CASH AWARDS: $100, $50, $10, and $5 respectively will be made to judges' determinations of first, second, third and honorable mention at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, in the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 IH20, Cisco, Texas 76437. Additionally, the David Autry Sweepstakes Award is $250; ten other special awards are $50 each. We award noncash prizes only (this year, a 15-minute loop around Cisco in a private plane, followed by a pizza party) for Adventures in Writing.
FEES: $5.00 per entry; none for Adventures in Writing
CATEGORIES AND MAXIMUM LENGTHS:
1. Poetry - 30 lines
2. Publication Briefs: Anecdotes (as in Reader's Digest®) - 200 words; Columns - 750 words
3. Articles - 2,000 words
4. Short Stories: For Children (12 and under) – 1,200 words; General - 2,500 words
5. Books - Brief synopsis and first two chapters
6. Adventures in Writing - Any genre, 1,000 words maximum (Age limit: 15 or younger; born on or after August 1, 2005)