Writing Contests

Sharpen your pencils, find a blank page and get writing!

Two annual writing contests have deadlines approaching.

 

Paper Gardens

Deadline March 1st, 2014

Poetry (traditional, free verse, haiku, tanka, poetry of place, specific to Yamhill County)

Prose (short story; creative non-fiction)

Children ages 6 – 12; Youth 13- 17; Adults 18 and up

Free entry fee for children and youth.

Winners receive a free chapbooks, a certificate of recognition and are invited to read their work at the awards ceremony on April 18, 2014.

Check out the website’s flyer for more detailed information: http://www.artsallianceyamhillco.org/paper-gardens-writing-contest-flyer.html

Friends of the Library Essay Contest

Deadline March 21^st, 2014

What I liked about (title of book) and what I would change in it

1st- 2^nd grade essays must be 50 to 100 words.

3rd- 4^th grade essays must be 100 to 200 words.

5th- 6^th grade essays must be 200 to 300 words.

Prizes will be awarded for each division in Spanish and English. First Place $25 gift certificate; Second Place $15 gift certificate; Third Place $10 gift certificate.

For more detailed information check out the flyer on the Library’s website: http://maclibrary.org/media/2014_contest_flyer.pdf

Just a fraction of our library resources:

If I were a Chocolate Mustache  ny J. Patrick Lewis. A collection of funny poems.  (811 LEWIS)

Henry and Hala Build a Haiku  by Nadia Higgins. Read a story about how to write haiku. (811 Higgins) 

Putting it in Writing by Steve Otfinski. A guide for writing essays, school reports and more formally written items.  (808 Otfinski)