34th Annual High School Writing Contest

Prizes in Each Category

• 1st-$100
• 2nd-$50
• 3rd-$25

All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention
All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary magazine

Categories

• ESSAY: Write a personal essay, labeled ESSAY, on a topic of your choice of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
• FICTION: Write a short story, labeled FICTION, of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
• POETRY: Write a poem of no more than 50 lines.

Rules

1. Type on the entry:
      Your Name and address
      Grade
      Teacher’s Name
      School Name and address
2. Include a letter from a teacher stating that the work is original and by you.
3. Entries must be typed.  Handwritten entries will not be read.  Stories and essays must be double-spaced. Single-spaced prose will not be read.  Please give your story, essay and or poem a title.
4. Only one entry per category will be considered.  Choose your best writing and send only one.
5. Mail your entry postmarked no later than December 13, 2013 to:
      Dr. Roberta Clipper
      English Department
      Rider University
      2083 Lawrenceville Road
      Lawrenceville, NJ  08648

Entries cannot be returned.  Winners will be announced by May 2014.

Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive a list of winners.

GOOD LUCK!