Deadline: 25 February 2011
The Bethesda Urban Partnership & Bethesda Magazine celebrate local writers at the Bethesda Literary Festival.
Adult & Young Adult Essay Topic: Have You experienced a moment of epiphany, as if your eyes were opened to something you were previously blind to? Describe this experience.
Adult & Young Adult Short Story Topic: Open
Youth Essay Topic: TBA, check back soon!
Essay Contest
Requirements: Essays should be limited to 500 words or less. Submissions should be sent by email as Microsoft Word attachments to essay@bethesda.org. The writer"s full name, mailing address and email address must be in the email and on the first page of the essay or story itself. Submissions without this information will be disqualified.
Eligibility: Residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18+). Writers must specify whether they are entering the young adult or adult contest.
Questions? Email Lindsay Patterson at Lpatterson@bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660, ext. 42.
Short Story
Requirements: Stories must be 4,000 words or less. Submissions must be sent by email as Microsoft Word attachments to shortstory@bethesdamagazine.com. The writer's full name, mailing address, phone number and email address must be in the email and on the first page of the story. Submissions without this info will be disqualified.
Eligibility: Residents of Montgomery County, MD and Upper NW Washington, D.C. only are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18+). Writers must specify whether they are entering in the young adult or adults contest.
Questions? Email Katryn Norman at katryn.norman@bethesdamagazine.com or call 301-718-7787, ext. 207.
Awards
First place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine
Second place: $250
Third place: $150
Honorable Mention: $75
The first place winners will also receive a gift certificate to The Writer’s Center. Each second, third and honorable mention essay and short story will be published on the Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Urban Partnership Web sites. All winners will be honored at a special event during the Bethesda Literary Festival.
Young Adult winners receive: $250, first place; $100, second place; $50, third place. Bethesda Magazine will print the first place Essay & Short Story.
More information here.
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