Contest See below for 2008 winners! _____________________________________________________________
The Kay Owens Award
Do you have what it takes, to show the world what good writing looks like? For the second year, we are pleased to offer the Kay Owens Award for Excellence in Christian literature. Kathleen Eleanor Sheldon was born in North Hollywood, California on August 7, 1934. She graduated from Van Nuys High School and attended
Los Angeles Valley College. For many years Kay served as Choir Director for Osborne Neighborhood Church in Pacoima, and as pianist/organist for various churches in the Los Angeles area. After raising five children she moved to the Antelope Valley, where she worked as a bus driver for the Palmdale School District for 15 years. In her later years she lived in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, until her death in 2006.
Kay's daughter Carol Craig is an accomplished freelance editor and writing mentor. She has graciously offered to sponsor this annual award, to encourage new writers to pursue their passion. The cash prizes are as follows:
First place$300.00 Second place$200.00 Third place$100.00
Our panel of judges will read all of the entries and select the top three, to be announced at the end of the conference.
Interested?
If you plan to attend our conference -- and you'd like to enter the contest -- just send us a sample of your latest unpublished writing project. Print your manuscript (up to 10 pages), double-spaced, on 8.5 x 11” white bond paper. Make sure that your name appears in the header on every page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, with one- inch margins on all sides.
When you're done, place it unfolded into a 9 x 11.5” envelope. Mail it to:
Antelope Valley Christian Writers' Conference Attn: Contest 5022 Avenue N, Suite 102-128 Palmdale, CA 93551
Otherwise, you may send by email attachment. Use the same formatting as for paper submissions, above. (MS Word files with .doc extension only, please.) Email to avwriters@yahoo.com. Your manuscript will then be forwarded to our judges for evaluation. All submissions must be received no later than April 1, 2009.
Important -- There is no charge to enter the contest; however, entries will be considered only with paid enrollment. You may enclose a check for your tuition along with your manuscript. If you are also submitting a manuscript for critique, be sure to send it separately. ____________________________________________________________________
Winners!
For our 2008 contest, our winners are (drum roll, please)...