Words Matter

Sounds like the title to a really deep entry, but in fact I am only informing you of an upcoming contest.

2009 District 2 Writing Contest
Words Matter

The Kansas Author’s Club District 2 is now accepting entries for the 2009 annual Writing Contest. The contest is open to all writers and includes four prose categories and four poetry categories.

Prose entries, which have a 2000-word limit, include: short story; memoir; inspirational; and children’s story.

Poetry categories are: classic forms (sonnet 14 lines, all others up to 40 lines); free verse (40-line limit); rhymed verse (40-line limit); and haiku (3-line limit).

All entries should be unpublished.

Prizes of $20, $10, and $5 will be offered for First, Second and Third place in all eight categories. Honorable mentions will receive certificates.

Closing date for entries is March 31. Winners will be announced May 9.

The entry fee is $3 per submission for KAC District 2 members, $4 for non-members. Only the title and category (no name) appear at the top of the first page of each typed entry. On a separate cover sheet, type name and address, including email address if available, a list of entries submitted by title and category, and indicate whether a District 2 member or non-member.

The submission plus entry fees and a self-addressed stamped envelope should be sent to:

Norm Ledgin
KAC District 2 Writing Contest
P.O. Box 23571
Stanley, KS 66283