SFJ18 writing contest seeks: narrative storytelling

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Enter our annual Excellence-in-Writing contest’s Narrative Storytelling category! The stories must have published in 2017. Deadline is March 2.

First-place winners receive $300.

To see all our categories, click here.

To go directly to our contest website, click here.

006 NARRATIVE STORYTELLING
A single story told in a narrative style, using techniques such as character
development, use of dialogue, sense of place, scene building, narrative arc and
adherence to theme. Each entry consists of one story.

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SFJ18 writing contest seeks: Features series or project

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Enter our annual Excellence-in-Writing contest’s Features series or Project category! The stories must have published in 2017. Deadline is March 2.

First-place winners receive $300.

To see all our categories, click here.

To go directly to our contest website, click here.

FEATURES SERIES OR PROJECT
Feature treatment of any lifestyle, A&E or news topic that has multiple parts. Sidebars accepted. Can include a written explanation of not more than 250 words on how the story was reported. Each entry consists of the stories that comprise the series or project. Multiple bylines accepted.

SFJ18 writing contest seeks: Short features

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Enter our annual Excellence-in-Writing contest’s Short Feature category! The stories must have published in 2017. Deadline is March 2.

First-place winners receive $300.

To see all our categories, click here.

To go directly to our contest website, click here.

SHORT FEATURE
Tight, bright writing of fewer than 1,000 words. A word count is required with each entry; entries exceeding the limit will be disqualified. Enter the word count in the Comments, Credits & Other Info field on the entry form. Each entry consists of one story.

SFJ18 writing contest seeks: general features

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Enter our annual Excellence-in-Writing contest’s general features category! The stories must have published in 2017. Deadline is March 2.

To see all our categories, click here.

To go directly to our contest website, click here.

GENERAL FEATURE
Feature treatment of any A&E, lifestyles or news topic. Entries can be a single trend story, profile, interview, news feature or general feature of 1,000 words or more. Sidebars accepted. Each entry consists of one story. Multiple bylines accepted.

SFJ18 contest seeks: best podcast

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Enter in our annual Excellence-in-Writing contest’s best podcast category! Podcasts must have aired in 2017. Deadline is March 2.

To see all our categories, click here.

To go directly to our contest website, click here.

PODCAST
The coverage of any A&E, features or lifestyle topic told through a podcast. One
entry consists of links to three podcasts by the same person or persons.