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General Contest RulesNote: To avoid disqualification, please read and carefully follow these rules. |
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1. Only members of Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. may enter the contest. If entries are co-authored, both authors must be members of Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. Dues must be current at the time of entry. 2. You may enter only one unpublished, "editor ready" manuscript per category. Manuscripts must be submitted to the appropriate category and may not be entered in more than one category. Any manuscript that has won a cash prize (1st, 2nd or 3rd place) in any previous Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. contest may not be entered again. NOTE: After receiving the judges' comments, we encourage all entrants to consider the comments for revision and then send the manuscript to the Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. (OWFI) competition, and/or market the revised manuscript for publication. 3. The fee for submitting entries to the Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. annual contest is $5 for one entry or $10 for two or more entries. Make the check or money order payable to Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. and include it in the envelope with your entries. Cash will not be accepted for entry fees. 4. Entries must be "editor ready." Proper manuscript format is very important. For reference on format, consult one of the many books on manuscript formatting. The manuscript must be typed and double-spaced on one side of 8 1/2 x 11-inch white paper. Use pica type or an easy-to-read 12-point font, such as Times Roman or Courier, which should result in approximately 250 words per page (about 25 lines). Poetry may be single-spaced. Film or play scripts should follow industry standard format. Use a paper clip to hold the pages together (no staples). 5. A separate, typed cover sheet shall be attached to the front of each entry. The cover sheet should include: * Manuscript Number _____ (for use of the Contest Chair) * Category name and number * Manuscript title * Author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address if applicable * First line of the manuscript (to help Contest Chair identify your manuscript when returned from judging) The author's name, pen name, or any other personal identification must not appear on any manuscript page. The Contest Chair will assign an identification number to each entry, placing the number on the manuscript and cover sheet. The cover sheet with the entrant's name will be removed before sending the manuscript to the judge. After judging is complete and the manuscript is returned to the Contest Chair, the cover sheet will be matched with the manuscript using the identification number. 6. In the upper right corner of the first page of each manuscript, type the following: * Manuscript Number ________ (for use of the Contest Chair) * Category name and number * Number of lines (for poetry) or number of pages (for prose) * Word count. Word count can be computer generated, or may be estimated by using an average of ten words per line and 25 lines per page. 7. Place entries flat (not folded) in a 9 X 12-inch or larger envelope along with a 9 X 12-inch self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with enough postage to return the manuscript to the author. If you intend to pick up your manuscript at the NOVEMBER meeting, write "Will pick up at meeting" on the upper right corner of the outer envelope in lieu of including the SASE envelope. Any manuscript not picked up will be destroyed. 8. The deadline for submission is the September meeting. Mailed manuscripts must be postmarked by midnight of the September meeting DATE. Winners are announced at the November meeting. more contest information. |
OKC Writers 2009 Deadlines and Contact InformationContest Deadline: Saturday, September 19, 2009 Entries may be brought to the September meeting, or mailed to the Contest Chair. If mailed, entries must be postmarked by midnight on September 19, 2009. Winners Announced: Saturday, November 21, 2009 2009 Contest Chair: Maria Veres E-mail: mpveres@yahoo.com (Please allow a few days for response) The Contest Chair's mailing address can be found in the OKC Writers Directory. |
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