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Art Center for the Islands
5th Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest

Guidelines for 2008
ELIGIBILITY: The 5th Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest is open to any writer,
anywhere over 18 years old.

1. CATEGORIES: Three areas - Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry
   
   
2. PRIZES: 1st Prize $100, 2nd Prize $50, 3rd Prize $25 will be awarded in each category. Honorable Mention Certificates will be awarded at the discretion of the judges. Individuals who have won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Place twice in the past two years will be eligible for honorable mention only. Our aim is to widen the circle of winners.
   
   
3. LENGTH: Maximum of 2000 words for Fiction and Non-fiction, maximum of 50 lines for Poetry.
   
   
4. FORMAT: Submissions must be original and previously unpublished. They must be typewritten, double-spaced in a New Times Roman or Arial font on 8.5 x11 white paper. Include a cover sheet for each submission with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title and category of your piece. Do not include your name on your submission. Type your title and category at the top of each page of your submission. If you send multiple submissions, each one must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet and entry fee. Submissions that do not meet these criteria will not be read. No e-mail submissions, please.
   
   
5. FEES: $5USD or $5CDN per submission, payable to “Art Center for the Islands”.
   
   
6. DEADLINE: Submissions must be RECEIVED by February 29, 2008. No submissions will be returned.
   
   
7. WINNERS will be announced at a reception in mid-April 2008. Winners will be notified by telephone or e-mail prior to the reception, and they will be invited to read their winning pieces at the reception.
   
   
8. SUBMISSIONS: Please mail or deliver your submissions, with fees payable to Art Center for the Islands to the following address:
   3rd Texas Laughing Gull Writing Contest
   c/o Art Center for the Islands
   PO BOX 1175
   Port Aransas, Texas 78373
   
   Hand Deliver to: 323 N. Alister, Port Aransas TX
   
   
9. BOOKLET AVAILABLE: Winning submissions may be printed in a booklet for sale at the Art Center for the Islands to help defray contest costs. The Art Center makes no claims to any of the author’s publication rights or copyrights.
   
   
10. FURTHER INFORMATION: E-mail txlaughinggull@hotmail.com or call the Art Center at 361.749.7334.