CWC Nonfiction Contest

Andrew Park 2011-2012 Judge

2011-2012 Submission Guidelines:

Includes articles and essays on any subject, and pretty-well any informational piece that is not a fictional story, novel, play or poem
Open to North Carolina and South Carolina residents
Line/Word Count: 750-2000 words

Dates, Fees, & Prizes

Deadline: November 15, 2011
Award Date: January 17, 2012
Entry Fee: CWC Members: $5.00, Non-members: $10.00
Prizes: First Place: $100.00, Second Place: $50.00, Third Place: $25.00, Honorable mentions (up to 3)

Contest Judge: Andrew Park is the author of Between a Church and a Hard Place: One Faith-Free Dad's Struggle to Understand What It Means to be Religious (Or Not), which was published by Penguin/Avery in 2010. His first book has received praise in Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and The Washington Post and earned a "highly recommended" designation from Library Journal. Andrew is a former correspondent for Business Week whose work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wired, Slate, Psychology Today and other national publications. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Cristina Smith, and their two children.

Contest Chair: Dr. Carol Jordan

Click here for Manuscript Requirements, Eligibility & Submission Information

Send contest submissions to:

Nonfiction Contest Submission
Charlotte Writers' Club
P.O. Box 220954
Charlotte, NC 28222

For inquiries or questions, contact Contest Chairman Dr. Jordan at contests@charlottewritersclub.org.

For email submissions, please follow the instructions below.

Manuscript and eligibility requirements apply as above.
Submission(s) may be emailed to contests@charlottewritersclub.org.
Entry fees must be paid through PayPal and received at the same time as each submission. If submissions are submitted without entry fees, the submission will not be judged.
Please read the entry fees options below carefully and choose the correct option. The first two options include new membership dues for an individual. (If you are an existing member, you do not have to pay the membership fee at this time.)

CONTEST WINNER ARCHIVES

2010-2011 Winners
Judge: Mary Akers, Author
1st Prize: Lisa Kunkleman for "Rest in Peace?"
2nd Prize: Annie Maier for "Restitution"
3rd Prize: Connie Fisher for "Millie's Tale"
Honorable Mentions:
Billy Haake for "Forgiveness is Freedom"
Annie Maier for "Advertising with God"
Ken Burrow for "The Lilies of the Field"

2009-2010 Winners
Judge: Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Carlisle
1st Prize: Aaron McAlexander for "Crossings"
2nd Prize: Gail Peck for "Child Waiting"
3rd Prize: Annie Maier for "A John"
Honorable Mentions:
Kit Sluder for "Being Present"
Marianne Cassels for "Of Forests, Flowers and a Phantom"
Erika Hoffman for "Curse the Turkey: Pass the Pepto"

2008-2009 Winners
Judge: Jan Schochet, Historian and Author
1st Place: Wendy Oglesby for "The Red Dog"
2nd Place: Joseph H. Spencer for "Passing On"
3rd Place: Elizabeth Swann for "Fishin’ Time"
Honorable Mentions:
Diane Hoover Bechtler for “Moving on Highway Number 8”
Terry Dancy for “The Bridesmaid’s Doll”
Aaron McAlexander for “The Stockman”

2007-2008 Winners

2006-2007 Winners
Judge: Van Garrison

2005-2006 Winners
1st Place: Danna Ray for "A Bowl of Beets"
2nd Place: Andrew E. Kalnik for "Names at Work"
3rd Place: Marisa Rosenfeld for "Titanic, A Love Story"
Honorable Mentions:
Marisa Rosenfeld for "Miguel"
Lynn Gorski for "Winged Victory"
Shelley Stout for "By Way of Captivity"

2004-2005 Winners
Given in Honor of Katharine W. Osborne
Sponsor: Main Street Rag Publishers
1st Place: Larry Rogers for "A War Story"
2nd Place: Aaron McAlexander for "Bri Wink"
3rd Place: Edward McKeown for "A Life in Art"
Honorable Mentions:
Sharon Kurtzman for "Greenlight"
Sharon Kurtzman for "Roses are Red, Martians are Green"
Marisa Rosenfeld for "Celia"

2003-2004 Winners
1st Place: John York
2nd Place: Gilda Morina Syverson
3rd Place: Marylin J. Coffey
Honorable Mentions:
Maureen Ryan Griffin
Caroline Castle Hicks
Rosie Molinary