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2007 Sacramento-Area
High School Writing Contest

—Contest is limited to Sacramento-Area High Schools—
 

Prizes in Each Category:  $50.00

Contest Rules and Entry Forms

 

Winning entries published in the next issue of ARC's literary magazine The American River Review (publishing date, January 2008)

(Sorry, failure to comply with all rules will result in disqualification.)

 
 

1.

 Each teacher may submit only ONE student entry per category:
 
  • Poetry—1 poem, up to 50 lines
  • Short Fiction—2,000 words or less
  • Personal Essay—2,000 words or less: memoir, autobiography, nature writing
 

2.

 All entries must be typed and titled.
 
  • Prose should be double-spaced.  Write "Fiction" or "Essay" on page one.
  • Name of Student, Teacher and High School must appear on every page.
 

3.

 Every teacher submitting student entries must screen the entries, sign the Teacher Release Form, and mail the form with the entries.
  Click on a link to download the Teacher Release Form:
TeacherForm.doc (22kb) TeacherForm.pdf (7kb)
 

4.

 Every student writer must sign the Student Release Form and include it when submitting entries.  Please add a brief biography of 3-5 sentences, including your grade, special interests or achievements, college and career plans, and literary influences.
  Click on a link to download the Student Release Form:
StudentForm.doc (30kb) StudentForm.pdf (7kb)
 

5.

 Entries must be postmarked between January 15, 2007, and March 15, 2007.
 

6.

Make copies!  No entries will be returned. Winners only will be notified  by May 2, 2007, and will be posted at our website: http://english.arc.losrios.edu
 
 

Sorry! No Late Entries Will be Accepted!
 

Mail your entries to:

HIGH SCHOOL WRITING CONTEST
Attn: Professor Lois Ann Abraham
English Department
American River College
4700 College Oak Drive
Sacramento, CA 95841
 

For more information:

Call 484-8969 

or Email: abrahala@arc.losrios.edu
 
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