When a writing contest deadline is midnight on Halloween, one shouldn't be surprised that the theme is Wicked Words.
But, as a Writers' Circle of Durham Region press release points out, the word 'wicked' doesn't only mean an evil nature or action. It also means playful, mischievous and occasionally malicious, severe and worrying, really offensive and nasty and, of course, something that's really great, as in, 'your new skateboard is wicked, man!'
Take your pick, as the theme of the Wicked Words contest encompasses them all.
The WCDR's open genre, open form prose competition welcomes works of fiction and non-fiction, which will be judged on their demonstration of good writing and power to move the judges.
On the line is a $500 first prize and publication in the arts' magazine Surfacing and the Wicked Words anthology. Second prize is worth $250 and it, and selected honourable mentions, will also appear in Wicked Words. All of the published works earn their writers $25 and every writer who enters the contest will receive written feedback.
The maximum word count is 1,500 and the entry fee is $20 ($25 for international entries). Online entries and secure payment by PayPal are requested. Or mail your entry along with a cheque or money order to Wicked Words, The Writers' Circle of Durham Region, Bayly Postal Outlet, PO Box 14558, 75 Bayly St. W., Ajax, ON, L1S 7K7.
Again, the deadline is midnight on Oct. 31.
To learn more and enter, visit www.wcdr.org.
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