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2nd Annual Fiction Writing Contest

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It’s another quiet week here at the library. | East Lansing Public Library

It’s another quiet week here at the library. | East Lansing Public Library

Writers of all ages are invited to submit works of short fiction to the 2nd annual Fiction Writing Contest from the Community Writing Center @ ELPL!

Entries will be considered in separate categories for youth, teens, and adults by a panel of judges made up of an anonymous group of MSU Writing Center administrators, consultants, and ELPL staff. Winning entries will receive cash prizes and be displayed in the library and on its webpage.

Stories must be submitted by April 30. Submissions after that date will not be considered. Authors will be notified of the results of the contest by June 30th, 2023. 

If you’d like some extra help, come to the Community Writing Center on Thursdays from 5-6PM to work on your fiction with a consultant! We look forward to reading your story!

[A graphic shares how to submit: Submit your work to the Google Form at bit.ly/CWCFictionContest by April 30th, 2023. Submissions must meet the following requirements:Submissions must be 3000 words or lessNo more than one submission per authorNo submissions that have been previously published in print or onlineSubmissions must be in a PDF document, in 12-point Times New Roman font, and double-spaced.

Original source can be found here.

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