Write South Florida Contest
- Beach at Fort Zachary Taylor /Trina Sargalski
We want to hear your voice, South Florida!
Under the Sun is looking for talented, unpublished writers in South Florida to share a poem or piece of fiction. We are looking for submissions by adults. The winning submission will be recorded in the writer’s voice and aired during a June episode exploring South Florida’s rich and varied literary terrain. The writer featured on-air will also be awarded a modest cash prize.
Write South Florida Guidelines – Amateur/Unpublished Category
Writers must be unpublished.
South Florida is the theme. Writers should include South Florida as a setting, event or experience.
Submit poetry or fiction of 500 words or less.
All submissions must be sent electronically. To be considered, submissions must include the writer’s name, age (optional), entry title, and contact information (email and phone) at the top of the submission. Limit one submission per person.
Send submissions to:
Submission deadline is Friday, May 8, 2009 May 15, 2009.
Permissions
By submitting your writing, you grant Under the Sun on WLRN permission to use your submissions on air and on our website, www.wlrnunderthesun.org.
Contact
For questions about Write South Florida, please contact: alyssa@wlrnunderthesun.org
Write South Florida is made possible by a grant from the Florida Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Hello, Are you working with writers to publish any of their work? Or do you know some one that is? I am an unpublished writer and would love to write for a small magazine, pamplet, or any small company or etc. I would appreciate a response!!
Thank you,
Gwen
Hey Gwen,
We aren’t working with writers now, no. But we’ll definitely keep our ears open and pass along any publishing opportunities if we hear of them. Depending on what you’re trying to get published, it may be a good first step to see if a local or regional literary journal is accepting submissions. Good luck!
Hello,
Do you have a similar contest for 2010? I have a short but very fitting South Florida Poem.
Thank you for your reply,
Donna Orseno
Hi Donna,
Not certain if we will reprise the contest in 2010, but you are always free to send your potential contributions to pitches@wlrnunderthesun.org.
We are always looking for new voices.