Kansas Writers Association 2011 Prose and Poetry Contest

Entries Accepted Aug. 1 - Dec. 31, 2011

Many thanks to our sponsor, Susan's Floral, for supposrting the 2011 KWA Contest
FEES Per Entry: Adult KWA Member, $5, Nonmember Adult (over 18): $8. College students (full time, any age): $5, Youth (Grades K-12): $2.50
PRIZES: First Place: $50, Second Place $25, Third Place, $10
Honorable Mention certificates will be awarded at the judges’ discretion.

Categories

ADULT DIVISION – PROSE
  • FIRST CHAPTER – Or chapters, up to 3,000 words. If you wish to include a prologue or synopsis, it will count toward the word limit.
  • SHORT FICTION – Any subject, 2,000 word limit
  • SHORT STORIES FOR YOUTH – By adults for young adult/youth audience. 2,000 word limit. Fiction or non-fiction.
  • NON-FICTION – Articles, essays, memoirs, etc. with a 2,000 word limit. Any subject.
ADULT DIVISION – POETRY
  • RHYMED POETRY – 40-line limit, firm. Single spaced, double between stanzas.
  • FREE VERSE – 40-line limit, firm. Single spaced, double between stanzas.
YOUTH DIVISIONwriters age 18 and under
  • PROSE: FICTION/NON-FICTION — 2,000 word limit, any subject
  • POETRY: RHYMED/FREEVERSE (denote style) — 40-line limit. Single spaced, double between stanzas