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Submissions for the 2009 York County Public Library Juried Literary Competition are due February 1-28, 2009.
The competition is open to adults, 18 years old and up, residing in York County and neighboring jurisdictions and high school students attending schools located in York County.
Each writer in the Adult Division may submit one short story and one poem.  Each writer in the High School Division may submit one short story.  Writers eligible to enter both the High School Division and the Adult Division may not enter both, but must choose either the High School Division or the Adult Division.
Entries must be unpublished, original manuscripts.
Each entry must be submitted on a CD or floppy disk as a Word document (Office 2000 or later).  A paper copy of each entry must also be submitted.
Short stories must not exceed 3,000 words and should be typed and double-spaced on 8 1/2" by 11" paper.
Poetry entries must not exceed 100 lines and should be typed, single or double-spaced, on 8 1/2" by 11" paper.
Each entry must include a separate cover sheet with the following information:  division in which entered; title of entry; word count (short stories only); and entrant's name, address and telephone number.  Entries in the High School Division must also indicate school attending.  The title should appear on the first page of the short story or poem.
Do not submit your only copy.  Entries will not be returned after the competition.
Entries must be hand-delivered to the Tabb Library by 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2009 or mailed to:  York County Public Library, 100 Long Green Boulevard, Yorktown, VA  23693, ATTN:  Literary Competition.  Mailed entries must also be received no later than February 28, 2009.  Faxed or emailed entries will not be accepted.  Contact the Library at (757) 890-5120 if you have any questions.
Winners will be announced on March 30, 2009.  A Winners' Reception and Public Reading will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the Tabb Library.  Prizes will be awarded at the Winners' Reception.