The 25th annual Writers
Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library has begun.
Entry forms and rules are available
at the library, 702 E. Front Ave., or can be downloaded from the library
website, www.cdalibrary.org. The web entry forms can be found under the “About
Us” link and are listed under “Annual Events.”
Entrants can also receive entry
forms and rules by mail by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Writers Competition, Cd’A Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID
83814.
Also available at the library
and online is guide to creating an entry: “What Should a Writers Competition
Entry Look Like?” This guide shows how to format the entry and has other tips for
making it more readable for the judges.
Writers ages 6 to adult can
submit up to two entries of fiction and nonfiction prose – two fiction pieces,
two nonfiction or one in each category – up to 2,000 words. There is not a
category for poetry. Entries must not have been previously published.
The deadline for entries is
March 31.
The entries are judged by professional writers,
editors, and educators who volunteer their time.
Winners will be announced and cash
prizes are awarded in each category and age group at a ceremony in May hosted
by the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. Prizes are $100 for first
place, $50 for second and $25 for third.
Former Library Director Julie
Meier began the competition more than 25 years ago with the goal of discovering
great writers in our midst, to provide young writers an outlet for their work,
and to encourage excellence in writing.
Each year all entries in the competition – not
only the winners – are included in professionally bound volumes added to the
library’s collection. These volumes can be reviewed in the Nelson Memorial Room
at the library.
Patrons
who need accommodation to participate in library programs or services are asked
to contact the staff prior to the activity by calling 208-769-2315. For more
library information visit cdalibrary.org.
The library is a department of the City of Coeur d’Alene and a member of the
Cooperative Information Network, cinlibraries.org. Library Director,
Bette Ammon. Library hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m./Friday, 10
a.m. to 6 p.m./Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. For regular updates follow
the library on Facebook and Twitter.
