Guidelines:

Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed.

And/or write a short story, five pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, creative writing fiction or non-fiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting). Also, must be typed or neatly hand printed.

Multiple poetry and short story entries are accepted.

Deadline: December 31, 2008

All winners will be announced on January 31, 2009

Prizes:

Writing Contest First Prize is $500. Second Prize: $250. Third Prize: $100.

Poetry Contest First Prize is $250. Second Prize: $125. Third Prize: $50.

Entry fees:

Writing Contest entry fee: $10 per short story submitted.

Poetry Contest entry fee: $5 per poem.

To send entries: Include title(s) with your story (ies) or poem(s), along with your name, address, phone#, email, brief biographical info. (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Mail entries/fees payable to: “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”

Dream Quest One

Poetry & Writing Contest

P.O. Box 3141

Chicago, IL 60654

Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com for further details or to enter!

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Wayside Theatre’s Shenandoah Valley
Regional Playwrights Festival 2009

Ninth Annual Shenandoah Valley Regional Playwright's Festival
for Students in
High School (9th-12th)
Middle School/Junior High (6th-8th grades)
Elementary (through 5th grade)

Entry Deadline: Must be post marked by Friday, February 20, 2009

GUIDELINES

WHO CAN ENTER:

• Writer must be under the age of 19 on February 20, 2009.

• Writers must be a current Virginia (counties: Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Page, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Loudoun County, Fauquier County and Winchester) or West Virginia (counties of: Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire or Hardy) resident, attending Public, Private school, or in a Home School program in listed counties.

WHAT MAY BE ENTERED:

• The choice and style is up to you.

• Scripts should be ONE ACT in length and no longer than 20 minutes.

• Scripts must be original. No musicals, and screenplays are not eligible, nor adaptations of other authors work.

• Scripts must be submitted by the author/s.

• Collaborations are acceptable with a limit of 3 writers (all writers must be under the age of 19).

• Submit 3 copies of your play. Keep the original at home because scripts will not be returned.

Go to http://www.waysidetheatre.org/Education/youngplaywrights.htm for complete details.

High School Contest Winners will receive:

• First Place will receive a $75.00 Savings Bond and Staged-Reading Presentation and two tickets to a play during the upcoming Season.

• Second Place will receive a $50.00 Savings Bond and two tickets to a play during the upcoming Season.

• First Place winning play will be produced by Wayside Theatre and performed in a Readers Theatre, a staged-reading presentation, in the spring for a weekend. The First Place student playwright works with a dramaturg to refine his or her script for performance and remains an active participant in the rehearsal process.

“Young Voices of America” National Short Story Contests

Grand Prize $500

2 $250 first prizes

2 $175 second prizes

2 $100 third prizes

Entries must be postmarked by June 30th 2008

For compleat guidelines and entry form, go to:

http://www.youngvoicesfoundation.org/writingcontests.html

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