GUIDELINES HIGHLIGHTS 2010 FICTION CONTEST
CATEGORY: Fiction based on a true story from your family.
PRIZES: Three prizes of $1,000 or tuition for the Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop at Chautauqua.
ENTRY DATES: All entries must be postmarked between January 1 and January 31, 2010.
RULES: No entry form or fee is required. Entrants must be at least 16 years old at the time of submission. We welcome work from both published and unpublished authors. All submissions must be previously unpublished. Stories may be any length up to 750 words. Stories for beginning readers should not exceed 475 words. Indicate the word count in the upper right-hand corner of the first page of your manuscript. No crime, violence, or derogatory humor. Entries not accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not be returned. Manuscripts or envelopes should be clearly marked FICTION CONTEST. Those not marked in this way will be considered as regular submissions to Highlights.