2021 W.O.T.R. Writers Competition

Competition Rules and Criteria:

Our judges will evaluate your short fiction or non-fiction submission (up to 1000 words) with attention to organization and development (unity, order of ideas and depth), expression (voice, word choice, fluency) and conventions of grammar and spelling.

NOTE: Original entries may be short form, or an excerpt from a longer work, but the judges will read all entries as unified and complete.

Please read the following information carefully. Entries not adhering to these guidelines may be disqualified.

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* 1. Membership in WOTR is not a requirement for any submitting writer living in Eastern Washington, but it is a requirement for any writer living elsewhere in Washington. No out-of-state submissions will be considered. (This has been changed from previous years’ competitions.) Please check the appropriate box:

I live east of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State

I live in another part of Washington state BUT I am a WOTR member

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* 2. Entries must meet the following criteria. Please check each box to verify that your submission qualifies:

Must be in English

Must be previously unpublished (Exception: On your own website)

Must be the original work of the submitting party

Must be double spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font

Must use standard, 1-inch margins (please, no excessive space above the first page title.)

Must not exceed 1,000 word maximum

Each page must include the title and page number

Your name MUST NOT appear anywhere on the entry or in the file name

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