Any writer may enter our contests, regardless of residence. All entries will receive comments from the judges. Authors retain all rights.   The entry fee for all contests is $25, or $20 for Workshop members.
The entry fee is payable online through PayPal, check, or money order.
Scroll down for submission guidelines.
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 Awards for all contests:
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1st Place:  Your choice of a free 2 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B; or 3 free workshops (in person or online);  or 50 pages (or 10 poems) line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.
2nd Place:  Two free workshops (in person or online); or 35 pages (or 8 poems) line-edited.
3rd Place: Your choice of 1 free workshop (in person or online); or 25 pages (or 5 poems) line-edited.

​Up to 10 Honorable Mentions will be awarded.

CONTESTS

 
ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST        
Deadline: Postmarked by April 30, 2020

Guidelines:
All work must be unpublished. Each poem should not exceed two pages. Multiple entries are accepted. Your name, address, phone email and title of work should appear on the first page. The entry fee is $25 for every 3 poems. All entries receive comments from the judges. Enclose self-sealing SASE for comments and winners' list, and mail to: Poetry Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805. Emailed submissions may be sent in Word Doc to writersw@gmail.com with "Poetry Contest" in the subject. Entry fee is payable0 online at www.twwoa.org
 
          HARD TIMES WRITING CONTEST              
Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2020

Guidelines:
       Write about a difficult experience in your life, how you overcame this obstacle, and how you were changed by it. Winning stories will be chosen for originality and creative writing style. Stories should not exceed 5,000 words (double-spaced, 12 point font).
Your name, address, email, phone and title of work should appear on the first page. Enclose a self-addressed, self-sealing stamped envelope for critique and list of winners, and the reading fee of $25 per entry. Multiple entries are accepted. Please make check or money order payable to Writers' Workshop, and send to: Hard Times Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, N.C.  28805.
Emailed submissions in Word Doc may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with "Hard Times Contest" in the subject. Entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org
 
   LITERARY FICTION CONTEST          
Deadline: Postmarked by Sept. 30, 2020

Guidelines:
Submit a short story or chapter of a novel of 5,000 words or less.  Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, phone and title of work on the first page. Double-space, and use 12 point font.
The entry fee is $25 per story. Multiple entries are accepted.   Enclose self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners. Do not use Fedex, certified mail, etc. Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to: Fiction Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.
Emailed submissions in Word Doc may be sent to writersw@gmail.com, with “Fiction Contest” in the subject. Entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org
 
 
ANNUAL MEMOIRS COMPETITION     
Deadline: Postmarked by Dec. 30, 2020

Guidelines:
Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less.  Pages should be paper clipped, with your name, address, email, phone and title of work on the first page. Double-space, and use 12 point font.
The entry fee is $25 per memoir. Multiple entries are accepted.   Enclose self-sealing SASE for critique and list of winners. Do not send via Fedex, certified mail, etc. Please make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to: Memoirs Contest, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.
Emailed submissions may be sent in Word Doc to writersw@gmail.com, with “Memoirs Contest” in the subject. Entry fee is payable online at www.twwoa.org
               
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 How to submit an entry:  

Online:
  • Email a Microsoft Word document of your entry to writersw@gmail.com with "[Name of contest] Entry" in the subject line.
  • Pay entry fee online at our Registration Page, or send check to The Writers' Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC 28805.     The judges' comments will be emailed to you.
 
​By mail:
  • Enclose your submission, and a SASE (self-sealing self-addressed stamped envelope) for judges' critique and list of winners. No need to use Fedex, certified mail, etc.
  • Make check or money order payable to The Writers’ Workshop, and mail to:  [Name of contest], The Writers' Workshop, 387 Beaucatcher Road, Asheville, NC  28805.
  • If you are submitting an entry by mail, you can still pay the entry fee online at our Registration Page.

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