I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost

Word/Line Length ~ Short Story and Non-Fiction not to exceed 2,500 words, Poetry not to exceed 100 lines (including stanza breaks), title is not to be included in the word or line count.

Entry Format ~ All entries must be previously unpublished. All entries must be typed using black 12 Point Times New Roman Font, Short Story, Non-Fiction double spaced, Poetry may be single spaced, all entries on one side only of white 8 1/2X 11 paper. Staple entry in upper left corner. Put title only on first page, title and page # in the upper right hand corner of each additional page. Please put NO OTHER identification on your manuscript.

On a COVER PAGE type your name, address, phone number, email (if available), story/non-ficiton/poetry title, category entered and word count (for Short Story and Non-Fiction) or line count (for Poetry). Include separate cover page for each entry.

Fees ~ Enclose one check made payable to Inland Empire CWC … $10 for each Short Story, Non-Fiction piece or Poem entry. You may enter as many categories, as many entries as you wish.

Deadline ~ All entries must be postmarked no later than September 26, 2008.

Winners ~ Winners will be announced at the November 22, 2008 Inland Empire CWC meeting 10:15 a.m. at the Borders Bookstore in Montclair, CA. (Winners will be notified by November 15, 2008 and asked to email their winning entry for publication purposes. Winners do not have to attend the November meeting to receive their awards.) All winning entries will be published in Inland Empire CWC’s journal Fresh Ink, December 2008 issue on the Inland Empire CWC Website Contest Page where that issue of Fresh Ink will be available for downloading.
Authors retain all rights.

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