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Summer Writing Competition

Rubrics

  • Flash fiction and Poetry. Must have a summer theme and bonus points if the word “Summer” is in the title.
  • Flash fiction: not more than 100 words. The title is not included in the word count.
  • Poetry. A maximum of 15 lines.
  • Submit as many entries as desired.
  • Use Word 365 and its default set up in Word 10 or 11…. not Word 7.
  • Text font size: Times New Roman 12 pt.
  • Title font size: Times New Roman 18 pt. (Do NOT apply Bold)
  • Center title.
  • Text line spacing: 1.5
  • Follow standard default setting for indents.
  • No headers or footnotes.
  • No personal identification on the MS
  • Be very careful if you have used an editing tool (review button in Microsoft Word 10/11 for your piece. Please, please, make sure it is scrubbed before submitting it.

Starts immediately…ends May 30th .

Prizes

  • Cash prizes
  • Three places in each category.
  • Winners announced and prizes awarded at our general meeting on Saturday, June 13th .
  • Send submissions to Michael Barrington: majb7016@gmail.com

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