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2009 GRW Writing Contest Categories

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If you have questions, send an email to the contest chair at contest@greenriverwriters.org.

Deadline: postmarked no later than July 31, 2009

Submission Guidelines

  1. All work must be original, typewritten on 8 x 11 white paper. Poetry may be singlespaced;
    all other genres must be double-spaced.
  2. Submit two (2) copies of each entry.
  3. Number and title of category must appear in upper left corner of first page of each entry. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON ENTRIES.
  4. On a cover sheet your name, address, email and/or phone number followed by a list of category numbers, category names and titles of entries.
Example  
Number/Category Title
2. Green River Grande Alabama
6. The Clear Creek Special My Love is a Glass
  1. No submission may be entered in more than one category.
  2. No more than 3 submissions per category.
  3. No work will be published or returned; keep copies.
  4. Winners will be posted on the GRW website (www.greenriverwriters.org).
  5. Entry fees:
    • Grand prize categories - $10 each entry for non-members; $8 each entry for GRW members
    • All other adult categories - $5 each entry for non-members; $3 each entry for GRW members
  6. Make check or money order payable to Green River Writers, Inc. Mail fee and entries to:
    Terri Alekzander
    Contest Chair
    142 Nansen Street
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45216

Winners will be announced by September 15, 2009.

GRW Grande Prize Categories

$10 each entry non-members; $8 members
1. President’s Prize - Fiction
Short fiction to 2000 words.
Prizes: 1st $175, 2nd $100, 3rd $50
Sponsor: Green River Writers, Inc.
2. Green River Grande - Poetry
Any subject, any form, to 50 lines.
Prizes: 1st $175, 2nd $100, 3rd $50
Sponsor: Green River Writers, Inc.
3.

Green River First Chapters - Novel
Submit plot synopsis of no more than 3 pages and complete first chapter.
Prizes: 1st: $175, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50
Sponsor: Green River Writers, Inc.

Fiction & Poetry Categories

$5 each entry non-members; $3 members
4. Green River Lean - Fiction
 Short short fiction or flash fiction to 250 words, must have all elements of story. Make every word count.
Prizes: 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20
Sponsor: Marj Bixler
5.

Green River Tales Prize - Fiction
Short stories to 8000 words, any subject.
Prizes: 1st $100, 2nd $50, 3rd $25
Sponsor: Tim Dawe

6. The Clear Creek Special - Poetry
Any form, any length, any subject matter
Prizes: 1st $100, 2nd $75, 3rd $50
Sponsor: Clear Creek Writers
7. "Best in Show" - Poetry
Show your stuff. Pick your best poem and submit; open to all subjects.  One year GRW membership to first place winner in addition to prize money.
Prizes: 1st $100, 2nd $60, 3rd $40
Sponsor: Alan MacKellar
8. Hespeler Memorial Award - Poetry
any style or form, line length of 32 lines including spaces.
Subject: anything on Human Relationship with Nature.
Prizes: 1st $20, 2nd $10, 3rd $5
Sponsor: Becky Alexander
9. Hub City Prize - Poetry
Sonnet, any standard form, (must be 14 lines, iambic pentameter), any subject.
Prizes: 1st $35, 2nd $20, 3rd $10
Sponsor: Ruth Falk Redel
10. Jim O’Dell Memorial - Poetry
Limerick, wild and absurd.
One limerick, standard form (5 lines).
Prizes: 1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10
Sponsor: Mary O’Dell
11. On the Other Side of the Glass - Poetry
A poem that originated as a result of looking through a window. Any length; any form
Prizes: 1st $20, 2nd $10, 3rd $5
Sponsor: Barb McMakin
12. A Breath of Merton - Poetry
Any form, any length, any subject
Prizes: 1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10
Sponsors: Sherry Chandler & Judy Milford
13. Poem for Myself - Poetry
Any form, any subject, any style. Up to 32 lines.
Prizes: 1st $50, 2nd $35, 3rd $15
Sponsor: Barroom Bards
14. “Poems Written After Midnight”: The Deborah Madden Memorial - Poetry
Any form, any subject, any length
Prizes: 1st $50, 2nd $35, 3rd $15
Sponsors: Anonymous
15.

Tell it Slant - a monosyllabic challenge - Poetry
Any subject. No line limit. Any format. Rhyming or non-rhyming BUT please no “greeting card” verse. Contractions are good (don't, won't, etc.) Hyphens– Not good. Don’t split polysyllabic words like ad ven ture and count it as three words.

Example: BLACK BEANS

taste best
straight
out of the can,
lick it clean
let the juice
drip down
your chin.

Prizes: 1st $30, 2nd $20, 3rd $10
Sponsor: Anna Lucas