[Cwgrad-announcements] Fwd: Media release: Two weeks to WCDR short story contest deadline

[D Charles Whitney]

> From: "WCDR Public Relations Director" <pr2008 at wcdr.org>
> Date: November 12, 2008 5:06:43 PM PST
> To: <pr2008 at wcdr.org>
> Subject: Media release: Two weeks to WCDR short story contest deadline
> Reply-To: <pr2008 at wcdr.org>
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Two weeks to short story deadline
> Writers’ Circle of Durham Region contest closes December 1
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> DURHAM REGION, Nov. 12, 2008: Get writing, because the Writers’  
> Circle of Durham Region (WCDR) short story contest closes December  
> 1. Put pen to paper because WCDR is calling all storytellers,  
> writers and mad scribblers to submit their best short stories to  
> the 2008 contest. Choose any genre, subject or style, just write it  
> quick and keep it short –stories cannot exceed 1500 words.
>
> Entries must be original and unpublished and not submitted  
> elsewhere for publication or broadcast. Sharon English, Barry  
> Dempster and Barbara Kyle will do the final judging -- stories will  
> be judged on their originality and sense of craft in the work.  
> Winners will see their entry published in a special edition of the  
> Word Weaver, WCDR’s bi-monthly newsletter, and on their website at  
> www.wcdr.org. Winners will be invited to read their entries at a  
> future WCDR event.
>
> Prizes will be awarded based on a percentage of entry fees collected:
> First prize - 25 per cent of entry fees with a $100 minimum prize
> Second prize - 15 per cent of entry fees with a $60 minimum prize
> Third prize - 10 per cent of entry fees with a $40 minimum prize
>
> The contest is open to all writers, 18 years and over. Entry fee is  
> $10 Canadian. Stories must be received by midnight on December 1,  
> 2008. Electronic submission only. More details at www.wcdr.org.  
> Address any questions to shortstory at wcdr.org.
>
> -30-
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> The Writers’ Circle of Durham Region (WCDR) is dedicated to  
> raising the profile of writers of all kinds, and at all levels, by  
> offering a forum through which they can find support, education and  
> networking opportunities. As a non-profit umbrella organization,  
> WCDR has worked since 1995 to draw together individuals and groups  
> with common interests in promoting the art and skill of writing,  
> fostering literacy, and providing moral support to our members. To  
> find out about the many writing-related activities WCDR offers,  
> please explore www.wcdr.org
>
> MEDIA CONTACT: Heather M. O'Connor
>                                      WCDR Director of Public Relations
>                                       905-430-0466
>   pr2008 at wcdr.org
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