Become a Winner!

TWA is proud to sponsor five annual writing competitions that are open to all writers, the Penumbra Poetry Contest, the Seven Hills Writers Literary Contest, a the Project Stage light, Project Autumn light, and the Celtic Knots Contest playwriting contests.

 

Penumbra

 

Penumbra is a nationally-known poetry and haiku contest now in its 18th year. In addition to cash awards, top entries are published in our annual chapbook, Penumbra.

 

Penumbra:

 

2008 Contest Guidelines

 

2007 Contest Winners

 

Purchase 2006 Penumbra Chapbook

 

 

Seven Hills

 

The Seven Hills Contest for Writers invites participation in several prose genres. For 2008 these are short fiction, memoirs, essay and children's literature. Winning entries are published in the 2009 Seven Hills Review.

 

Seven Hills:

 

2008 Contest Guidelines

 

2007 Contest Winners

 

Purchase 2008 Seven Hills Review

 

 

Project

Stagelight

 

Project Stage light provides an opportunity for aspiring playwrights to have their work judged by a theater professional. The winning entry will be presented as a staged reading at the Tallahassee Little Theatre.

 

 

Stage light:

 

2006 Winners

 

2007 Guidelines

 

 

Project

 Autumnlight

 

Project Autumn light provides an opportunity for aspiring playwrights to develop plays revealing the hopes and concerns of seniors. The winning entry will be judged by professionals and presented as a staged reading at the Tallahassee Little Theatre.

 

Autumnlight:

 

2006 Winners

 

2007 Guidelines

 

 

Celtic Knots

Ireland has a rich history. The collected memories of a people who endured and kept alive a culture are waiting to be told on stage. Selected entries will be performed in Tallahassee as a Black Box production.

Submission Guidelines