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Rules for the 2019 contests
for previously unpublished writers
ending April 30 and August 31, 2019
For
purposes of these contests, unpublished writers are defined as those
whose
jobs are not based on their writing abilities or their freelance
creative writing has never
produced
revenues of over $750.00 in any single year.
The Preservation Foundation has sole
authority to rule
on any writer's
eligibility, the appropriateness of stories for entry, contest rules,
and
all other matters relating to the contest.
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Regular
Story Submissions--No Limit
Just to be clear--while
there is a limit of two entries in each of the contests, writers
should
continue
to submit stories not meant for the contests, both nonfiction and
fiction,
for posting on our site. There is no limit. Our
purpose is
to publish your works and you don't have to enter any contests for us
to
do that.
Rules
For the 2019 Contests
This year we will have two contest closing dates and prizes
for four categories of
nonfiction:
Biographical Nonfiction, Animal
Nonfiction,
General
Nonfiction, and Travel Nonfiction.
See details below if you need clarification about any of
these
categories.
Stories must be between 1000--10,000 words in length.
There are no international limitations. Stories from any
country
are fine, although they must be written in English.
Language in the stories should be free of words or
scenes
not suitable for children, since many children read the stories and
some actually post their stories.
Just to be clear, we
claim no rights to your stories. They are published with your
name as copyright holder.
However, since our
object is to preserve these stories for future generations, not to put
them up one year and take them down the next, all
contest entries
will be posted on our web site and must remain on
the site for
as long as the Preservation Foundation exists.
We
will, however,
have no objection to the stories being published elsewhere.
Contact us if you need clarification.
Stories must be submitted as electronic files. No
paper manuscripts will be considered.
Also note: if you submit copyright material as text or
as illustration it is your responsibility to obtain permission to
use it. See How
to
submit a story
No story may be entered in more than one contest.
The author
should state which contest he/she is entering when making the
submission.
Stories entered in any of our previous
contests
will not be eligible for current year contests.
A writer may enter one or two stories in each contest. There are
no entry fees.
First prize in each category will be $200.
Runners-up will receive $100. Winners,
runners-up,
and
finalists in each category will receive certificates of recognition
suitable
for framing.
First prize winners in previous contests are not eligible for prizes
in current contests. However, there is a separate contest for
them (See below). We hope this will encourage newer writers and increase their chances of winning.
Contests
for entries between
September 1, 2018, and April 30, 2019
Biographical
Nonfiction
A biographical entry must be a true
story of an individual(s) known to the author
personally--not
a fictional or historical character. Autobiography,
of
course, must
be the
true story about the author's life, the whole or
an episode.
Nonfiction
Animal Stories
Stories
should be factual and true accounts of an encounter or
encounters by the author with a wild animal
or
animals. These include, but are not limited
to, birds,
fish, butterflies, snails, lions, bears, turtles, etc., as
long as
it is not a pet.
Contests
for entries between September 1, 2018, and August 31, 2019
General Nonfiction Contest
Any
appropriate nonfiction topic is eligible. Stories must be
true,
not
semi-fictional accounts. So-called "creative nonfiction" will not be
considered.
Travel
Nonfiction Contest
Stories
should be factual and true accounts of a trip taken by the author or a
person or persons known by the author.
Winners Circle Contest
First prize winners of previous contests, while ineligible
for prizes in regular contests, can compete in this one. The
category
is unrestricted nonfiction. All rules for regular contests
apply. Deadline is May 31, 2019. There will be one prize of
$100.
Stories
by winners who submitted entries for any of the regular contests from
September 1, 2018, through February 1, 2019, (when the winners contest
was announced) will be valid for those regular contests. They can also participate in this contest.
For a list of previous first prize contest winners click here.
Judging
As
we write this, the first 2019 contest deadline is over four
months
away. Our plans now are that judging will be done as we did it
for
the 2018
contests.
Click
here to find out how that was done.
Fiction
We
will continue to accept new fictional stories of all types for posting
on the site. However, we haven't had a fiction contest since
the year 2000
and won't this year.
We love to read your stories though and
are
happy to post them.
This
decision is based on our belief that many internet sites now
offer
programs
for writers of fiction, while very few encourage nonfiction. We believe
too that writers of fiction are also capable of writing about real
events
in their own lives and the lives of those they know. So get
busy
and prove us right!
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