SCWW Carrie McCray Literary Awards
Named in honor of one of SCWW’s founding members, the Carrie McCray Literary contest is open to all registered attendees of the 2008 conference. You may enter one manuscript in each category:
| Short Fiction | Word Limit: 4,000 |
| Novel - First chapter(s) | Word Limit: 4,000 |
| Non-fiction | Word Limit: 4,000 |
| Plays & Screenwriting – Beginning Scene(s) | Word Limit: 4,000 |
| Poetry | Limited to 40 lines |
A winner in each category will be presented with $100 after dinner on Saturday evening.
Eligibility:
Work must be original and unpublished, except for works published in The Quill. First-place winners for 2007 are not eligible to submit in the category in which they won. Works submitted to the 2008 SCWW anthology and works by faculty members are also ineligible.
Format:
All entries must be typed. Prose must be double-spaced. The author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address and the title of the entry must appear on a separate cover sheet. Each page should include the title and page number. The author’s name may appear only on the cover sheet. Entrants failing to comply with the above guidelines may have their work disqualified at the sole discretion of the contest coordinator.
To enter:
After you have completed the registration process, send three copies of each entry and 1 cover sheet to:
Carrie McCray Literary Awards
Kim Blum-Hyclak
1315 Treetop Drive
Lancaster, SC 29720
Deadline: September 1st, 2008
SCWW High School Junior/Senior Literary Awards 2008
The South Carolina Writers' Workshop announces the 2008 writing competition for high school juniors and seniors enrolled in any South Carolina public or private school or homeschool. First and Second place winners in fiction, non-fiction and poetry categories will receive cash prizes. There is no entry fee and submissions must be postmarked no later than March 12, 2008. For complete rules and entry form, contact contest chair Kim Blum-Hyclak rhyclak@comporium.net Judges for this competition are Idella Bodie and Gene Fehler.
Download entry form PDF