FOSTER CITY INTERNATIONAL WRITER'S CONTEST
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$10 ENTRY FEE
First Place: $150. Second Place: $75. Deadline March 11.
 
Prizes to be awarded in the following five categories:
FICTION:  Personal experiences developed as fiction have proven to be popular favorites in this category. Not to exceed 3,000 words max.
HUMOROUS STORY:  Fictional or not, the story should be satirical, funny, whimsical, or joyous. 3,000 words max.
CHILDREN'S STORY:  Fiction or non-fiction, is acceptable, provided that the audience be children under the age of twelve. Stories in this category may be reality or fantasy based. 3,000 words max.
PERSONAL ESSAY:  A personal essay should reflect the writer's personal outlook on life as gained through personal experience but it must not be an editorial/opinion piece, a proposal to solve an existing geopolitical problem, or a dogmatic expression of opinion.
POETRY:  Submissions to the Poetry category can be either rhymed, metered or free verse on any topic desired by the writer.  Poems may be written in any narrative point of
view. Must not exceed 500 words or two double-spaced pages using a 12 point font.