22nd Annual Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest
Sponsored by Lonesome Pine Arts and Crafts, Inc.
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
CONTEST RULES
• Stories will be accepted in three categories:
Adult
High School
(Grades 9-12)
Middle School
(Grades 5-8)
First Place
$100
$35
$25
Second Place
$50
$25
$15
Third Place
$25
$15
$10
• Only one (1) short story submission per author is allowed. (Authors may submit one entry in
the short story contest AND one entry in the poetry contest.)
• Maximum length: 1,700 words. Submissions must be typed and bound with paper clips (NO
STAPLES!).
• Deadline for submission: 4:30 p.m., March 6, 2009. Submissions must be in the MECC
Foundation office (Dalton Cantrell Hall; Room 215 or 219) by the deadline. Postmarks do not
count.
• Winners will be invited to accept their awards at the John Fox, Jr. Festival on April 1, 2009 at
10 a.m. in the Fugate Auditorium located in Dalton Cantrell Hall on the Mountain Empire
Community College campus.
• A cover page must accompany the story. It should include:
¾ Name (Your name should appear ONLY on the cover page and NOT on the short story)
¾ Complete Address
¾ Daytime telephone number
¾ Alternate telephone number (if available)
¾ Title of the story (Should appear on cover page AND the first page of the story)
¾ Number of words in the story
¾ Contest Category (adult, high school, or middle school)
¾ Name of school (if submitted in the high school or middle school category)
• If you would like a copy of the winning entries, please provide a large self-addressed
stamped envelope (10x13) with adequate postage.
• Mail to: Lonesome Pine Short Story Contest
Attn. Nikki Morrison
Mountain Empire Community College Foundation
3441 Mountain Empire Road
Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219
Contact: Nikki Morrison at (276) 523-2400 ext. 416; e-mail: nmorrison@me.vccs.edu