{"id":684,"date":"2022-01-27T17:25:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=684"},"modified":"2022-01-27T17:25:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T22:25:31","slug":"pfn-epics-2022-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/anovelapproach.ca\/submission_calendar\/event\/pfn-epics-2022-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"PFN &#8211; EPIC&#8217;s 2022 Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wsite-content-title\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">EPIC Writing Contest Information and Rules.<br \/>\n\u200b<em>Please read carefully!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Submission period:<\/strong>\u00a08 a.m. February 1 through 5 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022.<br \/>\n\u200bYou may submit a single work in only ONE of the categories below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PROSE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; (fiction, non-fiction, or memoir).\u00a0Adults and Students in grades 8-12<\/li>\n<li><strong>POETRY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Adults and Students in\u00a0grades 8-12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr class=\"styled-hr\" \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><em><u>Please Note<\/u>: contest judges, EPIC board members, committee members, and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter this contest. Your work must be in English, and not previously published. Entries containing graphic sexuality, extreme violence or gratuitous offensive language will not be considered.<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">Our judges will evaluate your work with attention to organization, development, voice, and attention to the conventions and craft of writing.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<hr class=\"styled-hr\" \/>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>SUBMISSION RULES and FORMATTING<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All entries must be submitted as a Word document (.doc or .docx)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>All submissions must have the title and page number(s) in the top right corner of the page.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DO NOT include your name on the document.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>\u200bPROSE<\/strong><br \/>\nFormatting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum\u00a01,500 words.<\/li>\n<li>DO NOT include your name on the document.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>POETRY<\/strong><br \/>\n\u200bFormatting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No margin and spacing requirements.<\/li>\n<li>12-point Times New\u00a0Roman.\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>DO\u00a0 NOT include your name on the document.<strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ENTRY FEES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Payments must be made through PayPal,\u00a0<em>which also accepts your credit card<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Adult-EPIC Member: $10 (non-refundable)<\/li>\n<li>Adult-Non-Member: $15\u00a0\u00a0(non-refundable).\u00a0Not a member?\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgroupwriters.com\/membership-registration-form.html\">Click here to join<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Students (grades 8 &#8211; 12):\u00a0<strong><em>Free<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u200bPRIZES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place (prose and poetry) $150<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Second Place (prose and poetry) $75<\/li>\n<li>Honorable mentions may be selected at the discretion of the judges. No cash awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners will be notified May 7- 8, 2022. The\u00a0Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. 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