Aspiring writers have the opportunity to enter their own pieces into a Sinclair Community College writing contest.
Winners will be announced out of each of the categories, which are divided into an adult and high school sections; they are fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.
First place winners will receive $60 and a $125 scholarship to go toward a day at the Antioch Writing Workshop, second place winners will receive $30 and third place winners will receive $20. First, second and third place winners, along with honorable mentions will also receive a certificate appropriate for framing.
A best in show winner will also be picked between all the winners of each category; they receive full tuition toward the full week at the Antioch Writing Workshop. First place winners may also use their $125 scholarship to go toward tuition to attend the full week at the Antioch Writing Workshop, instead of only going one day.
To enter, writers should submit their pieces by March 1, either by mail or electronically by visiting https://sinclairwritingcontest.submittable.com/submit.
Professor and Director of the contest Rebecca Morean said this is the first year they’ve ever had the option to submit electronically.
Fees for entering are $7 per adult entry and $5 per high school entry. However, if writers are submitting through the mail, fees are $5 per adult entry and $4 per high school entry.
All entries should be typed and double spaced with the title of the piece, along with the writer’s full name and address in the upper left corner. The writer’s last name should also be included at the top of each following page.
Poetic entries should not exceed 100 lines or five pages; all others should be no more than 5000 words.
All winners will be announced at the Spectrum Awards Dinner on April 2.