge the entries. Judging and winner notification will be completed no later than August 14th, followed by an announcement on the Cooper-Siegel Community Library Website.
- The author retains the copyright of the submitted work, and agrees to publication in a collection of finalist entries that may be printed (in print and online editions) by the Cooper-Siegel Community Library. Winners may be asked to provide a photo to appear with their entries.
- The decisions of the judges are final. Submission indicates acceptance of all contest rules.