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Adult Division - Prose
2,500 word limit all categories
♦ 1st Chapter of a Novel
- Tracy Koretsky, The Body Of Helen
- Gordon Kessler, The Master Plan
- Dennis Smirl, Spittin' Image
Honorable Mention: Starla Criser, Cowboy Of Her Heart
♦ Short Fiction
- Patrick Hughes, "Hole"
- Colleen Kelly Johnston, "Something Wicked"
- Lauren King, "Mother, Nevertheless"
♦ Creative Non-Fiction - article, essay or other non-fiction
- Carol Feierabend, "What Grows Up Must Come Down"
- Patrick Hughes, "You Ask Me How The Kids Are Doing"
- Patrick Hughes, "Buffalo Breath"
♦ Memoirs – 1st person non-fiction
- Dennis E. Smirl, "Get The Guns!"
- Chuck Scott, "Kite Flying"
- Vicky Bennett, "Asylum"
♦ Poetry
- Storme Maynard, "With Grandpa On The Spanish Coast"
- Patrick M. Latta, "Dying Thunder"
- Colleen Kelly Johnston, "Snapshot - South Texas - 1948"
Honorable Mention: Storme Maynard, "Gondwanaland Dreams"
Youth Division
18 years & under - prose & poetry
♦ Prose – fiction/non-fiction, any subject – 2,500-word limit
- 1st (tie): Anna Collins, "Oliver," and Taylor Hausfeld, "Around The Alley's Corner"
- 2nd (tie): Emily Jensen, "Delayed Devotion," and May Le, "A Single Thread"
- 3rd (tie) Hari Ramanan, "The Silver Lining," and Haris Vrahliotis, "The Final Escape"
- Honorable Mentions: Sarah Hagerty, "A Day At The Movies," and Anna Vasquez, "So"
♦ Poetry, rhymed or free verse – 40 lines
- Heather Yates, "The Nonexistent Perfect Girl"
- Samanvitha Sridhar, "The Unity Of Irresolution"
- Heather Yates, "The Real World"
Deadline for submission – Postmark by Nov. 1, 2009
Entry fees
- Adult Member - $10 per entry
- Adult Nonmember - $15 per entry
- Youth fees - $1.50 per entry (prose or poetry)
Prizes
- 1st Place: $100
- 2nd Place: $50
- 3rd Place: $25
Entry Formatting
- All work (original & unpublished) should be typed or computer printed using 12-point Times New Roman on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper.
- Prose entries should not exceed 2,500 words.
- Double space prose. Single space poetry.
- Include name & contact info along with title and category on a cover page for each separate entry.
- Include title & page at top of all work to be judged.
Judging and Publication of Winners
Judges will be chosen by KWA board or contest chair.
Entrant's work will be judged on literary merit and judge's decisions will be final. The entry and a critique SHEET will be returned if an SASE (with adequate postage) is included with the entry. IF ONLY A CRITIQUE IS NEEDED ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED #10 ENVELOPE.
Honorable mention certificates will be an option of the judges.
The winning entries will be published in KWA's 2009 anthology and a copy will be presented to each winner. The playwriting winner will not be in the anthology due to length of the entry.
The anthology will include the three winning entries from each category. Writers who place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd will need to provide a print-ready copy of their entry on a disc.
The anthology book is meant for all ages -- therefore, no obscene or X-rated material, etc., will be judged. If you aren't sure about the suitability of your work -- don't send it in.
Questions? Email contest@kwawriters.org
Our anthology of the winning entries, Words Across the Flatlands, is available at Watermark Books and at all KWA meetings.
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Some images of our 2009 winners with 2010 PR chair Heather Dellinger:
Gordon Kessler, 2nd in first chapter of a novel
Starla Criser, HM in first chapter of a novel
Patrick Hughes, 1st in short fiction; 2nd and 3rd in creative non-fiction
Vicky Bennett, 3rd in memoir
Patrick M. Latta, 2nd in poetry
Anna Collins, 1st in youth prose
Taylor Hausfeld, 1st in youth prose
Emily Jensen, 2nd in youth prose
Heather Yates, 1st & 3rd in youth poetry
Samanvitha Sridhar, 2nd in youth poetry
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