3rd Annual Hamilton Writers Guild Fiction Contest

Dawn Goldsmith, a long-time IWW member, sent along the information below about a writing contest in her home state. Dawn is a former winner of the contest.

3rd Annual Hamilton Writers Guild 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 8.5 x10 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 on our website and type or print information)
• Entries will not be returned
• Unlimited number of entries allowed; entry fee must accompany each entry
• Entries will be disqualified if they exceed word count or if name, or any form of identification, appears on the manuscript
• Current members of the Hamilton Writers Guild are ineligible to enter
• No e-mail entries
• Previous first, second, and third 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 for information about our contest

Send entries to:

Hamilton Writers Guild Fiction Contest
PO Box 1205
Hamilton, Ohio 45012