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9 responses so far ↓
Aradhita // April 22, 2009 at 12:28 pm |
Hi,
If I want to make a submission of a poetry, how do I do it?
Webmaster // April 24, 2009 at 4:36 pm |
Go to the Student Choice Contest and click on Contest Rules. Look for the mailbox to open on the first of each month.
John C. Mannone // June 1, 2009 at 2:33 pm |
I am confused. I do not see where the winning poetry entries are posted, I only see the fiction piece winners. Perhaps you only select one winning entry from the pool of fiction and poetry. If so, your submission guidelines should be more clear. Please clarify. Thanks.
JCM
whidbeystudents // June 2, 2009 at 1:34 am |
Yes, you are right, we select only one winning entry from the pool of fiction and poetry.
John C. Mannone // June 2, 2009 at 1:42 am |
Thank you for that clarification. However, I am saddened to see that there is an apparent bias against poetry. If this were not so, then I would expect to have seen some poetry selections when looking through the list of previous winners. That’s okay, I will limit my future entries to fiction.
John
whidbeystudents // June 2, 2009 at 11:09 pm |
John, we appreciate your interest in seeing excellent poetry win our contest. We Whidbey students share the same interest. As a rule, we receive fewer poetry than prose entries, but we are always looking for that quality poem that will knock our socks off. Remember, while the standard of our contest is excellent writing, tastes change every month from judge to judge.
Ken Schneyer // August 26, 2009 at 12:21 pm |
From everything I can see, it looks like the Students Choice contest would qualify as a “paying market” as defined by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (sfwa.org). Have you considered applying for “paying market” status? It would probably attract a lot more writers. There’s a web form.
whidbeystudents // August 30, 2009 at 11:02 pm |
Thanks for the tip!
whidbeystudents // December 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm |
Please submit by clicking on the December mailbox link on the Student Choice Contest page:
http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/