Hamilton Writers Guild 2008 Fiction Contest Guidelines
- Category: General Fiction, limited to 2000 word
- Deadline: Postmarked no later than September 30, 2008
- Entry fee: $10 per entry
- Prizes: $125 1st Prize; $75 2nd Prize; $50 3rd Prize
- Manuscript must be typed, (preferably Times Roman typeface,) double-spaced on one side of standard sized 8.5 x 11 white paper
- Each page should have page number and title in the upper right hand corner
- Staple all entries in upper left corner
- Include a cover page with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and how you learned about the contest (follow example (pdf format or simple text) on our website and type or print information)
- Entries will be disqualified if they exceed word count or if name, or any form of identification, appears on the manuscript
- Entries will not be returned
- Unlimited number of entries allowed; entry fee must accompany each entry
- No e-mail entries
- Entries exceeding word count or not following the guidelines will be disqualified
- Current members of the Hamilton Writers Guild are ineligible to enter
- Previous first place winning entries to the Hamilton Writers Guild Fiction Contest can not be resubmitted
- Winners will be announced on November 14, 2008 on our web site
- Visit our web site at: www.hamiltonwritersguild.org for information about our contest
Send entries to:
Hamilton Writers Guild Fiction Contest
PO Box 1205
Hamilton, Ohio 45012