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SouthWest Writers 2011 Sixth Bi-Monthly
Writing Contest

A Poem about the Southwest

You don't necessarily have to write "about" the Southwest. You just have to make sure there is at least some Southwestern imagery in the poem. No word or page limit.

Postmark deadline: December 31, 2011. Please include your contact information (address, phone and email) and permission to publish or not on a separate sheet. Do not include any identifying information on the manuscript itself.

All entries $10. Prizes: $150/1st prize; $50/2nd prize; $25/3rd prize.

Mail Entries to:
SWW Bi-Monthly Contest
3721 Morris St. NE, Ste A
Albuquerque, NM 87111


SouthWest Writers 2012 First Bi-Monthly
Writing Contest

Personal Essay About Animals

A short, personal essay about an animal of any species, whether it's your pet dog or parakeet, an animal in a zoo or preserve, or an animal you photo-graphed, observed or bagged in the wild. In other words, the sky's the limit on writing about any crit-ter on Earth. Just make sure there’s some form of personal interaction. 750 word limit.

Postmark deadline: February 29, 2012. Please include your contact information (address, phone and email) and permission to publish or not on a separate sheet. Do not include any identifying information on the manuscript itself.

All entries $10. Prizes: $150/1st prize; $50/2nd prize; $25/3rd prize.

Mail Entries to:
SWW Bi-Monthly Contest
3721 Morris St. NE, Ste A
Albuquerque, NM 87111