Writer’s, Ink. of Greater Phoenix is hosting a writing contest throughout October and November. Entries will be received from Thurs., Oct. 1 until midnight PST Nov. 30, 2015. All pieces will be considered for the publication in Ink. Spots of Greater Phoenix Anthology – Volume Two.

One may enter fictional work (all genres accepted provided they are in good taste), creative non-fiction (any, including blogs), poetry, and photography, but all entries must be unpublished work. The non-refundable entry fee for fiction/creative non-fiction is $25 per piece, limit 5,000 words. The non-refundable entry fee for poetry is $15 for three poems, 4 pages max each, single-spaced with one line between stanzas. The non-refundable entry fee per photo is $5 (.jpeg only).

All the edits are final. If one doesn’t like the changes, you may withdraw from publication unless you are a winner. All rights are retained by the contributors.

If one enter a piece, all writing will be scored using a standardized score sheet and one will receive a copy of the score sheet after all entries have been judged and tallied. Be sure to strictly follow all guidelines!

Those that are interested in being a judge for the Writer’s, Ink. Contest should be sure to meet one or more of the following: they must have written a piece that has won an award; have written and published (self or traditional) at least one article, poem, short story, and/or book; and have experience with writing, editing, and/or publishing. All judges will be paid $5 per entry they judge.

All contributors (and one guest) will be invited to the launch party of the Writer’s Ink Anthology next year.

To contact the host of the contest, visit her blog at http://sharibroyerbooks.weebly.com.

To see the full guidelines for the contest, look here: http://writersinkofgreaterphoenix.weebly.com/writers-ink-contest-2015.html.