Moore County Writers’ Competion

weymouth — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:48:37 +0000

WEYMOUTH CENTER for the Arts & Humanities

presents

The Twenty-second Annual Moore County Writers’ Competition

Submission Guidelines (No separate application form is needed.):

The competition is open to students and residents of Moore County, NC.
Entries must be original, unpublished, and not currently entered in other competitions.
Entries must be typed, double-spaced on one side of 8½ by 11-inch paper with the pages numbered.

Please note: Handwritten and/or single-spaced manuscripts and entries that exceed the word count limit will not be accepted.

You must include a cover sheet for each entry with name, address, telephone number, title, category, word count, and age group (grade and school, or adult).
Name should appear only on the cover sheet.
Submit two (2) copies of each manuscript. Entries not sent in duplicate will not be accepted.
Entries become the property of Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities.

Deadline: Mail entries to Weymouth Center, P.O. Box 939, Southern Pines, NC 28388. Mailed entries must be postmarked by Friday, February 5, 2010. Entries may also be delivered to Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Avenue, Southern Pines, by 2 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2010. Entries that do not meet the submission guidelines above will not be accepted. Please save your entry as a Word or RTF document. Winners will be asked to email their entries after notification.

Age Groups: Grades 1-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, and Adult

Categories: Awards:

Poetry—60 lines maximum First Place—$100

Fiction—2500 words maximum Second Place—$50

Nonfiction—2500 words maximum Third Place—$25

One manuscript in each category may be submitted. Honorable Mention—Certificate

Judges are provided by the North Carolina Writers Network.

Notification: Winners will be notified by mail in mid-March. Awards will be distributed and first-place winners will be invited to read a selection from their winning entries at Weymouth Center on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 2 p.m.

Publication: Winning manuscripts will be included in a special writers’ publication available at Weymouth Center, The Country Bookshop, and the Arts Council of Moore County. Weymouth Center has first publication rights and reserves the right to edit or excerpt manuscripts before publication.

This project is a program of the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, generously underwritten by The Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Foundation.

About Weymouth Center

ashley — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:21 +0000

Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities has flourished as a full-fledged cultural center since 1979, with an established Chamber Music Series, Ragan Writers Series and an Arts and Humanities Lecture Series. Our Writers-in-Residence Program offers writers an opportunity to stay at Weymouth for up to two weeks a year to pursue their work. There have been over six hundred residencies here, and many writers have said their most creative periods occurred in the tranquil, inspiring atmosphere of the Boyds’ home. The Chamber Music Series features nationally and internationally known chamber musicians and performers from the music facilities of North Carolina’s universities. Local youth are provided an opportunity to participate in the annual Moore County Writers Competition and the Youth Music Festival. The Ragan Writers Series hosts readings by a diverse group of North Carolina’s highly acclaimed writers as well as the Blumenthal Writers and Readers Series. The lecture series features a variety of subjects presented by prominent professors and educators. The Weymouth Center also enjoys a strong affiliation with area garden clubs, including the Sandhills Council of Garden Clubs.

Available as a location for private functions, Weymouth is also a favorite setting for weddings, receptions, galas, recitals and picnics.

Hours: The Boyd House is open to the public Monday through Friday, 10am – 2pm. Group tours are available. The gardens and grounds are open daily.

Rentals: Weymouth is available for private parties, receptions and special events. Call the business office (910) 692-6261 for additional information.

Location: 555 East Connecticut Avenue, across the street from the Campbell House, home of the Arts Council of Moore County, and four blocks east of Broad Street, the Southern Pines business district.