Participate in the Library's annual writing contest for adults! Write a flash fiction story in any genre on the theme of your choice. Stories must be 1,200 words or less.

Prizes:

 1st Prize: $60 cash prize

2nd Prize: $40 cash prize

Guidelines:

- Participants must be 18 or older.

- Submissions are accepted November 1 through December 16. Entries are due by midnight on December 16, 2024. 

- Submitted works must be original, written in English, previously unpublished, and written in 1,200 words or less. Any works that do not fit these criteria will be disqualified. 

- Only one story per writer may be submitted.

- Please keep your story content appropriate for a wide audience. 

- Email entries to Jessica at jfurtado@hwlibrary.org The following information must be written in your email: your name, phone number, email address, and title of the story. Attach your story in a document. Please do not include identifying information in your document.

- If you prefer to submit a hard copy, please include your name, phone number, email address, and title of the story in a cover sheet. Bring your submission to the Circulation Desk. 

- Participants agree that, if selected as a winner, their entry may be posted on the library’s website and social media, either in its entirety or in excerpts. 

- Submission indicates acceptance of all contest rules.

- The contest will be judged by Adult Services Librarian and writer, Jessica Furtado.

Contest winners will be announced in January 2025 through direct notification to the winners. The winning stories will be shared on the Library’s website.

Prizes are sponsored by The Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.