Works In Progress Writers’ Workshop Writing Contest Submission Guidelines 1. Prizes Poetry                  First Place              $50.00                  Second Place         $25.00                  Third Place             $10.00 Short Story                  First Place              $50.00                  Second Place         $25.00                  Third Place             $10.00 2. Deadlines   Entries must be postmarked by Saturday, May 31, 2008.  Entries postmarked after Saturday, May 31, 2008 will not be accepted. 3. Entry fee There is a $5.00 entry fee. $5.00 for 1 poem $5.00 for each story 3,000 words or less in length Entrants can submit to both the poetry and short story contest, but each submission must be accompanied with a $5.00 entry fee. 4. Guidelines for Short Story Contest Stories must be original, unpublished, typed and double-spaced, and 3,000 words or less. There are no theme restrictions, but only works of fiction will be considered. Writers' names should not appear on the stories, and manuscripts will not be returned. Use a page numbering header with the title of the story and the page number on the right side of each page. Copyright remains the property of the author. (We do not accept e-mailed submissions.) Each story should be accompanied by a cover sheet with the writer's name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, and title of the piece. 5. Guidelines for Poetry Contest Maximum Length: 40 Lines per poem.  Poems must be in English; translations are not acceptable. Each poem must be typed (single spaced) on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper on one side only, one poem per page.  For poems longer than a page, use a page numbering header with the title of the poem and the page number on the right side of the page.  Writers' names should not appear on the poems, and manuscripts will not be returned. Copyright remains the property of the author. (We do not accept e-mailed submissions.) Each submission should be accompanied by a cover sheet with the writer's name, complete address, e-mail address, phone number, and title of the work or works. 6. Announcement of Winners Winners will be announced at the Works In Progress Poetry Reading on Saturday, August 2, 2008, at Laurel Arts from 7:00-9:00 p.m. All entrants will receive a letter and list of winners-either via standard mail or e-mail-by September 1, 2008. 7. Eligibility You must be an adult, 18 years of age or older, to enter this contest. No current member of Works in Progress Writers’ Workshop is eligible for this contest. 8. Where to submit Please mail submissions to           Barbara Purbaugh, Contest Coordinator  Works in Progress Writers’ Workshop  237 West Union Street Rear  Somerset, PA 15501 Please make checks payable to WIP Writing Contest