ADULT DIVISION of PELL CITY PENS CONTEST REINSTATED in 2011
Student Divisions TBA ... See Below
ADULT DIVISION - OPEN INTERNATIONALLY
DEADLINE: Submitted via Submishmash Online Submission Manager by Midnight Central Time OR Postmarked by Tuesday March 15, 2011
*** WE DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILED ENTRIES. *** SUBMISSIONS VIA the SUBMISHMASH LINK BELOW ARE PREFERRED, with entry entries fees paid through them by credit card or PayPal. Sign-up for PayPal account is free.
If you can not submit entry fees by either method, we will accept checks or money orders, along with snail mailed entries.
Categories: Essay || Short Story || 1st Chapter of a Novel || Flash Fiction || Poetry
Brief
comments helpful to all entrants posted online within a few weeks after
the winners announced in early April. We may also send feedback
directly to a few writers. To READ RULES or SUBMIT an ENTRY via SUBMISHMASH, CLICK HERE:
The Daily Home/ St. Clair Times and the Pell City Library co-sponsored the Pell City Pens annual writers contest from 2005 to 2008. Due to the increased price of paper and funding for literary organizations being slashed in half, neither could sponsor us in 2009. We're grateful for the stable foundation that both co-sponsors created for our contest with their generous support.
The number of thank-you letters P. C. Pens has received from teachers, parents and contestants reinforced our belief that this contest provides much needed resources and encouragement for writers of all ages.
To keep Tween, Jr. High and Sr. High School Divisions FEE FREE and increase the prize money slightly, we're trying a new fund-raising avenue this year. If successful, we'll reinstate those divisions early in 2011. Fundraising results announced by December 31, 2010.
TWEEN, JR. HIGH & SR. HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST DIVISIONS - OPEN INTERNATIONALLY
DEADLINE: TBA - If Fundraising Successful | ENTRIES: Fee Free
A W A R D S:
Prize Winners and Up to 3 Honorary Mentions receive certificates of merit.