Richmond Christians Who Write: Writer's Digest Short Story Competition

2011 MEETING SCHEDULE

June 12 - 2nd
Sunday to avoid
Father's Day

July 17

August 21

September 18

October 15

November 18 or 19 - Friday or Saturday Annual Dinner (at a local restaurant.)

December - No Meeting.

In addition to our regular schedule, new events are added to the calendar.
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Annual dues are payable January 1st and remain $25 per year. Dues are prorated from July 1st to December 31st at $12.50. Annual dues in the amout of $12.50 will be imposed upon those receiving e-mail and snail mail notices, and allows you to attend any 2 monthly meetings. Checks should be mailed to: Richmond Christians Who Write, 12114 Walnut Hill Dr., Rockville, VA 23146, by February 10th to avoid being removed from these mailing lists. Special events will be on a shared cost basis.

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As Christians who write, we meet together to promote unity and fellowship, to encourage one another and to develop our skills as writers. We are a chapter of American Christian Writers, a national organization.

We meet at Grove Avenue Baptist Church, 1 block south of Patterson Avenue at 8701 Ridge Road, Richmond, VA 23229 in Room 211.

We typically meet on the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join us!

Click HERE for directions.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Writer's Digest Short Story Competition

The 7th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition is accepting entries! We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant ... but brief. Send us your best in 1,500 words or less. But don't be too long about it--the deadline is December 1, 2006.

The Grand-Prize winner will receive $3,000 (that's $2 -- or more -- per word).

For guidelines, prizes and to enter online, visit:
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/shortshort/

Plus, the 1st- through 25th-place manuscripts will be printed in the 7th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection, published by Trafford Publishing.

Learn more about this special collection and to reserve your copy today:
http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/shortshort/