Writes of Winter Submission Form
A Holiday Writing Contest!
Embrace the chill of winter putting pen to paper!
We had so much fun last year, we've decided to do it again! Red Deer Arts Council and the City of Red Deer have partnered again for some more literary celebrations with Red Deer Lights the Nights 2024! We are excited to see what this year's writing contest will bring as you keep your imaginations warm this winter with pen and paper! We invite Red Deer youth, teens and adults to create a short poem or story (fiction or creative non-fiction) with a maximum length of 500 words about winter and/or the holiday season in Red Deer. All submissions can be sent to the Red Deer Arts Council at submissions@reddeerartscouncil.ca for a chance to win exciting prizes. Works will be published for folks to read on http://WeAreRedDeer.ca/stories/ and the Red Deer Arts Council's social media pages. Holiday Season story deadline: December 9, 2024 Winter Blues story deadline: January 13, 2025 To submit: Please complete the submission form below. We look forward to reading your work! Winners will be contacted approximately one week after the submission deadlines close. Please ensure your contact information is correct. Submissions written using ChatGPT or another AI program will not be accepted. For any inquiries, please reach out to submissions@RedDeerArtsCouncil.ca.
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If you wish to upload more, please submit an additional form. You can either copy and paste your writing into the field or upload a Word, GoogleDoc, or PDF format copy of your story.
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Holiday Season (deadline December 9th, 2024)
Winter Themes (deadline January 13th, 2025)
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By checking this box you agree that the Red Deer Arts Council and The City of Red Deer may have use the story uploaded in this form for promotion of Red Deer's Lights the Nights winter festival. All uses of this submitted work will be for non-commercial activities on websites and social media belonging to the contest organizers. You agree that all stories you upload are of your own work. Authors will always be credited by name. There is no expectation of compensation for the showing of work, and that uploaded works are not guaranteed to be shown.
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