Nerdy Nuts Building - NEW LOCATION!
Superintendents: Deb Moken, Frances Seeley
Literary entries due to the Fair office (800 San Francisco St.) no later than Thursday, August 1, (9am-3pm). No late entries accepted.
AGE GROUPS (please indicate group on entry tag, and actual age if very young or much older)
Youth (8 years & younger)
Junior (9-12 years)
Teens (13-17 years)
Adult (18-62 years)
Senior (63 years & older)
People with Disabilities (all ages)
Special Awards - ($10 cash or gift certificate) for:
- Donna Ziegler Award (In Memory of)
- Dave Miller Award for outstanding Dramatic Script
- Mrs. T Award (In Memory of)
- People’s Choice
RULES & GUIDELINES
- One typed copy of each entry. Keep a copy for yourself. Put identification (name, phone number, age group, lot number) on a separate cover sheet. No identification on entry. Type Lot # in the upper right-hand corner of each entry.
- Maximum of 3 entries per Lot. All entries must have individual tags.
- Entries must be original and unpublished, not having won money prizes in any other competition. Works will be evaluated based on the Lot # assigned by the exhibitor. Entries are judged based on genre standards, grammar, punctuation, spelling, creativity, and word choice.
Class 1
Lot:
345. Poetry, humorous
346. Poetry, Special Form (2024) is Sonnet & Concrete a.k.a. Shape (note-special form for 2025 will be Ballad and Limerick)
347. Poetry, any subject (max 100 lines)
348. Cowboy Poetry
349. Narrative Essay, non-fiction (conveys writer’s opinion, observation, or insight) max 1500 words
350. Short Story, fiction (max 2400 words)
351. Memoir (recounting an event, preserving family history, max 1500 words)
352. Dramatic Script (intended to be spoken or acted in front of an audience, max 2400 words)
353. Screenplay Short (intended for film productions, 5 pages)
354. Fiction Novel Chapter(s) (max 5,000 words)