Rules for Dearborn St. Writing Contest

  “WRITE-ON-ENGLEWOOD” CONTEST 

  Short Story &Poetry Competition

  * Official  Instructions*

The 2015 Dearborn Street Book Festival committee is proud to announce our 6th annual writers competition.

HERE’S WHAT YOU  NEED TO KNOW TO ENTER  

*Short stories must be at least 500 words, no more than  800 words in length of unpublished work.Poetry must be at least 50 words, no more than 250 words in length of unpublished work.

*Handwritten copies will  not be accepted.

*You may  submit as many entries as you like.

*We request three printed copies of each entry, each copy with a cover page with the title of your entry, your name, address, phone and e-mail.

*Entry fee is $5. per entry, to be included with the mailed entry, checks only, payable to:

              “DEARBORN STREET BOOK FESTIVAL”

*Prizes in each category, poetry or short story, are: 1st Place-$75., 2-Place-$50., 3-Place $25.

Judges are professional writers.

*Send entries and checks after December 1, 2014 to: CONTEST, 11 Pebble Beach Rd.,  Rotonda West, Fla., 33947.  No entries postmarked after January 21, 2015 will be accepted.

*Winners will be announced at the Book Festival, Saturday February 21, 2015, in Pioneer Park on W. Dearborn St. in Englewood. You do not have to be present to win.

   FOR MORE INFORMATION E-MAIL DIANA HARRIS   diharris@comcast .net