Contest for writers living in Kansas

Deadline: Postmarked by March 15, 2006

Eligibility: Entrants must live in Kansas. There is no requirement for subject matter. Writers competing in the Youth Division must be under 18 or currently enrolled in high school.

Entries: Unpublished poetry or short story competition. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but writers must notify us immediately if an entry has been accepted elsewhere. No single entry may be longer than 20 pages. All entrants will be notified of the contest winners.

Judging: Entries will be judged entirely on literary merit. Past judges have been Gar Bethel, Troy Boucher, Denise Low, Janet Peery, Stephen Trapscott, Natalie L. Petesch, Judy Vollmer, Liza Field, Tony Sobin, Rawdon Tomlinson, Frank Parman, Essie Sappenfield, Tom Page, Brian Dietrich, Anna Seaton Huntington Judith Zaccaria, John Jenkinson, Tom Averill, Joan Spilman, Stephen Meats, Gordon Houser, William Sheldon, Debra Seely, William Coleman, Kerry Jones, Amy Fleury, Kathleen DeGrave.

Winners: Winners will be notified by April 7, 2006 and will be honored and invited to read at a special presentation. The reading will be held at Winfield Chamber Office in Winfield, during Kanza Days, April 29, 2006 Winning entries may be published by the Kansas Voices contest, however, writers retain all rights.

Previous Winners: Thomas Fox Averill, Liza Field, Kris Vervaecke, Sandra Morgan Robbins, Donn Irving, Debra Dockter, Joy Clumsky, Jacob Schrag, Erin Butsch, Sylvia Christianson, Rose Mary Mong, Margaret B. Meyers, Phillip Kimball, Jo McDougall, Julia Dagenais, Tod T. Marshall, Sarah Kanning, Al Ortolani, Hannah Love, Sara Scherrer, Barbara Seaman, Orrin Smith, Evan Grosshans, Sherry Burns, Leslie Reynard, Susan Kraus, Phillip Sueper, Briony Barnes, Nathan Crowell, Miranda Pultz, Ms Wyatt Townley, Melissa Stanton, Grace Becker, Lesley Owens, Jenna Wiegert, Maggie Jones, Siobhan Coman, Alex Dryden, John Jenkinson, Katherine Settle, Jennifer Johnson, Lois Ruby, Catherine Evans, Bill DeArmond, Benjamin Boroughs, Kathleen Gilbert, Megan Heacock, Chelsea Growden, Rachael Beaumont, Lora Reiter, Lisa Moser, Matt Copeland, Mary-Lane Kamberg, Brenton Phillips, Barbara Lamborn, James Wright, Arna Hememway.

Manuscripts: Manuscripts will not be returned. Do not send your only copy. Type entries on one side only of 8? x 11 inch white paper. Poems may be single spaced, but prose must be double-spaced and at least 12 pt. Clear photocopies are acceptable. A copy of the completed entry form must accompany the entries. Titles of all works entered must be listed on the entry form. The writer's name must not appear on the manuscripts.

Entry Fee: $3 for each poem or prose submission. Authors may enter as many times as they wish in either category. A $20 fee will be charged for all checks returned NSF. Sponsored by:

• Cowley College, Arkansas City
• CornerBank, Winfield
• State Bank, Winfield
• Winfield Daily Courier, Winfield
• Love Box Company, Wichita
• GE Engine Services, Winfield
• Winfield Consumer Products, Winfield