[CW-Grad] FW: MEDIA RELEASE: Antanas Sileika to judge writing competition

[Bryan G Bradford]

November 30 deadline:


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Antanas Sileika to judge writing competition
Director of Humber School for Writers to select Whispered Words $1000 prize-winner

durham region, ON  November 3, 2011:  Whispered Words, the themed prose competition run by the Writers' Community of Durham Region, has a secret to share. Antanas Sileika<http://antanassileika.ca/> will be Whispered Words' final judge. Sileika is eminently qualified. He is the director of the Humber School for Writers and the author of four books of fiction, most recently Underground, a novel published by Thomas Allen in in 2011. He has also contributed widely to book criticism on radio, television, and in print.

He'll see a broad spectrum of writing. Whispered Words welcomes fiction and non-fiction, accepting prose of all kinds: literary, science fiction, children's, memoir, essay, creative non-fiction. All entries compete head to head, word for word...and whisper for whisper.

The $1000 first prize includes publication in the Whispered Words literary anthology. The $400 second prize winner, $200 third place winner and selected honourable mentions will also be published in the anthology. All published entries reap $25 payment and a contributor's copy. What's more, each and every entry in the contest receives written feedback from the judges.

The maximum word count is 1000 words. The entry fee is just $20 Canadian - $25 for international entries.

Whispered Words is also running a cover design contest. The prize is $150, publication on the cover of the Whispered Words anthology, plus a contributor's copy. Entry fee is $5 Canadian. The cover art contest will be judged by David Schembri of Surfacing magazine.

Both contests close November 30, 2011. Winners will be announced in March 2012. Online submissions only. Payment by PayPal, or mail a cheque or money order to The Writers' Community of Durham Region, Bayly Postal Outlet, PO Box 14558, 75 Bayly Street West, Ajax, Ontario, Canada L1S 7K7.

For complete contest details, visit www.wcdr.org<http://www.wcdr.org/> or e-mail querycontest at wcdr.org<mailto:querycontest at wcdr.org>.

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The Writers' Community 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<http://www.wcdr.org>.
MEDIA CONTACT: Heather M. O'Connor
                                    905-430-0466
 querycontest at wcdr.org<mailto:wildwords at wcdr.org>



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