Adult Writing Contest

Calling all adult writers! This contest is for you! Enter your original short story or poem for a chance to win a prize. Entries will be accepted from June 1 – July 31. Winners will be chosen on August 15th.

Email your submission as an attachment to: adultswrite@lanepl.org. (You will receive a “thank you” email within 48 hours of submitting your work. If you do not receive this email, please double check that you sent your short story/poem to the correct email address. If you have any questions or concerns please direct them to Morgan Sackenheim at m.sackenheim@lanepl.org)

Guidelines for submissions:

You must be ages 18 & up to enter
Entries must be typed, double-spaced, and attached to the email as a file attachment (must be submitted as a Word Doc, Google Doc, or PDF)
Please include your name, age, phone number, and email address
Entries may not exceed 2,000 words
Limit 1 poem and 1 short story entry per person
Work must be original, not previously published, and titled

Work will be judged on originality, clarity, ideas presented, voice, word choice, presentation, sentence structure, syntax and spelling.

1st place: $50.00 Amazon gift card
2nd place: $25.00 Amazon gift card
3rd place: $15.00 Amazon gift card

Adult Writing Contest Winners 2023

Poetry Winners:
1st Place: Bliss by Ashley Virginia Matthew
2nd Place: Isolation in Winter by Lee Baker DeVore
3rd Place: The Night Shift by Grace Sunderman

Short Story Winners:
1st Place: Go by Eric Fox-Linton
2nd Place: Eye Opener by Valerie Scott
3rd Place: Love Like Electricity by Kathleen Harris