Over $500 in Prizes!!!

The North Shore Writers’ Association
is pleased to announce their
13th Annual Writing Contest
Deadline: April 30, 2009-midnight

Entry Fee:
Adults $15.00 per entry, youths (13-18) $5.00 per entry. Please, make your cheque payable to the North Shore Writers’ Association.

Mail your entries to:
NSWA 2009 Writing Contest
P.O. box 422, 1641 Lonsdale Avenue,
North Vancouver, BC, V7G 1H8

Categories:
Fiction: up to 2000 words per entry.
Non-fiction: up to 2000 words per entry.
Poetry: up to three poems per entry and 40 lines per poem.
Blind judging is in effect for all submissions.

Each submission has to accompanied by
-a cover page containing name, address, telephone, e-mail address (if applicable),
category, title of your submission and word count. If you are a youth indicate your
date of birth to qualify for the $5. fee.
-number all pages of your submission, but do not show the title on your manuscript.
-send entries on 8 ½ x 11-size pages, in New Times Roman font size 12, double-spaced.
-submit previously unpublished material only.
-keep a copy of your submissions as they will not be returned.

Prizes for each category:
1st Prize: $100.00 and publication in our newsletter and/or anthology 2009
2nd Prize: $50 and publication in our newsletter and/or anthology 2009
3rd prize: $25.00 and publication in our newsletter
Honorary mention: publication in our newsletter

-Winners will be declared at the discretion of the judges and notified June 1, 2009.
-Winners will be invited to one of our meetings to receive their prizes.
If you have questions, e-mail msadro@shaw.ca with NSWA contest in the subject line.
For further information visit our web site at www.nswriters.bc.ca

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver through the North Vancouver Office of Cultural Affairs.