Saturday, October 9, 2021 — 10:00am to 4:00pm
District56 Campus, 8230 Civic Center Drive
Brought to you by the Elk Grove Arts Commission.
Join us for an afternoon celebrating our literary community with good books and great authors.
Short Story Contest
Submission deadline is August 1, 2021, 5:00pm
Prizes awarded to First Place ($200) & Second Place ($100) Winners
Rules for Entry
- $5.00 entry fee to be paid at manuscript submission. Formstack applications must be paid via credit card only.
- Authors must be 18 years or older
- Formstack entries only
- No submissions will be accepted after August 1, 2021
Short Story Requirements
- Story must take place in Elk Grove
- Authors must be 18 years or older
- Word limit 1,000 or less. Final word count at top of first page
- Fiction or non-fiction
- Manuscripts must be in a PDF
Winners announced on Saturday, October 9, 2021 during the Great Read Book Faire located at District56.
Submit Your Short Story
Author and Book Vendor Booth Application
Booth Information
- Vendors must bring their own tables, chairs, canopy (optional)
- No access to electricity
- Spaces are assigned by the EG Arts Commission
- Outside booth space fee $25 (10 x 10’) or *Limited to 5 Inside booth space fee $50 (8’ x 36", includes 5’ table and 2 chairs)
Submit Your Application and Payment
Writer’s Conference
The Elk Grove Writer's Guild will be hosting a Writer's Workshop at the Center at District56 on October 9th. For more information on their event, please contact the Elk Grove Writers Guild – Writers Helping Writers.
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