Submission Guidelines
First Place: $50
Second Place: $25
Third Place: $15
Honorable mention: Certificate.
Non-Member Cost: $15 per manuscript.
Submit as many entries as you wish.
Submission Guidelines
Submit so that manuscript is received no later than [TBA], along with your check for $10, to Columbus Writers Guild, Inc. Do NOT use registered or certified mail. Manuscript text should be 12-point font, double-spaced on white paper with a one-inch margin on all sides. Number all pages and attach with a paper clip; no staples, please. There is a 5,000 (five thousand) word maximum.
Place your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address at the top left of the first page.
Mail your story(ies) via First Class mail in a 9x12 inch envelope to:
Columbus Writers Guild, Inc., P.O. Box 2184, Columbus GA 31901.
Do not fold.
Include a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope so that your manuscript can be returned to you, if you are unable to attend the conference.
Include a SASE or postcard if you wish confirmation of your submission.
First Place: $50
Second Place: $25
Third Place: $15
Honorable mention: Certificate.
Submit as many entries as you wish.
Submission Guidelines
Submit so that poem(s) are received no later than [TBA], along with your check for $10, to Columbus Writers Guild, Inc. Do not use registered or certified mail. Poems should be 12-point font, single-spaced, on white paper. A ten-page maximum is allowed. Only one poem/portion of a poem per page. Please attach pages together with a paper clip; no staples, please. Each page with a portion is considered as part of the ten-page maximum.
Place your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address at the top left of each poem. Mail your poem(s) via First Class mail in a 9x12 inch envelope to
Columbus Writers Guild, Inc., P.O. Box 2184, Columbus GA 31901.
Do not fold.
Include a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope so that your poem(s) can be returned to you, if you are unable to attend the conference.
Include a SASE or postcard if you wish confirmation of your submission.
One-Act Play Contest & Submission Guidelines
Prizes:
First Place: $50
Second Place: $25
Third Place: $15
Honorable mention: Certificate.
Member Cost: $10 for each play.
Non-Member Cost: $15 for each play.
Submit as many entries as you wish.
Submission Guidelines
Submit so that one-act play(s) are received no later than [TBA], along with your check for $10, to Columbus Writers Guild, Inc.
Do not use registered or certified mail. Plays should have a running time of 20 minutes or less. Please submit using 12-point font, single-spaced on white paper.
Please attach pages together with a paper clip; no staples, please. Each page with a portion is considered as part of the ten-page maximum.
Contest Chair to be determined.
For questions and/or concerns regarding contests, please email chattwriter@gmail.com.
Include in the subject line "Contests" so the email can be directed to Scott.
Note: Contest Chair and Members of the CWG Contest Committee are ineligible to participate.
Other Contests
We suggest these poetry contests:
Georgia Poetry Society Contests, click here for the details: http://georgiapoetrysociety.org/contests/
Brick Road Poetry Press Book Contest: http://brickroadpoetrypress.com/poetry-book-contest/
And Columbus State University has the Carson McCullers Literary Awards FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS: https://english.columbusstate.edu/creativewriting/muccullerswards.php