WRITING CONTEST 2015
Win cash and be published in ARTA ’ s magazine !
Reach an audience of over 15,700 !
Deadline for Entries : Monday , October 5 , 2015 Announcement of Winners : Winter issue of news & views ( December 2015 )
ENTRY CATEGORIES
FLASH FICTION Very Short Story – 1,500 words maximum Entirely fictional Any subject Any genre |
ESSAY 1,000 words maximum Essay format Subject – “ Retirement ” |
MEMOIR 1,200 words maximum Based on true past events Subject – “ School ” |
POETRY Any form Any subject Poems in rhyming couplets will not be considered . |
RULES :
• The contest is open to all ARTA members , except members of the Editorial Board and their families .
• All submissions must be original work .
• Submissions may be handwritten or typed .
• Electronic submissions MUST be . doc , . docx or . rtf format only .
• Submissions must be in one of Times New Roman , Callibri , Arial or Verdana fonts .
• Submissions made in other formats or fonts will not be considered .
• Submissions in decorative fonts will not be considered .
• Do not include illustrations .
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
• Submissions are limited to one entry per category ; however submissions in more than one category are welcome .
• The selection of winners by the Editorial Board will be considered final .
• Entry submission implies permission to publish in news & views .
• Winners will be advised privately by letter and publically in the winter issue of news & views ( December , 2015 ).
• All entrants retain ownership of publication rights to their work ; however , winners may not submit their entries to another market until after publication in news & views .
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 news & views SUMMER 2015 | 15