 Written Word (Z)
The Fine Art of Writing
Superintendent: Barbara Bevens
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ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN
July 10, 2009
MAIL ENTRIES TO:
WRITTEN WORD San Juan County Fair PO Box 1094 Friday Harbor, WA 98250-1094 OR (preferred) e-mail as a Word document attachment to: writtenword2008@gmail.com Location: Main Building Premiums:
Prize money will be awarded to Adults (18 and older) and Young Adult (11-17) only. All youth (10 and under) who enter their writing will receive a special ribbon and a prize. Written Word is co-sponsored by Friends of the San Juan Island Library.
Blue $5
Red $3
White Ribbon only
Rules:
1. Limit of four entries per person.
2. All entries must be original, unpublished writing by entrant.
3. Please submit two copies, if mailed in, of each entry for judging purposes. The title should be at the top of the first page of each copy. Your name should not
appear on these copies.
4. Include one title page per entry that
includes:
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5. All prose must include a word count
6. All poetry must include a line count 7. Creative nonfiction may include writing such as essays, memoirs, literary journalism, narrative history, and travel writing. 8. Any entries exceeding the established word or line count for the lot in which it is entered in will not be judged. 9. Entries must be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper in 12pt font. Prose must be double-spaced. Poetry should be single-spaced. 10. All entries must be picked up on Sunday, August 19 from 9 a.m. to noon unless you have provided a self-addressed, stamped return envelope Department Z
Sections:
Adult A
Young Adult YA
Youth under 10 U CLASS I Prose LOTS:
1. Short fiction – 1,500 words or less 2. Creative nonfiction - any subject – 750 words or less 3. Fair theme – – 750 words; creative nonfiction or fiction Theme: Unity Through Community - Fine Arts and Fine Farms CLASS II Poetry LOTS: 1. Poetry, rhymed - 50 lines or less 2. Poetry, unrhymed - 50 lines or less 3. Fair theme —“San Juan County Fair: The Heart of the Islands” – 50 lines, may be rhymed or unrhymed CLASS III
LOT 1 Writing for Children
Special Rules: 1. Short fiction only 2. 1000 words or less 3. Appropriate themes, topics, and language for children 4. Target audience – children aged pre-school to 8 years 5. Do not include illustrations of any kind Judges: 2009
Susan Wingate Adult Fiction
Melanie Rollins Non Fiction and Fair Theme
John McMain Young Adult Poetry
Jane Weil-Smith Adult Poetry
John McMain Young Adult Fiction
Catherine Bevens Writing For Children
Thank you all for your participation and support of the Written Word!
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