Saturday Writers is a great writing group in St. Peters, MO that meets on the last Saturday of most months. They sponsor a contest each year for short stories, and ANYONE can enter. Are you trying your hand at writing short stories? If so, consider entering this contest. It could lead to publication. If you teach high school or have older kids at home that love to write, your high school/college-age students can enter this contest! 
SO, here are the details. You still have a month left to get your entries ready.
2010 Saturday Writers 9th Annual Short Story Contest
DEADLINE: November 1, 2010 (postmarked) Word Limit: 2010 (as in the year 2010)
Contest is open to all writers. Open subject, open genre. (Please, no pornography or gore.)
Prizes: 1st place – $100, 2nd place – $50, 3rd place – $25, 4th place – $15, 5th place – $10. 6-10th places receive certificates. Winners may be invited to submit their story to Cuivre River Anthology.
Entry fee: $7 per story Maximum of three entries per person (separate fee for each entry)
· Members of Saturday Writers, OWL, MWG, or other MWG Chapters: $5 per story
· Checks payable to: Saturday Writers.
· Short stories only (no poems, essays or articles) must be in English
· Unpublished at time of submission and the original work of the contestant
· Contestants retain all rights to their stories
· Standard manuscript format: 8 1/2 x 11 paper
· Two copies of each entry
· Typed and double-spaced on one side of the paper
· Pages numbered, title of entry on every page
· Times New Roman 12-point
· Paper clip pages together (do not staple)
· No name or other identifying information should appear anywhere on entry
· Attach a separate cover sheet and include: story title, name, address, e-mail, phone number, and MWG chapter name (if applicable)
· Do NOT send by certified mail!
· Mail fee and two copies of each entry, flat, not folded, by November 1 (postmark) to:
2010 Saturday Writers
9th Annual Short Story Contest
c/o Pat Wahler
18 Pershing Lake Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376
Keep a copy of your entry because stories will not be returned. Winners’ names will be announced during the December Saturday Writers meeting. For a list of winners, visit the Saturday Writers CONTESTS page in December: www.saturdaywriters.org Certificates and prizes will be mailed by the end of December 2010. Questions? E-mail Pat Wahler, [email protected]
And if you are looking for some books on short story writing, try these:
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