Here is an upcoming contest of note:

Philadelphia Stories Announces First Contest

Greetings!


We are proud to announce the "Philadelphia Stories First Person Contest," sponsored by Kelly Simmons. The focus on this first contest will be first-person essays that feature women triumphing over domestic violence or mental illness. We are excited about this opportunity, since the funds go to two good causes. Please see details below.


Sincerely,


Carla Spataro & Christine Weiser
Publishers, Philadelphia Stories




Contact Info
Online submissions accepted at www.Philadelphiastories.org from February 4, 2008 to June 20, 2008. We highly encourage you to submit online, but if you MUST mail it, you may send to:



Kelly Simmons

ATTN: Essay Contest

PO Box 380

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010






CONTEST DETAILS:
Start-End Dates: February 4, 2008 to June 20, 2008.
Prize: $750.
Winning essay will be published in the Fall 2008 issue of Philadelphia Stories.
CONTEST RULES:

Submissions: First-person essays that feature women triumphing over domestic violence or mental illness.
Length: 3500 words maximum.
Multiple submissions accepted.
Reading fee: $10. [Half of every $10 Reading Fee will be donated to The Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County.]
Applicants must be living in, or originally from, Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey.
By submitting an entry, you agree to have it published by Philadelphia Stories' website and in print.
JUDGING:

Preliminary judging will be done by members of the Philadelphia Stories editorial staff.
The winner will be chosen by Kelly Simmons, author of Standing Still (bykellysimmons.com). Kelly is a former journalist and current novelist/advertising creative director. Standing Still is her first published novel.




Philadelphia Stories, a non-profit literary magazine and companion website (www.philadelphiastories.org), includes short stories, essays, poetry, creative non-fiction, art, and photography from PA-DE-NJ area provided to the general public free of charge. Philadelphia Stories is available at over 120 locations throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, including all 55 branches of the Free Library, fifteen Borders Bookstores in the Delaware Valley, the Philadelphia International Airport, and many other cafes and independent bookstores. See Philadelphia Stories.org for submission guidelines.



--Hildieblog
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