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) and 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.
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)
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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