Deadline for Entries : Wednesday , September 28 , 2016 Announcement of Winners : Winter issue of news & views

FLASH FICTION ( a very short , fictional story ): Maximum of 1,500 words , any subject

MEMOIR 1,200 words maximum , based on true past events

POETRY Any form , any subject ( Poems in rhyming couplets will not be considered .)

THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL ARTA MEMBERS , EXCEPT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE AND THEIR FAMILIES .

• All submissions must be original work .

• Submissions may be handwritten or typed .

• Electronic submissions MUST be . doc , . docx or . rtf format and in a clear serif or sans-serif typeface ( such as Times Roman ). Electronic submissions made in other formats or typefaces will not be considered . Submissions in decorative typefaces will not be considered .

• Do not include illustrations .

• Submissions are limited to one entry per category ; however , submissions in more than one category are welcome .

• The selection of winners by the judges will be considered final .

• Entry submission implies permission to publish in news & views .

• Winners will be advised privately by letter and publicly in the winter issue of news & views ( December , 2016 ).

• All entrants retain ownership of publication rights to their work ; however , winners may not submit their contest entries to another market until after publication in news & views .

Please note : The following contact information MUST appear on the first page of each submission :

• Full name

• Address

• Telephone number

• Email address ( if any )

• ARTA membership number

Submit electronic entries as an attachment to an email with the subject line WRITING CONTEST to nvsubmit @ shaw . ca

Handwritten or typed manuscripts may be sent to WRITING CONTEST c / o ARTA Office 409 , 11010 – 142 Street NW Edmonton , AB T5N 2R1

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