WNI Contests

A PICTURE IS WORTH 500 WORDS

A new WNI Free Writing Contest

Contest begins: May 10, 2013

Contest ends: June 21, 2013

Winners announced: July 2013

Welcome to the latest challenging contest from Writing North Idaho! Use the photo below as inspiration to write a 500-word (or shorter) story!

$30 CASH PRIZE TO FIRST PLACE WINNER

2nd & 3rd Place Prizes

NO COST TO ENTER!

The winning entry will receive a $30 cash prize.  Second and Third place winners will also receive a prize. Winning entries will be posted on our blog at WritingNorthIdaho.blogspot.com.  

NEW!: In addition, ALL entrants will receive copies of the judges' feedback after the contest. 

Contest Rules

1.  Write a fictional story inspired by the photograph in 500 words or less. Entries containing more than 500 words (not counting the title) will be disqualified. Limit 1 entry per participant.

2. Please include a title for your piece. The title does NOT count as part of the 500-word limit.

3. This contest is open to all writers and readers except those associated with WritingNorthIdaho.blogspot.com. (Writers who have written guest-posts for WNI are eligible.)

4. The contest opens on May 10, 2013, and closes on June 21, 2013. Winners will be posted in July 2013.

5. The story must be your original work.

6. You may submit one entry, either in the body of an e-mail or attached as a Word or .pdf file. Entries may be either single- or double-spaced.

7. Send entries to wnicontest@gmail.com. Your entry must include your name, location, and contact information. You will be notified that we have received your entry. All identifying details will be removed by the contest receiver before the entry is passed to the judges to ensure anonymity in judging.

8. Winning entries will be posted on WritingNorthIdaho.blogspot.com. Contest entrants agree that their name, location (city/state/country), and entry may be used for advertising and promotional purposes at Writing North Idaho's discretion. (Please note that some publishers, but not all, consider pieces posted online to be "previously published.")

9. Entries will be posted as verbatim, typos and all.

10. Entrants will retain full publishing rights to their work.

11. We reserve the right to refuse any entries considered unacceptable to a general audience.

12. We reserve the right to declare no winners, if the judges determine that no qualified entries have been received.

13. Published writers will judge the contest. Judging is blind (that is, the identities of the writers are not shared with the judges). The contest receiver will remove all identifying names, e-mail addresses, etc., before passing the entries along to the judges.

14. If you have questions about the contest, send an e-mail to wnicontest@gmail.com.

GOOD LUCK!