Writing Contests

2012 Jade G. Bute Adult Writing Contest
"A Picture is Worth 1000 Words (or Less)" - Poetry and Fiction

Deadline for submission: March 19, 2012 at 5pm.
Entry Fee: $15 per entry. An entry is a single piece.
Multiple entries are only allowed in one genre.
Reading: Winners will be asked to read their work
on Wednesday, April 11, 7pm at Chesterfield Arts.
Submission guidelines.
Link to Contest Pictures.

2011 Phyllis Corbet High School Writing Contest
"The 16 Challenge" for Writers of Poetry and Short Fiction

Congratulations to the winners! - Click on the title to see each piece.
1st Place: Jacquline Ihnat (Parkway Central High School) - "The Feather"
2nd Place: Keilah Sullivan (Home School) - "The Dying of the Light"
3rd Place: Asha Thanki (Parkway South High School) - "Limits"

Honorable Mentions:
Katie Anderson - Marquette High School
Matt Frischer - Parkway Central High School
Molly Gummersheimer - Lafayette High School
Amanda Winenger - Marquette High School

  
  
  
               3rd Place                                 2nd Place                             1st Place
                         
                   The participants, their parents and one of our judges, Connie McIntyre
  

The 2011 Jade G. Bute Adult Writing Contest

Congratulations to our winners! (Click on the writer's name to see their winning entry)

1st Place: Cully Bryant - Sikeston, MO

2nd Place: Marcel Toussaint - Wildwood, MO

3rd Place: John Han - Manchester, MO

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):

Andy Ashling - St. Louis, MO
Gail Cohen - Wood Dale, IL
Shanti Nagarkatti - Chesterfield, MO

Their original non-fiction works were read on Wednesday, September 14 at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts.  Special thanks to judge Kathleen Finneran!

             Pictured: John Han, Shanti Nagarkatti, Cully Bryant, Marcel Toussaint, Andy Ashling
                                                          Not Pictured: Gail Cohen