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APRIL Writing Challenge: A Medallion (the object). *Member Only Participants. Deadline is April 2, 2016.

  • Saturday, April 02, 2016
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Rancho Mirage Library, Community Room, Rancho Mirage, CA

The Palm Springs Writers Guild
Monthly Writing Challenge 

   

This upcoming season, the PSWG Monthly Writing Challenge invites members to explore “objects” as a keyhole to a broader subject.


While all entries will be written in prose, a wonderful example for writers to reference is the poem "The Landyard" by former Poet Laurete of the United States, Billy Collins. Mr. Collins uses a lanyard (the object) to explore his relationship with his mother (the broader subject).             
https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=0EjB7rB3sWc

Reference via PBS: In “The Lanyard,” Billy Collins has chosen an everyday object he made as a child—a boxy, red-and-white lanyard—to explore a timeless question: Can you ever repay the debt you owe to your parents? His juxtaposition of the mundane and the profound is moving yet funny, as he casts an adult eye on the complexities inherent in the relationship between mother and son.
April 2016 Object Writing Challenge:
A Medallion-
The judges will be looking for an entry implementing good story telling techniques using a MEDALLION as the keyhole (relevance or connection) to a broader subject. The writing should enable the reader to see the connection in the author's mind.

*Submit APRIL entry and $5 at the 

APRIL 2, 2016 Monthly Meeting.

**Entry Submission Rules**
  • Must be a member of Palm Springs Writers Guild with current 2015-2016 season status.
  • Monthly entries must be submitted by hand at the specific monthly meeting. [Example: Submit April's entry at the beginning of the April meeting]
  • Entry of 500 words or less
  • Double space 
  • 12-point Times Roman or Times New Roman  
  • Indented paragraphs 
  • Write the story title on your entry
  • Write your name on the outside of the envelope
  • Place $5.00 cash entry fee in envelope (sorry! no checks).
  • The winner will receive a cash prize based on the total number of submitted entries
  • The winning entry may be read at the following scheduled monthly meeting.
*Be sure to comply to all requirements. As with most professional writing submissions, there is no leeway on the above rules. Your entry will not be returned to you unless you have requested an editorial review.
The PSWG Monthly Writing Challenge is a benefit of membership available to all members with current status.

For the complete list of challenges and past challenge winning stories
 click here