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The Writing Academy is pleased to announce. . .
"A word aptly spoken is like
apples of gold in settings of silver."
--Proverbs 25:11
Deadline Extended until midnight June 30th!
Apples of Gold is the conference theme for the Writing Academy's Writer's Weekend, 2009.
We have all been touched by the power of words--perhaps words in a speech or sermon, words from a teacher or counselor, words from a family member or friend. There are times when someone has had just the right words for us--exactly when we needed to hear them. We have also had times when we felt that God had given us the perfect words for another person.
In either prose or poetry, tell about such a time in your life--when you received "apples of gold" in the words of another--or a time when you had just the right words for someone else.
First, second, and third place winners will receive certificates and keepsake awards.
The Writing Academy's annual writing contest is offered each year for members in loving memory of Marion Fairman, one-time Academy executive director and a writing teacher par excellence. She is remembered as a tough critic of student writing, but her famous red pen helped countless students to become better writers.
Contest Rules
- 1. Members of the Writing Academy are eligible to enter. The entry must be the original, previously unpublished work of the person submitting it. Limited to one entry per participant. No fee required. Winners to be announced at the seminar.
- 2. The entry may be either poetry or prose. For prose, the word limit is 500 words; for poetry, the maximum length is 32 lines.
- 3. Please give your entry a title.
- 4. Entry should be submitted BY EMAIL to our webmaster at info@wams.org.
- 5. Please put "WAMS Contest Entry" in the subject line of the email.
- 6. Paste your entry into the body of the email OR include it as a WORD attachment (not Microsoft Works).
- 7. Please include your name, address, phone number and word count at the top. See example below. We need this information in case we need to contact you.
- 8. Judging will be anonymous. We'll give the judge a copy of your entry without the name on it.
- 9. By entering the contest, you are consenting to publication of your entry on line on the Academy's web site and in The Writing Academy News.
- 10. E-mail entries only.
- 11. Deadline: Midnight, Eastern Daylight Time, June 30, 2009.
- 12. The contest judge is Kathleen Bolduc, inspirational author and conference speaker.
Deadline Extended until midnight June 30th!
Contest Judge: Kathleen Bolduc |
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Kathleen Deyer Bolduc writes and speaks in the field of disability ministry, concentrating on disability's impact on the family system, and ways in which churches can become more welcoming of families that live with disability. Her books include His Name is Joel: Searching for God in a Son's Disability; A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry with Families of Children with Disabilities; and her newest -- Autism and Alleluias, which will be published in spring of 2010. Kathy holds a master's degree in religious studies from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her articles have appeared in Guideposts, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Family Ministry: Empowering Through Faith, The Journal of Religion, Disability and Health, Quaker Life, Youth!, DreamWeaver, and Fellowship in Prayer.
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Sample Contest Entry
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