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 a day 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 has a connection to Elk Grove
- Authors must be 18 years or older
- Word limit 2,000 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 Writers Guild will be hosting the Elk Grove Writers Conference at the Center at District56 on October 9th, 2021. Admission is $60 and includes a light breakfast. Lunch is on your own.
The day-long Conference will feature a keynote speaker, classes on the craft of writing, and the opportunity for writers to schedule an interview with an editor and/or publisher about their work in progress.
If you have any questions about the Writers Conference, please email egwg2020@egweg.org or visit the Elk Grove Writers Guild – Writers Helping Writers.
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