Mock Turtle / AWW Poetry Contest Winners

The Antioch Writers Workshop and Mock Turtle partnered up to conduct a special poetry contest open to all writers in the greater Dayton, Ohio area. 

Best in Show -- Ed Davis 

As winner of Best in Show, Davis received a full scholarship to attend the 27th Annual Summer Workshop with the poetry afternoon seminar. 

1st Place Adult -- Harold White 

2nd Place Adult -- J.T. Mathews 

First and second place in the Adult category each receive a $125 scholarship toward the 27th annual summer workshop. 

1st Place Teen -- Jordan Martin 

2nd Place Teen -- Garth Massie 

First and second place in the teen category each receive a $125 scholarship toward the Young Writers' seminar at the 27th Annual Summer Workshop.

For more information on upcoming scholarship and contest deadlines, visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

NOV. 1 DEADLINE APPROACHING for Mock Turtle / AWW Poetry Contest

The Antioch Writers Workshop and Mock Turtle have partnered up to conduct a special poetry contest open to all writers in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.

The deadline for contest entries is on Tuesday, November 1. Send up to two poetry submissions per entrant for consideration in an adult or teen category. Poetry should be 50 lines or fewer.

Two awards will be made in each category and one Best in Show award will be made. The Best in Show award winner will receive a full scholarship to attend the 2012 AWW summer workshop including the poetry afternoon seminar. First place awards are $125 toward 2012 AWW summer workshop.

Send contest entries to mockturtlepress@gmail.com, with subject line AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest, or to the following address:

AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest
c/o Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

Mock Turtle / AWW Poetry Contest Deadline November 1

The Antioch Writers Workshop and Mock Turtle have partnered up to conduct a special poetry contest open to all writers in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.

The deadline for contest entries is on Tuesday, November 1. Send up to two poetry submissions per entrant for consideration in an adult or teen category. Poetry should be 50 lines or fewer.

Two awards will be made in each category and one Best in Show award will be made. The Best in Show award winner will receive a full scholarship to attend the 2012 AWW summer workshop including the poetry afternoon seminar. First place awards are $125 toward 2012 AWW summer workshop.

Send contest entries to mockturtlepress@gmail.com, with subject line AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest, or to the following address:

AWW/Mock Turtle Poetry Contest
c/o Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton Street
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

AWW Alumni / Faculty News -- Kate Geiselman

Kate Geiselman - 2010 Dayton Daily News / Antioch Writers' Workshop Contest Winner

Winner of last year's Dayton Daily News / Antioch Writers' Workshop contest Kate Geiselman has published two essays in The Rumpus, one at Salon.com, and has a forthcoming essay in McSweeney's Internet Tendency. For a complete list of publications and links to her work, visit her website kategeiselman.com. Geiselman credits her recent successes to social media, blogging, and her experience at AWW.

The Antioch Writers' Workshop is proud of the work done by its alumni and faculty. Check our blog regularly for updates on the big things AWW alumni and faculty are doing.

It’s Not Too Late! Still Time to Enter Dayton Daily News/Antioch Writers' Workshop Creative Writing Competition

Entries for the Dayton Daily News/Antioch Writers' Workshop Creative Writing Competition must be postmarked by Friday, March 25, 2011. That means you still have time to enter.

The “best of show” entry will receive a full scholarship to AWW’s July 9-15 workshop. First place winners in the adult and teen categories will receive a scholarship to the workshop’s Saturday Seminar on July 9. The first place winner of the youth category will receive a gift certificate to Books & Co.

Winning stories will be published in the Dayton Daily News. Other top stories will be published at DaytonDailyNews.com and on the AWW’s website.

Be sure to also check out antiochwritersworkshop.com for Full Week and A La Carte workshop options.

Requirements for the Dayton Daily News/Antioch Writers’ Workshop Creative Writing Competition are as follows:

Short story requirements: Fiction only. No memoirs or essays.

Length: 1,800 words maximum.

Stories must be original and unpublished. Writers may submit only one story. Stories must be typed, double-spaced and stapled in the upper left corner. No binders.

Cover page: Each entry must have a cover page with: title(s), writer’s name, age, full address, e-mail address and daytime, evening and cell-phone numbers.

Age categories: Youth (12 years old and younger); Teen (13 to 18 years old); and Adult (19 and older). Entrants must live in the Dayton Daily News circulation area.

Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by March 25

Entry fees: None.

Manuscripts: Hard copy only; no electronic submissions. Manuscripts will not be returned. Because of the volume, we cannot confirm receipt of individual entries over the phone.

Mail entries to: Dayton Daily News/Antioch Writers’ Workshop Creative Writing Contest, c/o Antioch University Midwest, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, OH 45387.

Winners will be notified around May 1.