November 2024: Abilene Writers Guild Writing Contest

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Abilene Writers Guild is currently accepting entries through November 30th for their annual writing contest open to all writers fifteen and over. The categories, max number of words (or lines), and entry fees are as follows:

1. Rhymed Poetry, any style, 50 lines, $7

2. Unrhymed Poetry, any style, 50 lines, $7

*3. Flash Poetry: hamper, odor, prolific, ample, concerned–100 words, $7   

*4. Flash Fiction: reclaimed, infamous, worthy, difficult, orderly–100 words, $7

5. Children’s Stories, Preschool OR elementary age readers, 750 words, $10

6. Inspirational, Any form: prose/drama/religious, 1200 words, $10

7. Memoir/Nostalgia, Take reader back to a former time, 1200 words, $10

8.  Fiction for Adults , Short story for teens and older, 1200 words, $10

9.  Science Fiction, For teens and older, 2500 words, $15

*The five prompt words must be used in Flash Categories 3 and 4.For more information and to enter, visit the Abilene Writers Guild contest page: Annual Contest