Leslie Garrett Award For Literary Fiction
In memory of the late Knoxville author, Leslie Garrett.
Fee: There is no fee for entering this contest.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of one short story totaling no more than 3,000 words, double-spaced.
Only one entry per contestant.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
A Family Meeting: Phyllis Gobbell
Second
The Clam: Kirsten Rudberg
Third
Choked: Cathy Kodra
Fiction – SciFi/Fantasy
Guidelines:
Entry consists of one short story or standalone novel excerpt in the SciFi/Fantasy genre totaling no more than 3,000 words, double-spaced.
All forms of Sci-Fi/Fantasy are acceptable, including the following: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Young Adult, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Splatterpunk, Alternative History, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, High Fantasy, etc., or a combination thereof.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
Metaphor Man – Chapter 2: David Booker
Crime/Mystery
Guidelines:
Entry consists of one short story in the crime/mystery genre totaling no more than 3,000 words, double-spaced.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
Elsie: Bob Godwin
Romance
Winner
A Place for Lovers: Patricia Hope
Novel Excerpt
Send us something that makes us want to read more.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of typed, double-spaced novel excerpt or novella totaling no more than 10,000 words.
Please, include the word count on the cover sheet.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
Maranatha Road: Heather Bell Adams
Second
Hold String and Fly: Heather Bell Adams
Third
Connie Green: The Hungry Years
Creative Nonfiction
A piece written on a given topic. Creative nonfiction is the truth as you know it; the telling of a true story using the tools of fiction. However, names of people and places can be changed.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of one typed, double-spaced nonfiction essay of no more than 3,000 words.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
Weighing Up the Risks: Pauline Mary Curley
Libba Moore Gray Award For Poetry
In memory of Libba Moore Gray.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of no more than three typed poems totaling 100 lines or fewer. If more than one poem is entered, poems will be judged as a collection.
There are no restrictions as far as style, content or spacing.
See General Guidelines.
Winner
Carbon Monoxide: Embley Veronica Noechel
Second
November 1862, Three Men, An American Painting: John Mannone
Third
Backwater Blues: Faith Gomez
Young Writers’ Poetry
Open to all high school students, grades 7 through 12, of the Greater Knoxville area of East Tennessee.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of three typed poems of no more than totaling 100 lines or fewer. If more than one poem is entered, poems will be judged as a collection.
No restrictions as to style or content, or spacing.
Open to all high school students in the Greater Knoxville Area of East Tennessee, Grades 9-12. No identifying information on poems themselves.
If you are a teacher or school submitting entries on behalf of your students, please add the following in the email body (in addition to information required by the Genera Guidelines):
School:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Please contact KWG President Donna Kappa if your school or club needs any additional information for bookkeeping or payment purposes.
Winner
Easy Does It, Paper Doll, Space Traveler: Jessica Moore
Second
Entombed, Makeshift, To Whom It May Concern: Elizabeth Wilson
Young Writers’ Fiction
Open to all high school students, grades 7 through 12, of the Greater Knoxville area of East Tennessee.
Guidelines:
Entry consists of one short story totaling no more than 3,000 words, double-spaced.
Open to all high school students in the Greater Knoxville Area of East Tennessee, grades 9-12. No identifying information on poems themselves.
If you are a teacher or school submitting entries on behalf of your students, please add the following in the email body (in addition to information required by the Genera Guidelines):
School:
Name
Address
Phone Number
Please contact KWG President Donna Kappa if your school or club needs any additional information for bookkeeping or payment purposes.
Winner
Big Jim’s Antiques: Abby Douglas
One Act Play
Guidelines:
15-50 minutes in length
The script should follow common playwriting guidelines and formatting.
Produced but not published plays accepted.
Winner
Still Waters: Mark McGinley