Chesterfield Arts Presents its Third Annual High School Writing Contest:
Phyllis Corbet Writing Contest for High-School Writers of Poetry and Short Fiction
“The 16 Challenge”
Eligibility: The contest is open to high school students in grades 9 through 12 who (a) live in Chesterfield, MO, or (b) go to school in Chesterfield, MO, or (c) attend any Parkway or Rockwood school, or (d) are members of Chesterfield Arts.
- Deadline for entries: 5:00 PM, November 12, 2011
- Cash Prizes: First Place $150, Second Place $100, Third Place $50
- Awards Event: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 7:00-8:30 PM at Chesterfield Arts
For Writers of Fiction: Write and submit a short story of no more than 1,500 words, or six typewritten, double-spaced pages, incorporating all 16 of the words in the “16 Challenge” list below. Words may not be used in the story’s title.
For Writers of Poetry: Write and submit a poem of no more than 40 lines that includes all 16 of the words in the “16 Challenge” list below. Words may be used in any order. Words may not be used in the poem’s title.
trunk
feather
speckled
corsage
zenith
ascendant
impelled
pudding
furlong
diversified
proxy
journeying
television
allure
gaffe
documentary
Submission: Include a cover page with writer’s name, address, telephone, email; parents names, telephone, email; the title of the submitted work, the name of the writer’s school, and the name of the writer’s teacher. Names should not appear on the entries. Mail entries to Chesterfield Arts, c/o Nancy Sparr, 444 Chesterfield Center, Suite 130, Chesterfield, MO 63017, or send a Microsoft Word file attached to an email sent to Nancy Sparr at nancy@chesterfieldarts.org.
Winners are asked to come to the Awards Event and read their winning pieces. Winning poems and stories will be published on the Chesterfield Arts website. If you have questions about the contest, please email Nancy Sparr at Chesterfield arts, or telephone her at (636) 519-1955.
