FYI for those with teen writing groups. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk@michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> From: Morgan Jarema [mailto:MJarema@kdl.org] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:05 PM Subject: Write Michigan short story contest -- time is running out to enter! Happy Monday! Please forward to anyone you think might be interested, and thanks! November 11, 2014 For immediate release Contact: Heidi Nagel, Communications Manager Kent District Library hnagel@kdl.org<mailto:hnagel@kdl.org> 616-647-4146 (office) 616-490-9399 (cell) Time is Running Out to Enter the Second Annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest Comstock Park, Mich. - The clock is ticking: today marks three weeks until the deadline to enter the second annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest. The contest, which includes cash prizes of up to $250 and publication for winners in children, teen and adult categories, is sponsored by Kent District Library, Schuler Books & Music, Pooh's Corner and Capital Area District Libraries in Lansing. Nearly 600 Michigan writers entered in its inaugural year. The goal this year is to receive 1,000 short story submissions for Write Michigan, said Heidi Nagel, KDL communications manager. "At this time, we still have fewer than 200 stories submitted, but the website visits are nearly double what we experienced over the same period last year. It wouldn't surprise me to have several hundred stories come in very close to the deadline as people tweak and tweak until their stories are perfect." Online voting to determine Readers' Choice winners runs January 6 - 31, and a panel of judges will determine the recipient of the Judges' Choice award. Winners will be honored during an awards ceremony at the Kentwood (Richard L. Root) KDL branch at 2:00 PM on March 22, 2014. The awards ceremony will feature a keynote address by author Kentwood native Kristina Riggle. Her fifth novel, The Whole Golden World, is published by HarperCollins this month. Riggle will also write the foreword to the 2014 Write Michigan Anthology of winning stories, to be published by Schuler Books & Music in a Chapbook Press book. For more information, visit www.writemichigan.org<http://www.writemichigan.org>. Kent District Library is a public library system comprised of 18 branch libraries in 27 governmental units throughout Kent County, Michigan. It is supported by millage dollars and private donations. KDL serves 395,660 people in all areas of Kent County except the cities of Grand Rapids and Cedar Springs, the village of Sparta, and Solon and Sparta townships. With 13 branches and a Bookmobile, Capital Area District Libraries serve 23 municipalities in Ingham County. Its mission is to empower our diverse communities to learn, imagine and connect. For information about hours, services or events, call 517-367-6300, or visit cadl.org. #### Morgan Jarema Communications Assistant Kent District Library 814 West River Center Comstock Park, MI 49321 Ph: 616-784-2016 ext. 2163 cell: 616-350-3865 email: mjarema@KDL.org<mailto:mjarema@KDL.org> [KDL Logo-Green] If your message is urgent and you need a response in less than one business day, call Communications Manager Heidi Nagel at 647-4146.
