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Show Deadline for 25th annual Utah writing contest , OX". " Deadline for entry in the Utah Arts Council's Twenty-Fifth Twenty-Fifth Annual Original Writing Wri-ting Contest is February 15, 1983. Manuscripts must be i. postmarked by midnight on the closing date in order to be eligible for the competition. competi-tion. All entries should be addressed to the Utah Arts - Council, Literary Competition, Competi-tion, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. The contest is open to all legal residents of Utah of any age. One entry only may be submitted in each class by each contestant, and winners of first or second place cash awards in the contest of the year immediately preceding (1981-82) are not eligible to compete for prizes in the class in which they received " im T9. r- j pm tn ' nm jmnnrnW the award, although they may compete in any other class. The Council has offered Utah writers an annual creative writing competition for a quarter of a century. This important competition provides an avenue of exposure and acknowledgment acknowledg-ment to professional and amateur writers in the state. The Utah Arts Council offers this opportunity for proper recognition of works of merit. It is continually working through the Utah State Legislature to provide challenging prizes and com petent judges, so that writers cannot only bring attention and prestige to the state, but also set standards of excellence excel-lence in many fields. Cash prizes ranging from S200.00-$1000.00 are offered in the following categories: novel, book-length collection of poetry, book-length collection collec-tion of short stories, poetry-serious, poetry-serious, light verse, short story, juvenile book, young adult book, and magazine article. In addition, the contest awards a $5000.00 pi :cation prize to one of th. first-prize winners of classes calling for book- length submissions. The prize is designed specifically to assist with the publication of the chosen work. Copies of the rules for the Twenty-Fifth Annual Original Origi-nal Writing Contest may be obtained by contacting the Utah Arts Council at 617 East South Temple in Salt Lake City, phone 533-5895. The programs and activities of the Council do not discriminate on the basis of handicap in admission, access ac-cess or employment, and are in' compliance with the Section 504 regulations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. |
