2023 Berries, Bridges, & Books
Page Turner
and Poetry Contest
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DEADLINE JULY 10
A Page Turner is a story that is so interesting and exciting that the reader can’t stop reading and must turn the page to see what happens next. Is your story impossible to put down? Submit the first page of your manuscript and see if your story has what it takes to keep readers turning pages!
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2023 Guidelines
Author retains copyright.
This contest is offered at no cost to anyone pre-registered for the conference.
Treat your entry as a work you are sending to a publisher. Do not deviate from guidelines.
Categories: Children / Young Adult / Adult / Poetry
One entry per category
Guidelines for Prose Entries
1) One page only, and that is first page of story, written in English, original and
unpublished. Your name must not appear on your story page.
2) Use standard 8.5” x 11” paper size, using one-inch margins.
3) Font: Times New Roman 12 pt., double spaced.
4) On the first line, extreme left corner, write the category CAPITALIZED .
5) On the same line, centered, write the story’s title.
6) Drop two lines and write your entry.
7) First line of each paragraph indented 0.5 inches.
8) Do not use bold type.
9) Italics acceptable for quotes, emphasis, character’s thoughts.
On a separate coversheet, write the category, title of work, your name, street address, city, state, zip code, email address, phone number. Center in the middle of page.
Be sure the title is on both the entry and the coversheet.
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Guidelines for Poetry Entries
Any poetry form is acceptable.
1) Narrative: tells a story
2) Lyric: expresses an emotion
3) Dramatic:
a) Narrative: tells a story by the person involved
b) Monologue: speaking to others
c) Soliloquy: speaking alone (to one’s self)
4.) Free Verse
Not to exceed one page. Use writing guidelines for prose.
Use Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11.
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ALL entries must be received by midnight Monday, July 10, 2023.
A receipt for an entry will be emailed to the author.
Any entry not meeting the above guidelines will be disqualified.
The winning entries will be read to the assembly.
Prizes for prose and poetry:
First Place: $20.00 Gift Card and Certificate of Merit
Second-Place: Certificate of Merit
Third-Place: Certificate of Merit
No entry will be returned to the author by U. S. Postal Service.
Entries will be returned at the end of the conference. If entry is not picked up, the piece will be destroyed by shredding.
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TO SUBMIT BY EMAIL: vhawkrocks@yahoo.com
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TO SUBMIT BY US MAIL: Creative Minds, PO Box 584, Ponchatoula LA 70454
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