Due to the coronavirus and what we have to do as a society to mitigate the worst of it, the writing contest will need to be delayed until the crisis is over, and schools and other activities are restored.
I apologize for this delay, and I encourage you all to keep writing! You will have some great stuff to submit when this contest opens back up!
Please stay tuned to the OHC Facebook group and page, and to the websites for the Okefenokee Heritage Center and Waycross Ware County Library.
Stay healthy, everyone!
Enter
Sixth Annual Okefenokee Heritage Writing Contest
Submission Deadline: CONTEST POSTPONED
Winners Announced: CONTEST POSTPONED
Four Different Contests
Mid/High School: Story: max 1,000 words
Poem: max 250 words
typewritten, double-spaced only
Adult: Story: max 2,000 words
poem: max 400 words
typewritten, double-spaced only
Submission Guidelines
Submit story or poem with the submission form, answering the personal information questions. 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 Limits
The limit per author on Mid/High School will be three total, story and poetry entries combined. There is no limit to adult entries, but they will need to pay the $10 entry fee for each story entry, or $5 for each poetry entry.
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 story entry for adults, and $5 for each poetry entry, and it should be included with the story and submission form.
No Plagiarism
Original author entries only. If a plagiarized entry is found, that writer and all their entries will be expelled from the contest, and they will be banned from participating in future years. If you are a student, teachers and parents will be notified.
Prizes
There will be cash prizes for all contests. :
First prize: Story $50 Poetry $25 (School)
Story $100 Poetry $50 (Adult)
Second Prize: Story $30 Poetry $15 (School)
Story $50 Poetry $25 (adult)
Third Prize: Story $20 Poetry $10 (School)
Story $25 Poetry $10 (Adult)
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 CONTEST POSTPONED with winners to be presented TBA.
Please send entries to:
Okefenokee Heritage Center
1460 N Augusta Ave
Waycross, GA 31503
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