Students
are invited to write an original essay, short story or poem on the theme
“Unfinished Business”—about a goal, a regret, or something left incomplete or
unresolved in the past.
First
through third place winners will be chosen to read their work at an author
event held on Sunday, September 7, 2014, from 2—4 p.m., at the Chantilly
Regional Library in Chantilly, VA. Winners also will receive a writing prize
package, and have their work published in a future Writers of Chantilly anthology.
Rules:
·
Only
one entry per author may be entered
·
Entries
must be postmarked/received by May 31,
2014 to be eligible
·
Works
must be written by students, and reflect their own original ideas
·
Pieces
will be judged on creativity, content and structure (stories and essays should
have a beginning, middle and end; poems may be free verse)
·
Stories
can be fiction or nonfiction
·
Only
unpublished works are eligible
·
Previous
winners of a Writers of Chantilly writing contest are not eligible to enter
·
Entries
must be typed in English
·
Maximum
word count of 1,000
Please
include your name, grade, school, mailing address, email address and phone
number with your entry (your information will be kept confidential), and note if
your piece is fiction or nonfiction. All entries will be acknowledged; winners
will be notified by June 16, 2014.
Email entries
to: WOCwritingcontest@gmail.com
About
the Writers of Chantilly
The
Writers' of Chantilly meet twice monthly at the Chantilly Library to encourage
and support writers 18 and over at all levels—newcomers warmly welcomed. WOC has published several anthologies over the last
12 years, the most recent being Etched in
Memory, available on Amazon.com or through the Fairfax County Public
Library system. More info: WOCwritingcontest@gmail.com
