Houston Writers Guild 2015 Spring Contest
Open Submissions December 1, 2014 – March 1, 2015
Contest is open to all writers (regardless of publishing status) with original unpublished work. First place in each category wins $75. In addition, all first place winners will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for editing/proofreading of 25 pages by Editorial Services, Inc. Winners will be announced at the HWG 2015 Spring Conference. Everyone will receive score sheets with feedback via email after the winners are announced.
Contest Categories: MG/YA/NA, Mainstream/Contemporary/Historical, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Romance/Women’s Fiction, SciFi/Fantasy/Paranormal,
Memoir/Nonfiction, Short Story, Poetry
HWG reserves the right to cancel a category if an insufficient number entries are received.
Entry fee: $25 HWG members / $30 non-members
Multiple entries: $15 for subsequent entry.
Poetry Fee: $15 HWG members / $20 non-members
Multiple poetry entries: $10 for subsequent entry.
Entry fees: Short story – same as book manuscripts