Waukesha Writer’s
Workshop founded December 1951
BO CARTER MEMORIAL
CONTEST –
2015
RULES AND GUIDELINES
1.
CATEGORIES: Nonfiction: 1. Essay – not to exceed 2,000 words
2. Article – not to exceed 2,000 words
3.
Nostalgia – not to exceed 1,500 words
Fiction: 4. Short Story – not to exceed 3,000
words (any genre)
5. Poetry – Up to 4
poems. Total for all 4 poems inclusive not to exceed 90
lines.
Enter
as many of the four categories as you wish, but only ONE entry in any one
category.
ONLY UNPUBLISHED
MATERIAL (mms) WILL BE ACCEPTED
2. ENTRY
FEE: Contest entrance is free to paid-up members of Waukesha Writer’s
Workshop. Nonmembers may either pay a $5.00
reading fee for EACH CATEGORY entered or opt to become a member by paying the
annual dues of $15.00. Make all checks payable for dues or reading fees
to: Waukesha Writer’s Workshop.
3.
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION: Entries must be typed on one side, only, of 8 1/2
by 11 inch white paper, DOUBLE SPACED with standard one-inch margins. ALL
SINGLE SPACED NON POEM ENTRIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Poems may be either double
or single spaced.
TITLE, CATEGORY,
PAGE NUMBER, and NUMBER OF WORDS OR LINES must be at the top of the FIRST PAGE
of the manuscript. Each page of the Manuscript must contain the TITLE and
PAGE NUMBER. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE MANUSCRIPT PAGES.
Paperclip the manuscript – DO NOT STAPLE.
Prepare a COVER
SHEET FOR EACH CATEGORY, with your name, address, e-mail address,
telephone number, name of the manuscript, category and number of words or lines
ON IT.
4. DEADLINE:
Monday, April 20, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at the regular meeting of the Waukesha
Writer’s Workshop at Brookfield Highland Senior Apartments, Community Room,
20825 George Hunt Circle , Waukesha , Wisconsin . If you are unable to
attend the April meeting, MAIL or DELIVER manuscript (s) to Mickey
Burgermeister, S69 W17349 Kirkwood Dr., Muskego, WI 53150, with check for dues
or reading fee (s), to be received PRIOR to meeting date.
5. PRIZES:
In each CATEGORY – First
Prize $25.00
Second
Prize $15.00
Third Prize $10.00
If the
judge/judges do not think the manuscripts merit awards, they are not obligated
to select winners for each prize. Judges to be announced.
WINNERS WILL
BE ANNOUNCED AT THE WAUKESHA WRITER’S WORKSHOP’S
MAY 18, 2015
MEETING.
If you have any
questions, contact Mickey Burgermeister (262-679-0862) or Ramon Klitzke
(262-547-3570) or Don Schambow – dschambow1@wi.rr.com
PLEASE NOTE: Failure to follow ANY of the above guidelines will
automatically disqualify your entry.
GUIDELINES
Essay – 1. Begins
with a premise. 2. Cites examples and data supporting premise. (allow
reader to view issue or situation through author’s eyes) 3. Reveals
author’s conclusion and an invites reader to reach same conclusion.
Author’s opinion. (Subjective – author personally involved) Purpose: to
convince
Article –
Nonfictional prose. An idea is honed into a theme that becomes the
precise subject. Four part structure – 1. lead (capture readers
attention) 2. Theme paragraph 3. Body (develops the theme using
quotes and anecdotes) 4. Conclusion (answers questions raised at
beginning or summarizes main points) Factual (objective – author not
personally involved, based upon research) – Purpose: to inform
Nostalgia –
relates personal experiences intended to evoke an emotional response.
Most effective if has universal appeal, focusing on commonly shared experiences.
Author’s remembrances. Purpose: to share life’s experiences.
