The annual Confluence Writing Contest encourages, supports and promotes authors.

For 2009, our guidelines are simple. Please submit a short story (1 pg. or less) about food.

All submissions and judging will take place on line. One contest winner will receive free registration to the 2010 Confluence Intensive Writing Workshop and a $100 gift card to Arches Book Company, Moab, UT. In addition, the winner will receive the opportunity to be published on the Mountain Gazette website or magazine. This award will be in the sole discretion of Mountain Gazette.

Winners will be announced on Saturday, October 24th. We will send an email notificaton to all entrants by Monday, October 26th.

By entering the contest, the writers agree to abide by these rules:

Original Work

The work must be original work, never before published in any magazine, newspaper, book, or online. Works must be from one author, although assistance or editorial work from third parties is permitted. Entries can only be submitted be online and must include the Entry Form and Fee.

Deadlines

Works must be uploaded to the site no later than 5:00 PM, October 14th. Any work received after that time and date will not be judged. We encourage authors to enter their work prior to the deadline so the judges have ample time to review the work.

Limits

An author may submit a maximum of two (2) works. Each work must include a separate Entry Form and Fee.

Disputes

In the event of any dispute the judge's decisions will be final. No judging sheets, scores or reports will be available and will be confidential and destroyed after the contest is over.

Judging Decisions

Decisions made by the judging panel and the Contest Governing Committee will be final.

Copyright

The copyright for the work must be owned by the author. By submitting the work for the contest, the author licenses to the Confluence Writing Contest the right to use the work in any manner the Confluence Writing Contest wishes to promote the work, the Confluence event, or the writing contest, or as necessary.

Entry Fee

Each entry must be accompanied by a fee of $15.00.

Entry Form

To enter the contest, the author must complete the Entry Form, pay the Entry fee and upload their work to the contest website.

All Judges' scores are final and confidential.