ANNOUNCING A CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS:
Short Stories Only!
- Writers are invited to submit manuscripts of short fiction up to but not exceeding 2,500 words.
- There is a $10 entry fee, payable to the Carnegie Center. Entries should also include a cover letter complete with name, address, phone number, and email.
- Author's name should not appear on the manuscript itself.
- MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED.
- The cash prize is $100 for First Place; $50 for Second.
- Deadline for submitting an entry is JULY 31, 2009. Entries must be postmarked or received by that date.
SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:
Short Stories Only!
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street
Lexington, KY 40507
The Carnegie Center warmly congratulates the following winners and finalists of the
Twelth Annual Legacies Competition for Writers Over 55:
First Place, and winner of the Carol Pettit Medallion: Janece Walters-Cook, Lexington, KY
Second Place (Tie): Christina Lovin, Lancaster, KY; Charles Roe, Lexington, KY
Notable Finalists:
Donna Ashbaugh, Santa Ana, CA
Normandi Ellis, Berea, KY
Michael Gregory, McNeal, AZ
Joe Hall, Lexington, KY
Lyla Hamilton, Louisville, CO
Mary Haug, Brookings, SD
Wendy Hoffman, Owings Mills, MD
Christine McKee, Philadelphia, PA
DeWayne Roberts, Lexington, KY
Jan Tramontano, Albany, NY
Geraldine Weiser, Silver Spring, MD
To view lists of past Carnegie Center Writing Competition Winners, click HERE
THE CARNEGIE CENTER’S “FIVE BOOKS” SERIESWRITING 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 2008-2009 New Books by Great Writers literary series is now available online.
Learn about our current classes.