Short Memoir Contest

The Writer is sponsoring a Short Memoir Contest.

Prizes: $1,000, first place; $300, second place; $200, third place.

Entry fee: $10 per entry, payable to The Writer.

Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2006.

Rules:
1. Submit two (2) copies of an essay about a meaningful personal experience. Entries will be judged on originality, use of language and clarity. We will be looking for a good story well told that resonates beyond the actual experience, and that enlightens, entertains and connects with the reader at a basic human level.

2. All entries must be original and previously unpublished in a book, nationally distributed periodical or Web-based magazine. Authors must be at least 18 years old.

3. Entries should not exceed 1,200 words.

4. Entries must be submitted with an entry form and a $10 fee with each submission. (download the PDF by clicking here). To request a form by mail, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Guidelines, c/o The The Writer, P.O. Box 1612, Waueksha, WI 53187-1612.

Place the title only (not your name) on each page of the entry. Manuscripts must be double-spaced in standard 10- to 12-point type, and each page must be consecutively numbered. Please paperclip pages together; do not staple or enclose in covers or binders.

For complete rules and submission guidelines, click here or write: Guidelines, c/o The The Writer, P.O. Box 1612, Waueksha, WI 53187-1612.5.

Winners will be notified by Sept. 1, 2006.

The first-place entry, along with the finalist judge's comments, will be published in The Writer magazine. All three winning entries will be posted on The Writer Web site, www.writermag.com.