SIERRA VISTA — The 18th annual Cochise Community Creative Writing Celebration is officially accepting submissions for its annual writing contest. The CWC will consider work in three categories: poetry, fiction, and memoir.
The writing contest deadline is Monday, Feb 22, 2016. The cost is $5 per entry and includes cash prizes for winners. First-place winners also have their work published in Mirage, Cochise College’s literary and arts magazine. For contest guidelines, visit www.cochise.edu/cwc.
To enter the writing contest, authors must also register to attend the 2016 Creative Writing Celebration, set for March 18 and 19 at the Cochise College Sierra Vista Campus. This annual two-day event brings published writers in several genres, such as poetry, novels, creative nonfiction, juvenile fiction, and screenwriting, to present hands-on workshops to aspiring writers from Cochise County.
New to CWC: Introducing Evening with the Authors!
This event will take place Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 6pm-8pm at the Sierra Vista Public Library. Meet the authors from this year’s Creative Writing Celebration, enjoy readings, book signings, and refreshments. Registration is available online for $10.00 or $15.00 at the door.
For more information about the Creative Writing Celebration, email creativewriting@cochise.edu or call Beth Orozco at (520) 255-6060.