8th Annual FundsforWriters Essay Contest

Guidelines:

Not to exceed 750 words.

Essay/nonfiction only.

Receipt deadline Midnight, October 31, 2009.

Email to hope@fundsforwriters.com. (No more fax and snail mail submissions.)

No attachments to emails. Embed in the email itself. (Viruses are nasty creatures.)

Entry fee $5 or ZERO dollars. Payable via PayPal or check. Put name and essay title with check via mail.

Note ENTRY FEE or NO ENTRY FEE on your submission.

Same piece cannot be submitted in both ENTRY FEE and NO ENTRY FEE categories.

Must be original and unpublished.

Must be in English but entries accepted internationally.

Entry fees must be in US dollars.

No limit to the number of submissions.

All writers must be 18 or older.

Do not bother with SASE for winners lists. Winners posted on website and in newsletters.

Single or double-spaced accepted.

Winners and public notified by December 1, 2009.

Winners published in FundsforWriters newsletters and/or website.

Other submissions will be considered for publication, but will be paid the standard rate of $40 if selected.

Final determination of winners is not negotiable.