Deadline August 15 | Open to Entries Worldwide: The First Teenage Writers Summer Writing Contest (poetry/short story | $500 top prize | international)

11 August 2012
Deadline August 15 | Open to Entries Worldwide: The First Teenage Writers Summer Writing Contest (poetry/short story | $500 top prize | international)
Deadline: 15 August 2012

We at Teenage Writers are very excited to announce our 1st annual Summer Writing Contest. Acceptable submissions are poems and short stories containing 1,000 words or less. There are three themes, of which all contestants much select only one.

The three themes are:
  • "He awoke to the sound of birds"
  • The departure of youth
  • Caprice

All participating pieces of writing must be submitted by August 15th. The following three prizes will be awarded to the top three writers:
  • $500 -- First place
  • $300 -- Second place
  • $200 -- Third place

Where you come from does not matter for participation. To submit your entry, please save it as a Word document and attach it in an email to vb@123.ca. All contestants must also submit their name, country of residence, and email address.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: vb@123.ca

Website: http://www.teenagewriters.com
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