Bayou Writers’ Group

2011 Members-Only Contest

BWG presents its third Members-Only Contest.  Categories are fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.  Judging will be done by qualified professionals and may include comments and suggestions on each entry and score sheet.  Rules are below.  Submission deadline is JUNE 4, 2011.  Winners will receive a certificate and free BWG Membership for 2012 (from January 2012 to December 2012).

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (RULES)

Poetry:  rhymed or unrhymed up to 25 lines

Fiction or nonfiction up to 3,000 words

COVER SHEET:  Use a separate cover sheet for each entry.  Put your name, complete address, telephone number, and email address (if applicable) in the upper left-hand corner.  In the upper right- hand corner, list category and number of words or lines (whichever is applicable).  Double space six times and center the title.  Double space again and type the first line of your story/poem (to avoid confusion in case of a title being used by more than one member).  DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON ANY OTHER PAGE!  Cover sheets will be kept in a special envelope by the President for identification of the winning entries and will not be sent to the judges with the submissions.

ALL ENTRIES

This must be your original unpublished work.  Publication on the Internet is publication.  Use font size 12 and Times New Roman only.  Text should be on one side of each page.  Each member may enter ONE PIECE IN TWO SEPARATE CATEGORIES, for example:  one fiction and one poem, or one nonfiction and one fiction, but not two fiction pieces!  Each category must have at least five entries or the category will be cancelled.

FICTION AND NONFICTION:  Entries must be typed and double-spaced with one-inch margins.  For the first page, double space eight times from the top of the page, center the title, double space again, and begin the story.  On each succeeding page of story, type title and page number in the upper right- hand corner WITHOUT AUTHOR’S NAME.

POETRY:  Poems must be typed but may be single-spaced and may begin at the top of the page.  List number of text lines in upper right-hand corner.  On each succeeding page, type title and page number in upper right-hand corner WITHOUT AUTHOR’S NAME.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS NOON (12:00 PM) AT THE JUNE 4^TH, 2011 MEETING!

Emailed entries are not accepted.  If a member lives out of town, he/she may mail in their submission(s).  Fasten cover sheet and three copies of your submission with a large paperclip.  DO NOT STAPLE ANYTHING!  Entries which do not conform to these rules will be disqualified and not judged.  Judges often write comments directly on the submission.  Each entry will be judged but we cannot guarantee all judges will write comments on either the score sheet or submission.  Decisions of the judges are final. 

WINNERS AND AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE SEPTEMBER 2011 MEETING!