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THIRD ANNUAL JURIED LITERARY COMPETITION
The York County Public Library is pleased to
announce the winners of the
Third Annual
Literary Competition for Poetry and Short Stories. The community and
competition participants are invited to the Winners' Reception and Public
Reading on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Tabb Library meeting room.
Prizes will be awarded, and the winners in each division will read their entry.
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2008 Literary Competition Winners
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Adult Poetry
Division
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First
Place:
Second Place:
Third Place:
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Bill
Glose,
Skin Hunger
Julia Denton,
Rubicon
Patrick Davis,
In line for funnel cakes,
Jamestown, 2007
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Adult Short
Story Division
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First
Place:
Second Place:
Third Place: |
Leah R.
Bott,
Feeling Scarlet
Leah D. Price,
Letter from Christine
Bill Glose,
Two Miles from Hilton
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High School
Short Story Division
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First
Place:
Second Place:
Third Place: |
Jessica
Kranz, M S
Amy Gibbens,
A Camp Haunting
Mary Cumbie,
The Guardians
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Third Annual Juried Literary Competition Prizes
Adult
Short Story Division
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Adult
Poetry Division |
High School
Short Story Division |
1st
Prize: $150
2nd Prize: $75
3rd Prize: $50 |
1st Prize: $150
2nd Prize: $75
3rd Prize: $50
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1st Prize: $75
2nd Prize: $50
3rd Prize: $25 |
Short Story and Poetry Competition Rules
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Submissions for the 2008 York County
Public Library Juried Literary Competition are due January 27, 2008
through February 28, 2008.
The competition
is open to adults, 18 years old and up, and high school students
residing in York County and neighboring jurisdictions.
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 9:00 p.m. on
February 28, 2008 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 24, 2008. A Winners'
Reception and Public Reading will be held on Thursday, April 17,
2008 at the Tabb Library. Prizes will be awarded at the
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