Elora Writers' Festival Writing Contest: A Journey...

Where will your journey take you....?
(Photo T.J.R. Mills)

“The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair,” claimed 20th century American writer Mary Heaton Vorse.

If you’re a writer – or you want to be – then the time has come to adopt Heaton Vorse’s credo as your own because, yes, it’s writing contest season.

Start thinking about this year’s contest theme: A Journey. Let your imagination wander. Feel the creative energy start to flow.

Then apply the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair, and write!

Contest Details:

Enter your short story (1500 words maximum) or poem (75 lines maximum) in the 2012 Elora Writers’ Festival Writing Competition by Friday, April 27.

·         Title Page:   Category, Title of Entry, Writer’s Name, Address, Email

·         Short Story or Poem:   with title (Writer’s Name on Title Page only)

·         Category 1:    Include Entry fee

·         Category 2-4:    Indicate age on Title Page

·         Deadline:    Postmarked by Friday, April 27, 2012

Send double-spaced, printed entries (with entry fee for Category 1) to:

EWF Writing Competition

c/o Elora Arts Council

Box 668

Elora ON N0B 1S0

Winners will be announced 12 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 26, 2012

on the Elora Writers’ Festival blogsite

You can find entry details on the contest flyer here,

and a list of Frequently Asked Questions here.

Questions? Contact Contest Chair, Jean Mills, at jrmills@rogers.com