DEADLINE |
June 30,2010

PRIZES IN EACH CATEGORY |
1st place $100, 2nd place $50, 3rd place $25, plus one honorable mention for every 10 entries.

ELIGIBILITY |
Open to all writers age 18 and up, except members of the Board of Directors of Whispering Prairie Press. All work must be the author's original work.

POETRY |
Any style, any subject. Limit: 36 lines.

FLASH FICTION |
A complete fictional short story with a beginning, middle and end. 1,000 words or less.

NON-FICTION PERSONAL ESSAY |
1,000 words or less

SUBMISSIONS |

• All work must be unpublished at time of submission. • No limit on number of entries. • Submit hard copy with no name on manuscript. • Put word count for fiction or line count for poetry in the top right corner. Include a cover sheet with name, address, e-mail, telephone number with area code, category, and title of entry. • If author is a full-time college student, add the name of the school. • Prose must be double-spaced in 12-point font, Times New Roman or Courier. Poetry may be single spaced. • Enclose SASE for next year's guidelines. Entries not returned.

ENTRY FEE |

• $5 for each entry or 3 entries for $10. (nonrefundable) • Full-time college students: 2 entries for $5 May mix categories.

ADDRESS |
Whispering Prairie Press Writing Awards
PO Box 8342
Prairie Village, KS 66208-0342

POSTMARK DEADLINE |
June 30, 2010

RESULTS |
Winners will be announced by August 1, 2010, and winners' names posted at www.kansascityvoices.com. Judges' decisions are final.