Writing Contests

FLASH FICTION

• Maximum 750 words
  
• Any genre
  
• No theme

PERSONAL ESSAY

• Maximum 1,500 words
  
• Theme: Family
  

POETRY

• Maximum 75 lines
• Any form or style, free verse to formal or anything in-between
• No theme
  

TEEN SHORT STORY

• Maximum 1,500 words
  
• Any genre
• No theme
• Open to 18 years old and younger
  

Eligibility:

• Wisconsin resident OR
• Wisconsin student OR
• Registered participant of 2019 Lakefly Writers Conference
• ***Members of the Lakefly Conference Planning Committee are NOT eligible to enter

Winners:

• Winners will be notified by April 12, 2019
• Prizes include: 1st place: $100, 2nd place: $75, 3rd place: $50 cash
  
• Winners must be able to attend our awards ceremony to be eligible to win
• The awards ceremony will take place as part of our Lakefly Writers Conference, held at the Oshkosh Convention Center (2 N Main St, Oshkosh, WI, 54901- Free parking available). The ceremony portion of the conference is free and open to the public: Saturday, May 11, 2019, 2:30 p.m.

• Contest submissions will be accepted starting January 7, 2019
• Entries must be original and unpublished- Electronically or self-published works are ineligible.
• There is no entry fee- Limit one entry per author per category
• Entrants should include a biography written in third person, maximum 100 words- If entering the Teen Short Story Contest please include your age and grade level
• Submissions will not be returned
  

• Format: Double spaced, Times New Roman, or Courier, 12 point font
• Cover page: Name, Mailing address, Phone number, E-mail address, Submission title, Word or line count, Category
  
• Subsequent pages: Title and page number at the top of each page (Example: The Dark Night, page 1/3)
  
• ***Please do NOT put your name or other identifying information anywhere besides the cover page
  

Electronic Submissions:

• Send to: LakeflyContests@gmail.com
• Attach your submission as a .pdf file
• Entries must be time stamped by midnight, March 1, 2019

Mailed submissions:

• Mail to: Lakefly Writing Contests, c/o Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901
• Entries must be postmarked by midnight, March 1, 2019