Press release
Writers’ Workshop 25th annual poetry contest
The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville is sponsoring its 25th Annual Poetry Contest, open to any writer regardless of residence.
25th Annual Poetry Contest Deadline: Postmarked by Feb. 28, 2014.Awards:
1st Place: Your choice of a 3 night stay at The Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or 3 free online workshops; or 100 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.
2nd Place: 2 night stay at the B&B; or 2 free workshops; or 50 pages line-edited.
3rd Place: One free workshop, or 25 pages line-edited.
10 Honorable MentionsGuidelines:
All work must be unpublished.
Your name, address, email and title of work should appear on a separate cover sheet.
The entry fee is $25 for up to three entries.
Multiple entries are accepted. Each poem should not exceed two pages.
Enclose self-sealing s.a.s.e. for critique and list of winners.
Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to:
Poetry Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805.
The entry fee is also payable at www.twwoa.org.
Emailed submissions may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with “Poetry Contest” in the subject.Congratulations to the 2013 Fiction Contest winners!!
1st Place: “Borderlands” by Brooke Shaffner, Brooklyn, NY
2nd Place: “Blessings Unexpected” by Linda Sawyer, Goodlettsville, TN
3rd Place: “Judas Rising” by Bob Freeland, Pawleys Island, SC
Honorable Mention: Heather Adams, Raleigh, NC; Caryn Sutorus, Matthews, NC; Pam Van Dyk, Raleigh, NC.
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