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Carolina Prize contest deadline is March 15, 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
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Deadline Approaching for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest: Enter by Mar. 15

March 3, 2022 Kay Whatley

The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC)  Writers’ Guild annual “Carolina Prize for Writing Contest” is accepting submissions until midnight on March 15, 2022. Writers of all ages are encouraged to quickly submit their poetry, prose, […]

Carolina Prize contest 2022. Source: Kim Beall, FCAC Writers Guild
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Enter Annual “Carolina Prize” Writing Contest Beginning Jan. 15

January 10, 2022 Kay Whatley

The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC)  Writers’ Guild will begin accepting submissions for the annual “Carolina Prize for Writing Contest” on January 15, 2022. Writers of all ages are welcome to submit poetry, prose, or […]

Source: Johnston County Writers Group
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Johnston County, NC: Writers Group to Hold Adult Spring Writing Contest for Residents

March 18, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

All residents of Johnston County, North Carolina are invited to submit their best stories or poems to the Johnston County Writers Group’s first-ever Adult Spring Writing Contest. The contest opens March 30, 2021, with submissions […]

The annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest. Source: Kim Beall, Franklin County Writers' Guild
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Judges for Carolina Prize Contest Announced: Jaki Shelton Green, C. Hope Clark & Clina Polloni

February 10, 2021 Kay Whatley

The Franklin County Writers’ Guild is pleased to announce the judges for the seventh-annual Carolina Prize contest. The poetry judge will be Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s Poet Laureate. Prose will be judged by C. […]

The annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest. Source: Kim Beall, Franklin County Writers' Guild
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Franklin County, NC: Writers’ Guild’s “Carolina Prize” Submissions Open Jan. 15

January 4, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Franklin County Writers’ Guild will be accepting submissions for its annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest beginning January 15, 2021, and ending March 15, 2021. The Carolina Prize Writing Contest is open to writers of any […]

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Winners Announced in “Carolina Prize for Writing” Contest

September 25, 2020 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor The entries for this year’s Carolina Prize for Writing showcase the quality of writing, and photography, in North Carolina. Judging is complete, and the winning short stories, poems, and photographs will […]

Logo of Franklin County Arts Council, Louisburg, NC
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Deadline is Aug. 15 for Carolina Prize for Writing Contest Entries

August 2, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th-annual Carolina Prize for Writing Contest.  The contest is open for previously unpublished works (this includes online publication) in two categories: Poetry — up […]

Carolina Prize Writing Contest poetry winner Alice Pettyjohn receives award from Jackie Dove-Miller in 2019. Source: FCAC Writers' Guild
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Carolina Prize for Writing Contest Accepting Submissions through Aug. 15

April 15, 2020 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th-annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize for Writing Contest.  The contest is open for previously unpublished works (this includes online […]

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Carolina Prize Writing Contest Entry Deadline is Aug. 15

July 15, 2019 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith The deadline for the Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers’ Guild fifth-annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest is August 15, 2019. The contest is open to writers of any age and location for […]

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Carolina Prize Writing Contest Judges Announced, Deadline Approaching

June 2, 2019 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Arts Council’s Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its fifth annual Carolina Prize Writing Contest.  It is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes […]

NC Potter Marsha Rogers’ clay chickens, which feature in Cindy Brookshire's winning short story. Source: Cindy Brookshire
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Johnston County Writer’s Short Story Takes Second Prize in Contest

May 2, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

A Pine Level, North Carolina writer, Cindy Brookshire, has been awarded Second Prize in the annual Carolina Woman Magazine Writing Contest. Brookshire’s short story, “Ain’t Just a River,” was inspired by the work of artist […]

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“Carolina Prize” Writing Contest Begins Accepting Submissions Mar. 15

March 14, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its fifth annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize writing contest.  It is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes […]

Nancy Peacock will be the final judge in the DD’s Starving Writers Contest. Source: Donna Campbell Smith
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Franklin County NC Writers Guild Accepting Submissions for Free Fiction Contest

December 21, 2018 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith The Franklin County Writers’ Guild is the recipient of an anonymous gift to fund a free fiction writers contest titled DD’s Starving Writers Contest. This will be a one-time only fiction […]

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“DD’s Starving Writers Contest” to Begin Accepting Submissions Dec. 1

November 27, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The Franklin County Writers’ Guild is hosting DD’s Starving Writers Contest.  This is a one-time only fiction contest. Submissions must be fiction, short stories or novel chapters not previously published, with a maximum length of […]

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Library of Congress Announces Young Readers National Writing Contest

November 20, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Letters About Literature, the Library of Congress reading-and-writing contest now in its 26th year, is accepting applications beginning Nov. 1 for the 2018-19 cycle. For the first time, letters will be submitted electronically. Letters About Literature […]

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Franklin County Arts Council Names Judges for Annual Writing Contest

July 5, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

By Jackie Dove-Miller The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its third-annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize in writing contest.  They are happy to announce the judges for the entries: Beth Copeland judging […]

Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
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Rhine “Mysterious Short Story Contest” Returns for Second Year

May 28, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Entries Being Accepted June 1 to August 10, 2018 Writers and experiencers from around the world are invited to submit their adventures in precognition, telepathic fantasies, or poltergeist incidents for the chance to win cash or […]

6 year old Imaginormous Winner, Giselle Decker, enjoying her unicorns at Dylan's Candy Bar. Source: PRNewsfoto/Roald Dahl Literary Estate.
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Roald Dahl’s Imaginormous Challenge Announces Lucky Golden Ticket Winners

August 10, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

For the first time since Charlie Bucket won the prize of a lifetime, Penguin Young Readers, along with some of Mr. Wonka’s most trusted advisors, has chosen five children from across the United States to become the […]

Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
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Inaugural “Mysterious Short Story Contest” Accepting Submissions

July 17, 2017 Kay Whatley

The Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina, has issued a call for short stories in their first-ever The Rhine Mysterious Short Story Contest. Since their research is focused on Parapsychology, this intriguing short story […]

Author Erin Knightley and Poet Valerie Macon will Judge the 2017 FCAC Writers' Guild writing contest.
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Award Winning Judges for FCAC Writers’ Guild  Writing Contest

June 28, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its third annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize in Writing contest.  It is open to previously unpublished (This includes […]

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FCAC Issues A Call to Writers and Artists

March 27, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) is offering two opportunities for writers and artists. Submissions are being accepted for the annual County Lines: A Literary Journal and for the Writers’ Guild’s […]

Cover for 2015 Franklin County NC Writers Guild literary journal.
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Writers Guild Accepting Contest and Journal Entries

April 13, 2016 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, FCAC The Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) Writers’ Guild is accepting submissions for a writing contest and the yearly journal. Authors and artists are encouraged to submit entries for either, or both, […]

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This illustration depicts multiple small drones flying in an urban environment, which will be the scenario for NASA’s last in a series of demonstrations of a system that safely manages drone flight. Source: NASA
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NASA Tests Urban Drone Traffic Management in Nevada and Texas

February 19, 2019

NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones. The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems […]

The arm pit fan product. Source: www.thanko.jp.
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The Strange-ness: Arm Pit Fans

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Source: Rhine Research Center, Durham NC.
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Do you have a psy-fantasy or ghoulish narrative that would make Edgar Alan Poe proud? Perhaps you or someone you know has had a psychic experience that you could relate in a short story? This […]

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