12th Annual Short Story Contest Announced by Ventura County Writers Club
/12TH ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST ANNOUNCED BY VENTURA COUNTY WRITERS CLUB
Contest opens July 15, 2011
The Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC) announces its 12th Annual Short Story Contest, which will open for submissions on July 15, 2011 and close September 30, 2011. The contest draws entries from around the country as well as internationally. The Ventura County Star will publish the first place winning entry in a January 2012 Sunday edition. The paper will publish first, second, and third winning entries in their online edition. The top three winners will receive a cash prize: first place $500; second place $250; and third place $125.
All stories are logged in and assigned a number for the sake of anonymity. VCWC employs a scored, tiered process of judging, with editors at the newspaper working as the final third tier.
"Last year, the Club received many stories for consideration from across the nation, a mark of the prestige the contest is gaining," said Susan Hart Hellman, 2011 Short Story Committee Chair. "The contest provides an opportunity for many writers to have their first thrill of publication and breakthrough to a wide reading audience."
There are additional perks for the winners. The 2012 VCWC Anthology will publish winn
