Silver Pen Writers Announces Writing Contest

We are pleased to share the news about a writing contest with all of the writers and readers affiliated with the Whitesboro Writers Group. One of our own, your editor and friend CJ ALEXANDER,  has been asked to be one of the judges in this contest sponsored by SILVER PEN WRITERS, and she has enthusiastically agreed to lend a hand. We encourage all of you to enter, but you must be a member of Silver Pen in order to do so. Here's a link to the organization.  http://silverpenwriters.org

 There are many benefits to membership, including peer review of your stories and poems by both amateurs and highly respected, published poets, novelists and short story writers. Skill levels don't matter- the staff there helps everyone who participates. There are discussion forums, reviews to give as well as receive, writing tips from experts, and much more.  Sign up today and join in the fun!

CONTEST #1 OF 2016

Starting March 1, Silver Pen members are invited to submit original flash fiction stories for the first writing contest of 2016. This time, stories will be posted by the administrator - with no bylines - in a special forum reserved for this purpose. Members may view and comment on the stories, and contestants will be allowed one revision after reviewing members’ comments, if they so desire. The submission deadline is March 15, 11:59 PM, MDT.

Voting will take place after the contest is officially closed. The finalists will be selected as follows: the entire popular vote will constitute 25% of the total, and each of the three judges’ votes will count for 25%. Judges will be announced shortly.

What’s a contest without prizes? The winner will receive a badge for their profiles and 20 points will be added to their Silver Pen Writers accounts. In addition, CJ Alexander, managing editor of the Whitesboro Writers Group, will publish the winning stories on their Plotters Ink Fiction Writing blog. This online publication attracts international readership as well as contributors, some of whose names you will recognize. Additional prizes are under consideration and may be added to sweeten the pot.

Interested? Here are two of the contest rules.(You can view the rest if you become a member).

1. Your story must contain at least 400 and no more than 600 words.

2. There is no specified theme or prompt, but at least five of six words (or any form of them) must appear in the story. The six words will be announced on March 1, so stay tuned. ---> Here they are:

drain, swollen, ambition, absurd, aftershock and boardroom