CONTESTS 1-4 LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE DAY OF THE CONFERENCE
1. GRAND CONFERENCE AWARD 1 ($150/$100/$50) Humorous and creative essay about an experience involving a sport; make reader think and laugh; 1000 word maximum.
Chair: Vic Fleming
2. GRAND CONFERENCE AWARD 2 ($150/$100/$50) Personal essay about something that changed your life; 2000 word limit. Chair: Vicki Fountain 3. RITA GOODGAME POETRY AWARD ($100/$60/$40) Free verse poem titled "Childhood: Do you remember? 40 line limit Chair: Rita Goodgame 4. ROBBI RICE DIETRICH AWARD ($100/$60/$40) First chapter of a mystery novel; introduce main characters and create suspense; 6 pages maximum; Chair: Robbi Rice Dietrich
CONTESTS 5-10 ARE OPEN TO ALL WRITERS______________________
5. ERDEL FAMILY AWARD ($50/$30/$20) 2000 word mystery told from the point of view of the corpse. Chair: Ellen Withers
6. WHITE RIVER WRITERS' GUILD AWARD ($50/$30/$20) Flash fiction of 99 words or less; subject: unexpected blessings. Chair: Earl W. Belcher 7. MINUTE AWARD ($50/$30/$20) A slice of life in a 60 syllable, 12 line poem, iambic meter, 8444,8444,8444, rhymed aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff, capitalized and punctuated like prose.
Chair: Verna Lee Hinegardner. 8. PHILIP H. McMATH AWARD ($50/$30/$20) Featured article suitable for a southern magazine; 2000 word maximum Chair: Joe David Rice 9. WILLIAM AND ANNE HOLLAND AWARD ($50/$30/$20) Essay on how poetry can enrich our everyday live; 2000 workd maximum. Chair: Marcia Camp
10. VOICES INTERNATIONAL AWARD ($50/$30/$20) Any form poetry focusing on imagery that appeals to the senses. 30 word maximum Chair: Clovita Rice
AWARDS 11-20 ARE ALL $25/$15/$10
11. GRANDMOTHER EARTH/LIFE PRESS AWARD 40 line maximum poem; subject: beauty of God's creation (be specific). Chair: Frances Cowden
12. DEL GARRETT "GIMME THE CREEPS" AWARD Prose ghost story; 1250 words (no slasher). Chair: Del Garrett
13. CHRISTIAN POETRY AWARD Any form poem honoring the Lord Jesus Christ; 30 line limit. Chair: Kitty Yeager
14. PEN POINT GROUP AWARD 3 page short story titled "Inspired by a Song" and stating how it inspired you. Chair: Harlain C. Ruff
15. LUCILLE LONGSTRETH MEMORIAL AWARD 30 line limit; any form poem about a personal experience of survival. Chair: Barbara Longstreth Mulkey
16. FLAIR FOR FANTASY AWARD Humorous fantasy short story about a botched burglary; 2000 word maximum. Chair: Carol Hodges
17. MILDRED McKINNEY AWARD 1000 word essay about education and its relation to civic prosperity. Chair: Mildred McKinney
18. ARKANSAS PIONEER BRANCH POETRY AWARD Narrative poem; any form; 40 line maximum Chair: Helene Stallcup
19. ARKANSAS PIONEER BRANCH PROSE AWARD 2000 word maximum essay; subject: "How Can I As Mentor Encourage an Aspiring Wrtier?" Chair: Janis Kearney 20. SPRING RIVER BRANCH AWARD Free verse poem; subject: Spring; 36 line maximum. Chair: Barbara Massie
CONTESTS 21-32 OPEN ONLY TO ARKANSAS WRITERS __
21. CLARENCE & CLOVITA RICE HONORARY AWARD ($150/$100/$50) Given by Swann Kohler; 1000 word maximum essay about an Arkansas who mans a lot to you. Chair: Swann Kohler 22. GALE S. GILL AWARD ($50/$30/$20) Memoir of a family or personal experience in Arkansas; 1500 word maximum. Chair: Gale S. Gill 23. VILLAGE WRITERS' CLUB OF HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE AWARD ($50/$30/$20) 1000 word maxumum essay; title "Teacher Who Was Most Influential in My Life". Chair: Joyce M. Anderson 24. ARKANSAS POET LAUREATE AWARD ($25/$15/$10) Shakesperaian sonnet; subject: beauty of the Fall. Chair: Peggy Vining 25. HUMANE SOCIETY OF PULASKI COUNTY AWARD ($25/$15/$10) True story about older pet (4 years or older) adopted from a shelter;1500 word maximum Chair: Gary Fountain
26. REGINA CRANE AWARD ($25/$15/$10) 1500 word maximum essay; subject "I Couldn't Write Without ....". Chair: Pat Oplinger
27. SCOTT PLANTATION SETTLEMENT AWARD ($25/$15/$10) 2000 word maximum short story which includes a blacksmith shop or commissary similar to one found at the settle-ment; for infomation go to www.scottconnections.org. Chair: Sara Gipson 28. DELTA POETS AWARD ($25/$15/$10) Modern haiku (doesn't have to be 5-7-5) but middle line must be longest; mention nature. Chair: Betty Heidelberger 29. MEMORIAL AWARD ($25/$15/$10) Any form poem or one prose paragraph, 20 line maximum honoring Orville Hancock. Chair: Peggy Vining 30. MARGARET THOMPSON AWARD ($25/$15/$10) "The Big Secret... A Story That Should Never Be Told"; 1000 word maximum. Chair Margaret Thompson 31. DOROTHY TRUEX AWARD ($25/$15/$10) 1000 word maximum short story; subject: dancing; Chair: Dorothy Truex 32. STUDENT POETRY AWARD ($25/$15/$10) Any form or subject; 20 line maximum; open to grades 9-12; give school name and English teacher's name; follow other contest rules (no fee required). Chair: Nina Tillery
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CONTEST FORMS ARE LISTED UNDER CONFERENCE PROGRAM & FORM TAB.