MEMBER WRITING CONTEST

:Applicants of the Writing Contest must be members of Skagit Valley Writers League. The beginning ENTRY DATE: March 11, 2021. The contest CLOSING DATE: June 03, 2021. SELECT ONE ENTRY CATEGORY:  1) Short Story Fiction 2) Creative Non-Fiction 3) Poetry. All APPLICANTS will be assigned a number to use in place of their name.  SUBMISSIONS send as a WORD file to: melbaburke47@gmail.com The entries for each category will be JUDGED on the listed SELECTION CRITERIA for each genre, ENTRY FEE: $ 5.00 payable at submission. OPTIONAL EDIT REQUEST send as PDF file to melbaburke@gmail.com EDIT FEE: $5.00 per edit, maximum (3) payable at submission. FIRST PRIZE for each entry category is: $ 50.00. SECOND PRIZE for each entry category is: $ 25.00. THIRD PRIZE for each entry category is: $10.00. All contest entries are required to fill out the ENTRY FORM on the www.Skagitwriters.org HOME PAGE. All contest entries will be PUBLISHED in the next Skagit Valley Writers League Anthology, the proceeds of which will be used to provide future services to Skagit Valley Writers League members.   

CONTEST TIMELINE

      March 11....Contest Registration, Number Assignments, Distribute Judging Criteria.  
      March 25...Begin Edit Requests: send to: melbaburke47@gmail.com
      May 01.......Begin Edited Contest Submissions: Word Document, w/assigned number not name. 
      May 27.......ZOOM Contest Question and Answer Session 
      June 03......Contest Submissions Close Date: send to: melbaburke47@gmail.com  
      June 24.......Contest Winner Announcement and Writers Theater 

REGISTRATION AND EDITING FEES SEND AFTER FINAL SUBMISSION TO:
Skagit Valley Writers League
  P.O. Box 913
     Mount Vernon, WA 98273