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ABC 2016 Anthology of Florida Authors & Poets    ~ Writers Wanted ~    Can you tell an exciting story in 1,000 words or less? Can you sculpt a poem limited to one page?
  
Guidelines    Open to all Florida writers and poets.       Genre: Short Story (SS)       Cover page to contain: Author's name, address, phone, email address and title of the work.      Submission pages contain only the title and the work. No author name or information.    

Any subject / Double spaced / Max: 1000 words.      Multiple submissions are acceptable but each must include its own cover page and  submission, and one check covering the total of submissions.      Poetry (Po)    

Cover page to contain: Author's name, address, phone, email address and title of the work.      Submission page contains only the title and the work. No author name or information.      Any subject, any format, single spaced and one poem per page.     

Multiple submissions are acceptable but each must include its own cover page and submission, and one check covering the total of submissions.      Entry fees:  Short Stories         ABC Members        $10 - 1st submission / $5 each additional entry.         Non-Members           $15 - 1st submission / $5 each additional entry.        Poems         ABC Members        $6 - 1st submission / $4 each additional entry.        Non-Members          $8 - 1st submission / $5 each additional entry.  Judging   Participating judges may not enter the competition. Entries will be evaluated by a team of 5         Timeline  judges and their decisions are final.      Entries to be submitted by regular mail to: ABC 2016 Anthology, #209 1532 US Highway 41 BP S,       Venice FL 34293-1032      Deadline for entries - midnight Sept 15, 2015     

Notification of finalists by email: Oct 15, 2015      Winners will be announced: Dec 16, 2015 - ABC Awards Meeting, 1pm - Selby Library, 1331 First       Street, Sarasota FL

Awards In Each Genre:    1st Place:     $100    2nd Place:     $50    3rd Place:    $25    2 Honorable Mention   Certificate    All entries reaching the final round will be included in the ABC 2016 Anthology of Florida Authors & Poets.     

Submission must be your own work and not previously published. Send copies - not your only original. Submissions will not be returned. By entering this competition you are giving ABC permission to reprint your work as received (first time North American rights) and used in any promotion of the anthology. No editing once we receive the submission. Winners' names will be included in the book. We anticipate the anthology to be out in the winter of 2016. Contributors to the anthology may purchase copies at a discounted rate TBD in 2016.