San Antonio Writers Guild Annual Contest
The San Antonio Writers’ Guild Annual Contest features categories in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The contest is open to all writers, both SAWG members and non-members.
The deadline for entry is October 3, 2013.
Cash prizes are given in each category. Authors retain all rights to their works.
Contest Categories:
Novel: First chapter or up to the first 5,000 words
Short Story: limit of 4,000 words
Flash Fiction: limit of 1,000 words
Memoir/personal essay: limit of 2,500 words
Poetry: any style, with a limit of 40 lines total (including blank lines) and a limit of 80 characters per line (including spaces)
Prizes in each of the five categories: First place $150, Second place $75, Third place $50
Entry fees range from $10 - $20 per entry.