PELL CITY PENS ANNUAL CONTEST
2011 CONTEST RULES
DEADLINE:
Postmarked or Emailed by Midnight on Monday January 10, 2011
1.
Contest
Open to all adult writers Internationally.
2.
Entries
must be in English,
Original & Unpublished. That includes Internet, eBooks, Self-Published
and POD (Print on Demand).
3.
Entries assigned a number when received and blind judged. Do Not put
your name on entries.
4.
Please keep a copy of entries because they will not be returned.
5.
Multiple Entries OK (max. of 4 in each category) but Only One Prize
Awarded to any Winner in each category.
6.
Winners of money prizes in previous years may enter new work. Other
entrants may re-enter a previous submission only if it's been revised
beyond the level of pushing commas around.
7.
1st Chapter of a Novel entries: Novels need not be complete.
8. Entries Not published. Authors retain all rights.
9.
Winners notified by email prior to announcement on PC Pens website.
Awards issued by check and mailed within a week after the
announcement. Winners residing outside the United States may request
a different payment method.
10. Brief comments helpful to all entrants posted on website within a few weeks after winners announced in early April. We may also send feedback directly to a few writers.
11. Rule violations will result in disqualification and those entry fees will not be returned.
12.
AWARDS:
1st
Place:
$150. 2nd
Place:
$75.
3rd
Place:
$40. Up to 3 HM.
SUBMIT:
(SS=Short
Story/ N=Novel/ FF=Flash Fiction/ P=Poetry/ E=Essay)
I.
Entries by
email or snail mail. SS: 2,500 words max./ N: 3,500 words max./ FF:
1,000 words max./ E: 2,000 words max./ P: 40 lines max. See
formatting rules below.
II.
Fee
(US Dollars) for Each Entry:
Novel:
$10. Short Story & Essay: $8. Flash Fiction & Poetry: $5.
Check (US bank), Money Order or give PayPal payment number.
*Entrants
living outside the United States, please send fee via PayPal only*
Sign
up is free. If paying by credit card, it's not necessary to have a
PayPal account to use their services.
Make Checks or Money Orders payable to: Janice Wiley-Dorn.
Snail Mail Entries and Fees to:
Janice Wiley-Dorn,
PCP
Contest Director
P. O. Box 1031
Pell City, AL 35125
SNAIL
MAIL SUBMISSIONS:DEADLINE:
Postmarked by Monday January 10, 2011
A. Three
Copies (staple separately) of Each Entry in standard manuscript
format:
(1)
Double-spaced.
(2)
Indent first line of each paragraph.
(3)
1-inch margins.
(4)
12 pt. font, Courier New or Times New
Roman.
(5)
Put Title and Page Number in a Header.
(If
you don't know how, neatly print them in upper
margin of every page except #1.)
DO
NOT Put Author's Name on the
Manuscript.
B.
At the Top
of the First Page of Each Entry
include:
(1)
Category
(SS=Short Story/ N=Novel/ FF=Flash Fiction/ P=Poetry/ E=Essay)
(2)
Title.
(3)
Word Count for entry.
C.
Enclose One Index Card (3 inch x 5 inch)
with:
(1)
Category
(SS=Short Story/ N=Novel/ FF=Flash Fiction/ P=Poetry/ E=Essay).
(2)
Title.
(3)
Word
Count for entry.
(4)
Author's Name.
(5)
Author's Contact Info (Home address, phone & email address).
(6)
Payment Method: PayPal (payment #), Check or Money Order number.
OPTIONAL:
For Delivery Confirmation - Enclose SASP (self-address, stamped
postcard)
EMAIL
MAIL SUBMISSIONS:
DEADLINE: Emailed by Midnight Central Time Jan. 10, 2011
Current Time in: Central Time Zone
EMAIL
#1:
A. SUBJECT
LINE: PCP
2011 (Category) Contest + Title of Your Entry
*Categories:
SS=Short Story/ N=Novel/ FF=Flash Fiction/ P=Poetry/ E=Essay*
B. At the Beginning
of the Email
include:
(1) Category
(2) Title.
(3)
Word Count for entry.
C. BODY
of the EMAIL: One
entry:
(1)
Single-spaced.
(2)
DO
NOT Indent lines.
(3)
Skip
One Line between Each Paragraph.
(4)
12 pt. font, Courier New or Times New
Roman.
DO
NOT Put Author's Name on the Manuscript.
DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS
EMAIL
#2:
A.
SUBJECT LINE:
PCP
2011 (Category) + Title of Your Entry + Author's Name
*Categories:
SS=Short Story/ N=Novel/ FF=Flash Fiction/ P=Poetry/ E=Essay*
B. BODY of the EMAIL:
(1) Category.
(2) Title.
(3)
Word
Count.
(4)
Author's Name.
(5)
Author's Contact Info.
(6)
PayPal (payment #), Check or Money Order number.
DO
NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.
*Delivery Confirmation Emailed - After
We Receive Both of Your Emails*