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Essay Contest

RCWMS is committed to supporting women as they find their voices and make them heard. Our 2012 Essay Contest is now open for submissions. Women eighteen years of age and older may submit previously unpublished nonfiction essays of 1400 words or less.

Essays this year should focus on grandmothers or elder women in the writer's life. We welcome writing about being a grandmother, having a grandmother, or having been influenced by an elder woman.

Prizes will be $300 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place. The winning essay will be published in the RCWMS newsletter, South of the Garden, in March 2012. Winners will be notified by mail.

The limit is two essays per person. Submit four double-spaced copies of each essay. Previous first place winners and RCWMS Board members are not eligible. No sermons, please. No e-mail submissions. Manuscripts will not be returned. Do not put your name on your essay(s). Attach a cover letter with essay's title, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Submissions must be postmarked by January 17, 2012. Mail submissions: RCWMS Essay Contest, 1202 Watts St., Durham, NC 27701.