Enter First Annual Okefenokee Heritage Writing Contest!

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First Annual Okefenokee Heritage Writing Contest

Submission Deadline:  September 15th, 2014

Winners Announced:  October 2nd, 2014

Six Different Contests

Elementary -   Story:  max 250 words

  (K - 5th)        Poem:  max 100 words

prefer typewritten, double-spaced.  Hand-written entries accepted, but they must be neat and legible.

Mid/High School:  Story:    max 500 words

                              Poem:  max 200  words

typewritten, double-spaced only

Adult:  Story:  max 1,500 words

           poem:  max 300 words

typewritten, double-spaced only

Submission Guidelines

Submit story with submission form, answering the personal information question.  Please DO NOT put your name on the story itself.

Submission forms can be obtained at the Okefenokee Heritage Center or at other locations to be announced as the contest progresses.

Submission Locations

Please send submissions to the Okefenokee Heritage Center.  Some schools may have submissions gathered at a school location, and then sent at one time.  If you are in school, please check with your teacher or with school administration.

Submission Fees

There are no fees for elementary and secondary submissions.  There is a $10 per entry for adults, and it should be included with they story and submission form.

Prizes

There will be cash prizes for all contests. :

First prize:  Story $50  Poetry $25  (Elementary and Secondary)

                   Story $100  Poetry $50 (Adult) 

Second Prize:  Story $30  Poetry $15 (Elementary and Secondary)

                        Story $50  Poetry $25 (adult)

Third Prize:  Story $20  Poetry $10  (Elementary and Secondary)

                    Story $25   Poetry $10  (Adult)

At the elementary level, all contestants will receive a certificate and recognition.  There will be Honorable Mentions at the Secondary and Adult levels.

Judging

There will be at least three judges at each level.  Each entry will be judged on a blind basis, only being identified by number and not by name.

Tallying and scoring should be completed by September 30th with winners to be presented October 2nd.

Please send entries to:

Okefenokee Heritage Center

1460 N Augusta Ave

Waycross, GA  31503