Writing contest seeks “wild words”
Top prize $750 to prose competition winner

durham region, ON OCTOBER 12, 2010: Writers come up with wild ideas. Why not write them down? Wild Words, WCDR’s themed prose contest is looking for entries.

Send readers on a wild ride. Tell a tale about a trip into “the wilds.” Invent a character with wild ideas. Narrate your wild past. Write about an adventure with the Minnesota Wild hockey team. In short, let your wild and crazy side take over.

If your entry wins, you’ll have a wild time with the winnings. The $750 first prize includes publication in both the literary magazine Surfacing and the Wild Words literary anthology. The $500 second prize winner, $250 third place winner and selected honourable mentions will also be published in the anthology. All published entries reap $25 payment and a contributor’s copy. What’s more, each and every entry in the contest receives written feedback from the judges.

This open genre, open form prose competition welcomes fiction and non-fiction. The maximum word count is 1200 words. The entry fee is just $20 Canadian – $25 for international entries. Online submissions only. Payment by PayPal, or mail a cheque or money order to Wild Words, The Writers’ Community of Durham Region, Bayly Postal Outlet, PO Box 14558, 75 Bayly Street West, Ajax, Ontario, Canada L1S 7K7.

Start writing that short story, essay, memoir, or creative non-fiction piece that’s driving you wild. The contest closes November 30, 2010. Winners will be announced in March 2011. For details, visit www.wcdr.org. or e-mail querycontest@wcdr.org.

The Writers’ Community of Durham Region (WCDR) is dedicated to raising the profile of writers of all kinds, and at all levels, by offering a forum through which they can find support, education and networking opportunities. As a non-profit umbrella organization, WCDR has worked since 1995 to draw together individuals and groups with common interests in promoting the art and skill of writing, fostering literacy, and providing moral support to our members. To find out about the many writing-related activities WCDR offers, please explore www.wcdr.org.