Friday, February 17, 2012

San Luis Obispo Nightwriters 23rd Annual Writing Contest

Entries in short fiction or poetry are currently being accepted for the San Luis Obispo Nightwriters 23rd Annual Writing Contest. The theme for this year's contest is Forgiveness. Use your imagination to expand the theme into a unique story or poem. Deadline is March 31, 2012.

First place - $100 and a framed award
Second place - $75
Third place - $25
Winning entries are also published on the San Luis Obispo Nightwriters web site. Entries must be submitted electronically to sfnightwriter@gmail.com. No hard copies accepted.

Entry fee: $10 per entry.
Stories will be judged on the strength of: Plot/story development, conflict, characters, resolution, emotional impact, and technical precision.

Poetry will be judged on the strength of emotional impact, power, message, form and flow, word choice, and technical precision.

Complete rules and format guideline can be found on the San Luis Obispo Nightwriters web site.

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