“Deception,” a Whatcom County writing contest being held in honor of this year’s WhatcomReads! book, “Old School,” by Tobias Wolff, is seeking submissions. In order to participate, the following criteria must be met:
-You must attend a high school or institution of higher education (Western Washington University, Bellingham Technical College, Whatcom Community College, or the Northwest Indian College)
-Write up to 800 words
-Create an entirely original story (fiction or non-fiction is welcome)
-Entries must be submitted via e-mail to: llambert@whatcom.ctc.edu by Thursday, January 28, 2010.
The theme is Deception
-When does a lie become the truth?
-How far would you go to win?
Details
Entries will become property of The Big Read/WhatcomReads and will not be returned. Portions of a winning entry may be used rather than the whole. By submitting an entry all writers grant permission to The Big Read/WhatcomReads to share their writing on the library Web site and in publications and media. Winners will be announced February 1, 2010 on the Web site www.whatcomreads.org.
One winner from each educational institution will be published in an anthology and will be invited to read their work at an author’s reception at Village Books on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 4 p.m.
The winning entry will also be published in the February 9 issue of the Horizon.
If I would have read this a few years ago, I’m not sure what I would have thought.. but today I agree with everything in this post.