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Show jeCimic " r- - Arts Council Announcing Writing Contest Deadline Deadline for entry in the Utah Arts Council's 24lh Jnnual Original Writing Contest is Feb. 15, 1982. Manuscripts must be postmarked by midnight on i the dosing date in order to be eligible for the competition. All entries should be addressed to the Mali Arts Council, Literary Competition, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. The contest is open to all legal residents of Utah of !j myage. One entry only may be submitted in each I class by each contestant, and winners of first or second place cash awards in the contest of the year immediately preceding (1980-81) are not eligible to !CI :ompete for prizes in the class in which they weived the award, although they may compete in I bu any other class. Ten categories and a publication prize are offered Liters. They are as follows : I Class A: first prize $1,000.00. Second prize $750.00. !Del. Minimum 60,000 words. Manuscripts need it be bound, but should be contained in a box. Class ,A-1: first prize $1,000.00. Second prize 50.00. Non-fiction book. Minimum 60,000 words. Manuscripts need not be bound, but should be ontained in a box. Uf Class A-2: first prize $1,000.00. Second prize oO.OO. Book-length collection of short stories, inimum of five stories, or group of stories not to iceed 60,000 words. None of the stores may have m published as part of a previous collection of the athor's short stories. Class B: first prize $400.00. Second prize $200.00. 'oelry - Serious. A collection of 10 poems not to V sceed 50 lines each in length. None of the poems ''"'fiay have been published as part of a previous Action of the author's poetry. Class B-l: first prize $400.00. Second prize $200.00. ffious poetry. Single poem or group of poems related to a single theme. Minimum 100 lines, naximum 350 lines. None of the poems may have ffli published as part of a previous collection of the mlhor's poetry. Class C: first prize $300.00. Second prize $200.00. Light Verse. A Collection of 10 poems not to exceed (lines in length. It is important that subject matter bot dated. Limericks will not be considered. None I the poems may have been published as part of a wvious collection of the author's poetry. Class D: first prize $300.00. Second prize $200.00. Start Story. Must be fiction for adults, any subject rslyle and appropriate length. Class E: first prize $500.00. Second prize $300.00-Juvenile $300.00-Juvenile Book. Fact, fiction or biography, appealing ap-pealing to children ages 6 through 13. Compilation of Senile stories will be considered. None of the Wes may have been published as part of a "evious collection by the author. They need not be d, but should be contained in a box. c'assE-l: first prize $500.00. Second prize $300.00. did' mung Adult Book. Fact, fiction or biography ap- to ages 13 through 18. Writers must be a'are of the special nature of (his area of literary gjpomplishment, and that this is a book-length manuscript. Manuscripts need not be bound, but fFuld be contained in a box. . Uass F: first prize $300.00. Second prize $200.00. f ,2azine Article. Maximum 2,000 words, minimum pi words. The article should have a strong, single 2 ii?' and stlould be slanted toward a particular Crfend T fr 3 sPecific lyPe of magazine. The in-2L in-2L 1 audience and type of magazine must be Ah the upper-right-hand corner of the lomPl' ExamP'e: Intended for both men and ' liliWage 25"55 in a general interest magazine C lk Reader's Digest." las'f!!ie: This class wi alternate every third year ,J'S: Class A-l:: 1981-82 Non-fiction book, r i-iBint. 00k-tength collection of poetry, 19813-84 1 JfgjPhy or autobiography. L ,j lc'atlon Prize: One prize only $5,000.00. One of tallinlf 6 winners of the preceding classes lor book-length submissions (Class A, Class Kdif A"2, ciass e and ciass ei) wi" be CWv3 pnze designed specifically to assist with 4'lhe pH7pCat'on of the chosen work. The purpose of ilhuinp lo assure lhal some work possessing 1 hi to th gU' flcance for the Slate of Ulah wi" not be kt bl dy of Published literature. The prize ft stiiiab used for the sole purpose of making a f he pubiarrangemenl wiln a reputable publisher for Aard ed I rl'0" 0f tne work t0 wnicn tne prize W3S 'Tmmitt 3 publisner approved by the Literary rfithin a f lhe Utan Arts Council is not found 'fligibiewyear' lhe Prize wil1 not be awarded. All ' r judges if W'" be considered automatically by J Ne n ' ence. no special application need be illheiudPfilPnze wil1 be awarded if, in the opinion of Keofn,i!,eshoul(lbe- JWlingPn rules for tne 24tn Annual Creative Artsr may be obtained by contacting the -ake Ciiv "nci1 at 617 East South Temple in Salt lilies of h,ne 533-5895. The programs and ac-1 ac-1 the bas h Arts Council do not discriminate Ploymen? f llandicaP in admission, access or V KUlai, nd are in compliance with the section Jj 8Ula"ons of ,he rehabilitation Act of 1973. |