Announcing a call for manuscripts:
The Carnegie Center’s Second Annual Next Great Writers Competition
Writers should submit manuscripts of fiction or nonfiction prose (up to 12 double-spaced pages) or poetry (up to 5 poems).
There is a $10 fee per entry, payable to the Carnegie Center.
Entries should include a cover sheet complete with writer’s name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; names should NOT appear on the manuscript itself.
Deadline for submitting an entry is SATURDAY, MAY 17. Entries must be postmarked or received by that date.
Winning authors and those selected to read will be notified by June 1.
The Carnegie Center’s Next Great Writers Reading will take place Friday, June 20 at 7:30 pm.
The cash prize is $150 for first place and $100 for second.
Up to 12 writers will be invited to read.
Send entries to:
The Next Great Writers Competition
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street
Lexington, KY 40507
The Carnegie Center proudly announces the winners and finalists of the Eleventh Annual Legacies Writing Contest for Writers Over 55:
First prize and winner of the Carole Pettit Medallion: Bruce Florence of Cynthiana for “Minor Chords”
Second prize: Hal Ackerman, Los Angeles, California
Other Finalists:
Flo Brumley, Versailles
Carolyn Davis, Marshall, North Carolina
Marge Fulton, Hazard
Joe Hall, Lexington
Edward A. Marheine, Lexington
Michael Allyn McCormick, Portland, Oregon
Thomas F. Miller, Berea
Susan Owens, Lexington
Peggy Park, Lexington
Karen Phillips, Flintstone, Georgia
Gladys Pramuk, Lexington
Maggie Wise Riley, Louisville
Lee Ann Rohrer, Lexington
Robert Ross, Altamonte Springs, Florida
David Snell, Paris
Mary Fran Soulis, Lexington
The Carnegie Center congratulates Lori-Lyn Hurley, winner of the 2007 Flash Fiction contest for her short-short story, "Bats."
The Second Place winner in the 2007 Flash Fiction contest is Jason McKinley Williams for his short-short story "Palette."
The Carnegie Center congratulates the following winners and finalists: SHORT STORIES ONLY! a writing competition 2007
FIRST PRIZE ($100): Darryl Halbrooks for “Ringtone Maker”
SECOND PRIZE ($50): Bev Olert for “Unbroken Chain”
Finalists:
Marietta Ball for “Cream of Something Else”
Marguerite Sheffer for “A Modern Basement”
Zana Durbin for “Ashes”
Carrie Green for “Blind”
Hannah LeGris for “Uncle Billy”
Hannah LeGris for “Paralyzed Lungs”
Martha Lutz for “Conversion”
Lou Bradley for “Mr. Cleary’s Day”
Please join us on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29 at 6:30 pm for a public reading by some of the winners and finalists.
The reading is free and open to the public!
WRITING MENTOR SERVICE
Do you need feedback on a manuscript? Could your writing improve with the help of a dedicated coach?
The Carnegie Center’s Writing Mentor Program is your opportunity to work one-on-one with
a published author, the Carnegie Center’s own Writer-In-Residence, Neil Chethik.
Writers of all genres are welcome.
$30 for a one-hour session. Fee assistance available.
Call Neil at (859) 254-4175 or email him at nchet@aol.com.
To learn more about Neil, visit his website: www.neilchethik.com
Additional resources for writers
More information about the 2007-2008 New Books by Great Writers literary series is now available online.
Learn about our current classes.