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The First Vice-President is in charge of the contests. If you have questions about the contests, please contact Amy McClellan from the Idaho Falls chapter, the First Vice-President for 2007-2008.
Twin Falls is in charge of the Open Contest.
Sherri George is the receiver. Mail entries to her at
PO Box 303
Jerome ID 83338-0303
Coeur d'Alene is in charge of the Assigned Title Or Theme Contest.
Deborah Vernon is the receiver. Mail entries to her at
PO Box 1827
Coeur d'Alene ID 83814-1827
Each entry in the two Book Contests requires a $25.00 entry fee. Amy McClellan is the receiver for the Fiction and Nonfiction Book Contests. Mail entries to her at
1025 E 1500 N
Idaho Falls ID 83402-5856
Assigned Title Or Theme Contest
The assigned titles for the 2008 contest are "The Winter Hell Froze Over" and "Shut Up And Drive"
The assigned themes are "Dares" (this is a correction) and "Ghosts"
You may write on either a theme or a title: The rules are:
IWL Operational Procedures
UNIT 07: WRITING CONTESTS AND AWARDS:
Section 4. Writing Contests and Awards.
a. Writing Contests:
(i) Four writing contests are held annually. The contests are the Assigned Title Or Theme Contest, hereafter referred to as the Assigned Contest; the Open Title Contest, hereafter referred to as the Open Contest; the First Chapter of a Novel Contest, hereafter referred to as the Novel Contest; and the First Chapter of a Nonfiction Book Contest, hereafter referred to as the Nonfiction Book Contest.
(ii) Contest submission postmark dates for all four contests begin February 1 and end June 30 during the contest year. Any entries postmarked after the June 30 deadline will be disqualified and returned.
(iii) The League First Vice President presides over and has responsibility for the four annual writing contests. The League First Vice President will keep a running list of judges available for the chapters to use.
(iv) The Assigned Contest, Open Contest, Novel Contest, and Nonfiction Book Contest judges may, but are not required to award First, Second, and Third Place prizes and three honorable mentions. Monetary prizes awarded to First, Second, and Third place winners will be determined by the League officers each year. All award winners and honorable mention recipients will receive certificates.
(v) Each chapter assigned to oversee the Assigned Contest and the Open Contest (see Unit 06: Rotation of Chapter Duties) will select one individual as the Contest Receiver. The League First Vice President is the Contest Receiver for the Novel and Nonfiction Book Contests. The names and addresses of the contest receivers will be published in the January Leagazette and on the IWL website.
(vi) The Contest Receivers will log all entries, provide a judging sheet and a critique sheet for each entry, and forward these and the manuscripts to the selected judges.
(vii) Chapters responsible for the Assigned Contest and the Open Contest must select judges for each contest category. The League First Vice President is responsible for selecting three judges for the Novel and Nonfiction Book Contests. Judges must not be current or former members of the Idaho Writer's League or immediate family members of current IWL members.
(viii) At the end of the judging period, the Contest Receivers will log the results and forward all winning entries to the League First Vice President.
(ix) Contest receivers will submit a copy of the contest logs to the League Treasurer.
(x) The Contest Receivers will provide the names and addresses of all judges with the contest categories they judged to the League First Vice President who will maintain a list of judges for future use.
(xi) The League First Vice President will provide the IWL League Treasurer with the list of judges for the Assigned, Open, Novel, and Nonfiction Book contests and the amounts due to them as an honorarium.
(xii) The Board of Directors will determine the amount given to judges of the Assigned and Open contests as an honorarium.
b. Contest Submission Rules (All Contests):
(i) Only paid members of the IWL may enter.
(ii) New members must have their chapter president sign the cover sheet verifying that dues have been paid.
(iii) Entries must be mailed to the contest receiver during the contest period above (see section a (ii)).
(iv) Entry must be the work of the author, not previously published (see section i Publication:) or contracted for publication at the time of submission, and not a previous winner in any IWL League contest (either monetary award or honorable mention).
(v) Cover Sheet: Each entry must include a cover sheet. The cover sheet will include in the upper left the author's name, address, phone number, email address if any, chapter name, contest name (Assigned, Open, Novel, or Nonfiction Book), contest category (Assigned and Open Contests), title, number of pages (Novel and Nonfiction Book contests), words (Assigned or Open Contests fiction and nonfiction categories) or lines (Assigned or Open Contests poetry categories), and Genre' (Assigned or Open Contests Adult Genre' Fiction category). Each item must be on a separate line, double-spaced. Failure to include a cover sheet will disqualify the entry.
(vi) Manuscript format: Place the title about one-third down from the top margin, centered and in all caps. Drop four lines and begin the writing. Title and page number must be on the top right corner of every page after the first page. Author's name must NOT appear ANYWHERE on the manuscript or the entry will be disqualified. Entries must be typed using Times Roman, Courier, or Arial font and double-spaced with one-inch margins all around. Poetry may be single or double-spaced. Do not staple manuscripts. Use paper clips or butterfly clips with manuscripts and synopsis pages.
(vii) Entries not complying with rules (i) through (vi) above will be disqualified and returned.
(viii) Judges decisions are final.
c. Additional Contest Submission Rules (Assigned Contest and Open Contest):
(i) Only one entry per Category per member is allowed in each contest. In the Assigned Contest, members may only choose one Assigned Title OR one Assigned Theme for each category. Only the first entry in any category will be accepted, additional entries will be disqualified. No duplicate entries may be used in the Open or Assigned Contests.
(ii) When using either of the Assigned Titles, the exact title must be used. Any changes to the title will result in disqualification.
(iii) Categories and word limits are as follows:
Adult Genre Fiction: 3,500 words. A story written in the romance, mystery, western, suspense, speculative, or any other genre, using the elements of plot, theme, character, tone, mood, and style.
Teen Fiction: 3,000 words. Concise, sharply focused work of fiction that explores a single idea or emotion, set off by conflict. Written for ages 13-18. The action and plot of the story should center around teenagers.
Children's Fiction: 2,500 words. A fictional prose narrative written for children. Indicate target group (under 8) or (8-12) under title when submitting.
Short Humor: 2,500 words. Fiction or nonfiction that is written to entertain.
Creative Nonfiction: 2,500 words. Nonfiction works that use fiction techniques such as dramatic description, dialogue, and an inner point of view to give the writing the feel of fiction.
Article: 2,500 words. An article is a nonfiction composition that deals with a single topic. It may be instructive, informational, or persuasive, and focuses on people, places, historical events, and personalities, new ideas, how-to, or personal experience. An article usually appears in magazines, newspapers and journals, and often involves research.
Personal Essay: 2,500 words. Nonfiction prose that expresses personal experiences and opinions dealing with aspects of everyday life. It can be entertaining or persuasive, varying from serious to light and humorous.
Light Verse: 40 lines. Is written mainly to entertain and features crispness and unexpected twists. Greeting card verse, limericks, whimsical short poems, etc. Any form, rhyming, or free verse.
Serious Verse: 40 lines. May be structured or prose-like, free verse or rhyming, in any meter, on a serious subject or written in a serious tone.
d. Additional Contest Submission Rules (Novel and Nonfiction Book Contests):
(i) Only one entry per member is allowed in each contest. Members may submit a joint entry, but may not submit an additional individual entry. Additional entries will be disqualified.
(ii) An entry fee of $25.00 payable to IWL is required with the entry. Personal checks or money orders are preferred.
(iii) Submissions must include a synopsis up to two pages and manuscript up to twelve pages using the manuscript format (see b (vi) Manuscript format:).
(iv) Synopsis pages must include the word “Synopsis” and the title in the upper right corner of each page. Each page after the first must include a page number after the title in the upper right corner. Author's name must NOT appear ANYWHERE on the synopsis or the entry will be disqualified. If no Synopsis pages are included the entry will be disqualified.
(v) Manuscript pages must be numbered separately from the synopsis pages.
(vi) Three copies of the synopsis and manuscript must be submitted in the entry. Only one cover sheet is required. Entries with fewer than three copies of the synopsis and manuscript will be disqualified.
(vii) The contest receiver with their chapter will select three judges for the Novel and Nonfiction Book Contests. Judges must not be current or former members of the Idaho Writer's League or immediate family members of current IWL members. Contest expenses such as awards and postage will be funded from the League general funds. The entry fees will be divided among the three judges as an honorarium. All entries will receive critiques.
e. Vardis Fisher Award: Judges for each writing contest category will choose the most humorous entry and designate it for a separate judging for the Vardis Fisher Award. Only one entry per category may be submitted as a Vardis Fisher nomination. The League First Vice-President will select a judge outside of the League to pick one winner. No judge used to judge any of the Open or Assigned Categories shall be used to judge the Vardis Fisher nominations. The prize will be determined each year by the League officers.
Section 2. IWL Awards:
d. Publication:
(i) Publication for all Contest and Awards categories include any of the following:
(a) Self-published books or booklets for sale to the general public (this includes vanity press).
(b) Published books or booklets for which the author received payment.
(c) Magazines, newspapers, literary and other journals, and any other publications which may or may not pay in kind or in cash, but which provide a byline for the author.
(d) Chapbooks of poetry, essays, articles, or short stories published by chapters, the author, or outside publishers which are for sale or are available to the general public, which may or may not pay in kind or in cash, but which provide a byline for the author.
(e) Electronic or other media which include byline.
Updated: January 08, 2008
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