Hello Everyone! We are delighted to announce the 5th Annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest! It is super exciting this year to share that we are including a Spanish Language category for stories! Please share this information with teachers, patrons and/or any writing groups who meet at your library or in your community! We have graphics, including posters, jpgs and images specifically formatted for social media at the Write Michigan media kit<http://writemichigan.org/media.html> and would be delighted if you would share information about this statewide contest. If you'd like the News Release, it is available on KDL's blog here<http://www.kdl.org/successful-write-michigan-short-story-contest-back-5th-year>. Here's a bit more detail: Don't miss the fifth annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest<http://www.writemichigan.org/>! The writing competition kicks off on September 1, but there's plenty of time to submit your story before the November 30 deadline. You could win up to $250 and have your story published by Chapbook Press. The basic principle of Write Michigan remains - Write a short story, Vote for your favorite, Win and be published. For its fifth year, Write Michigan is offering four categories: a Youth Category for writers ages 11 and under, a Teen Category for writers ages 12-17, an Adult Category for ages 18 and up, and a Spanish language category for all-ages! Youth and Teen submissions are free. The Adult story submission fee is $10. Winners will be honored during an Awards Ceremony taking place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Kent District Library Service and Meeting Center. Author Mardi Jo Link<https://catalog.kdl.org/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=Mardi%20Jo%20Link&x=0&y=0> will present the key note. The ceremony is sponsored by Meijer and Twisted Rooster. For inspiration, we suggest any of the previous Write Michigan Anthologies<http://www.schulerbooks.com/search/site/Write%20Michigan>, available from Chapbook Press for $14.95 each. For details on how to submit your story, please review the Contest Guidelines<http://www.writemichigan.org/ContestGuidelines.pdf>. For complete information on the contest, visit www.writemichigan.org<http://www.writemichigan.org>. The fifth annual Write Michigan Short Story contest is offered by Kent District Library<http://www.kdl.org/> and Schuler Books & Music<http://schulerbooks.com/>. Thank you! -Heidi Heidi Nagel KDL, Manager of Communications & Programming 814 West River Center, NE Comstock Park, MI 49321 616-647-4146 hnagel@kdl.org<mailto:hnagel@kdl.org> [50px_rss-square-social-media]<http://www.kdl.org/blog> [50px_facebook-square-social-media] <https://www.facebook.com/KentDistrictLibrary/> [50px_instagram-square-social-media] <https://www.instagram.com/kentdistrictlibrary/> [50px_twitter-square-social-media] <https://twitter.com/KDLNews> [50px_goodread-square-social-media] <https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/86141-kent-district-library/>
