[stylist] poetry & fiction contest taproot

[loristay]

This was sent to me.  I thought it might be of interest.
Lori
On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:19:33 PM, Taproot10 at aol.com wrote:

From:   Taproot10 at aol.com
Subject:    Re: poetry & fiction contest taproot
Date:   October 29, 2010 12:19:33 PM EDT  


We are having a writing contest and would love you to enter. If you wish to submit, just follow general guidelines regarding line requirement and no large envelope. Contact info on pages as usual.
Either way,
Thanks,
Tikvah



Taproot Literary Review 22nd Writing Contest Guidelines
Open to all writers of poetry and short fiction
Deadline Feb. 15, 2011



To ensure fairness, entries are blind juried by Independent Judges from the English Department of a University in Pennsylvania. Judges will have no personal information on entries. All entrants receive the contest edition copy of Taproot. Every entry will be considered for publication in Taproot Literary Review Edition 24.
1st Prize Winners in Fiction & Poetry $50, publication, & bio, certificate 
2nd Prize Winners in Fiction & Poetry $25, publication, & bio, certificate 
3rd Prize Winners in Fiction & Poetry $15, publication, & bio, certificate 
Honorable Mentions - from  best of entries poetry & short fiction. All we find will be published along with winners & some of the best writers in the country and world.
Sponsor:  Taproot Writer's Workshop Inc., not for profit group to promote writers since 1985.
Send one short fiction up to 4,000 words, or five poems along with entry fee of $10, plus either a self addressed envelope size 6 by 9 inches or larger with $1.70 in stamps or a check for $2 to cover postage and envelope in which to send your courtesy copy of Taproot. Include author's page with personal identification and titles of your entries, names and addresses, emails, phone numbers. Names and titles only must be on back of entries.  Also enclose a letter size stamped and self addressed envelope for notification. You can enter as many times as you like, but each entry must be sent separately and follow guidelines.         
Taproot Literary Review is an annual international anthology of the finest poetry and short fiction available. In our 23rd year, we have published thousands of writers, including introducing many new writers and always the best of established writers. 

Questions: taproot10 at aol.com or taproot 724-266-8476 
Notification April, 2011. Publication, July, 2011

Send entries, checks or money orders and envelopes to Taproot, Box 204, Ambridge, PA 15003 USA -- by 2/15/11