Portals Creative Writing Conference Contest Rules

Want to see your name in lights? Want to win cash prizes for your creative work? Want to be welcomed as an artist in a gathering of artists and share your work? Don’t like paying entry fees/reading fees? Then the Portals Creative Writing Contests are for you!

First place winners in each category receive $50 dollars and an all-day tuition waiver to a day of their choice at the Portals Creative Writing Conference at Corban University June 20-23, 2013
Second Place winners in each category receive $25 dollars and an all-day tuition waiver to a day of their choice at the Portals Creative Writing Conference at Corban University June 20-23, 2013
All finalists will be notified by June 1. Winners will be announced Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the Psalm Center on the Corban University campus. Following the evening presentations, Finalists and winners will have an opportunity to read/perform their work at the open mic sessions at the Portals Creative Writing Conference at Corban University.

DEADLINE: May 23, 2013 (postmark date)

Poetry Contest

Open to high school-aged students in the greater Salem, Oregon area who register for the conference.

One poem entry per student.
Poem should be unpublished
30 lines or less
Typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font
No pictures or drawings included

Please send one copy of your poem, with your name, address, phone number, and email address to:

Colette Tennant
Corban University
5000 Deer Park Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97317

Short Story Contest

Open to high school-aged students in the greater Salem, Oregon area who register for the conference.

One short story per student
Short story should be unpublished
Five pages or less
typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font
Your submitted story should not include your name
No pictures or drawings included.

On a separate 3 by 5 inch card, include your name, address, phone number, and email address.

Mail stories to:

Colette Tennant
Corban University
5000 Deer Park Dr. SE
Salem, OR 97317

Essay Contest

One essay per student
Essay must be previously unpublished
Five pages or less
Typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font
Submitted essay should not include your name
No pictures or drawings included

Screenriting Contest

One entry per student
Entry must be previously unpublished
Ten pages or less
Typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font
Submitted material should not include your name
No pictures or drawings included