Canton Writes 15th Call for Entries

Canton Writes, the town-wide writing contest, once again invites everyone in Canton to sharpen their pencils, or fire up their laptops, and become the authors they are meant to be.

Authors can enter in one of five age groups: grades K-2, grades 305, middle school, high school, and adult.

Authors must live in Canton and may submit a short story, poem, or non-fiction/memoir, but no more than one entry in each category. No entry may exceed 1,000 words. Entries must be submitted via email in a Microsoft Word-compatible format to cantonwrites@town.canton.ma.us by April 5, along with a submission form available at library.canton.ma.us/301/Canton-Writes.

Every entry must have a title. Authors should not put their name or any other identifying information on the entry itself, only on the submission form along with the entry title. Entries will be anonymously judged by an independent panel of educators, writers, and readers affiliated with the Friends of the Canton Public Library.

Participants who give permission on their submission form will be published in the Canton Writes 2024 print edition, which will be available for purchase at a special price to authors. Check out the library website at library.canton.ma.us for further information.

First, second and third-place prizes will be awarded in the short story or poetry categories for each age group. Three winners will be selected from the nonfiction category, with age category a consideration. Winners will be notified by email and announced in the Canton Citizen in May. All winners will have the opportunity to read their work to the audience at the awards nights scheduled for June 4 and 5.

Canton Writes is proudly sponsored by Friends of the Canton Public Library and the Canton Citizen.

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