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                      To develop our talents as writers,
                      To promote interest in writing, and
                      To encourage our fellow writers at all times

AWG Members Only Monthly Contest

April Winners:

Rhymed Poetry:

1st Mary Berry, "The Ice Storm - Two Views"

2nd Janice Lee Post, "Distraction"

Unrhymed Poetry:

1st Mary Berry, "Regarding Life"

2nd Julie Frybarger, Chuck Webber, "Surprised by Colors"

HM Carolyn Dycus, "The Sentinel"

HM Andie Wearden for "Rejoice with Trembling"

Members!  Check out May below!  You have until May 12 to enter.

Members Only Monthly Contest Rules – 2025 

Exclusive: For current members of AWG only. All entries eligible

for Annual Contest. No fees!

Judging: Judges are professionals who may or may not choose to

critique entries. Choice of winners is final. If there are fewer than

four entries per category in double category months, categories will

be combined. Six entries per month are required for judging.

Prizes: $20 first prize and $15 second prize. You are encouraged to

attend the meetings to pick up your check. Otherwise, they will be

mailed to the physical address provided.

Pay careful attention to all guidelines.

Deadline: Submissions received any time after the 12th of the previous

month, but due by the 12th of the contest month.

Enter by Email Only: Send documents as attachments with the cover

sheet separate from the entry and both in Word format only. Subject

Line should state: AWG Contest and “Month” (e.g. January). Entries will

be returned to the email on coversheet. Warning: some devices may not

transmit document correctly, thus disqualifying entry. AWG will respond

within five days. It is entrant’s responsibility to verify and resend.

Send to:   awg.entry@yahoo.com

Mix & Match: Submit up to 3 entries per month. Enter poetry, prose,

or both. Blended themes are acceptable. Must be original work

unpublished at deadline (includes Internet posts).

** You may send up to 3 entries and accompanying cover sheets in

the same email, but all cover sheets and entries must be separate

attachments.**

Cover Sheet Format:  Top left: author’s name, physical address (to mail

prize check), telephone number, and email. Top right: Chosen month of

entry, word count for Prose and Flash entries or line count for poetry.

(Do not count the title when determining line or word counts.) Title

of entry should be centered midway down the page.

Entry Format:  Do not include author name or other information on

any page. Minimum one-inch margins; prose double spaced; poetry

single or double spaced. First page: center title at top, double space then

start text. Number subsequent pages at the top center or top right.

Members Only Monthly Contest-2025

MONTH          THEME                                   CATEGORY

MAY       National Short Story Month, NO THEME  Fiction – 1,000 words or less

JUNE      AWG Non-Fiction Month, NO THEME      Non-Fiction – 1,000 words or less

JULY      Any “summer” related themes or words       can be physical or metaphorical)                   
               Poetry – 50 lines or less    OR       Fiction – 1,000 words or less

AUGUST   Mandatory prompt words: last, surly, expand, buoyant, lead
                   Flash entry: Fiction or Poetry Max 95 words + 5 prompt words


Flash Fiction/Poetry use 5 mandatory prompt words, or close form and

meaning, like: Oil = oiled, oils, oiling, oiler, oily not spoil or foil;

boat = lifeboat; speak = unspeakable, not spoken; place = placement;

defect = defection or defective.​​

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