Spring Writing Contest: home stretch

The deadline for submitting entries to the 2021 Spring Writing Contest is midnight Tuesday June 15. You still have time - but not much! Complete instructions and link to entry form are located on this page: CONTEST

June Contest

June's contest theme is "Exploration." Our judge will be Ray Zimmerman, assisted by KB Ballentine and Kelly Hanwright. Although Ray Zimmerman still writes occasional poetry and essays, he has made freelance journalism his primary focus. Recent articles have appeared in The Chattanooga Pulse, The Hellbender Press (Knoxville), and Appalachian Voices (Boone, North Carolina). He edits the... Continue Reading →

Winner of the May contest

Our theme for May's contest was "Renewal" and our winner is John C. Mannone with his poem, "Mourning Routine." John C. Mannone has poems appearing in North Dakota Quarterly, Le Menteur, Blue Fifth Review, Poetry South, Baltimore Review. A Jean Ritchie Fellowship winner in Appalachian literature (2017), he served as celebrity judge for the NFSPS (2018). His poetry won the Bloodroot award and Impressions of... Continue Reading →

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