Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Tell It Strange Essay & Story Contest - Deadline Saturday, May 31, 2014


Categories

Fiction, Nonfiction
Entry Fees

$10 per entry from February 27 through March 1; $15 per entry from March 2 through May 31
Prizes

First Place: $1,000 (USD); publication, along with the finalist judge's comments, in The Writer magazine; a creative writing workshop offered in New York City or online by Gotham Writers Workshop ($445 value); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine.

Second Place: $500 (USD); publication on The Writer website (WriterMag.com); one-year subscription to The Writer magazine; a creative writing workshop, either in New York City or online, offered by Gotham Writers Workshop.

Third Place: $250 (USD); publication on The Writer website (WriterMag.com); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine; a creative writing workshop, either in New York City or online, by Gotham Writers Workshop. Gotham Writers Workshop will also publish an excerpt of this story on its website.


Description

Choose one of the Ms. Proulx’s insightful quotes to respond to:

“We’re all strange inside. We learn how to disguise our differences as we grow up.” –The Shipping News

“There’s something wrong with everybody and it’s up to you to know what you can handle.” –Close Range

Entries may be in any genre — including fiction, memoir, essay and poetry.
Contact Information

TWEditorial@madavor.com
Contact@GothamWriters.com
Website

http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/910

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