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<p><strong>2012 High School Writers Contest</strong></p>
<p class="style12 style9 style6 style12"><strong><strong>Categories:</strong></strong></p>
<p class="style5 style6 style12"><span class="style11">Fiction - 3,000 words or less</span></p>
<p class="style11 style12 style13">Non-fiction - 2,000 words or less</p>
<p class="style12 style11">Poetry - 40 lines or less</p>
<p class="style5 style6 style9 style12"><strong>Prizes:</strong></p>
<p class="style5 style6 style12"><span class="style11">First Prize in each category - $500</span></p>
<p class="style12 style11">Second Prize in each category - $300</p>
<p class="style5 style6 style12"><span class="style11">Third Prize in each category - $100</span></p>
<p class="style5 style6 style12">All contestants will receive a Certificate of Recognition</p>
<p class="style11 style12"><strong> Who can enter:</strong></p>
<p class="style11 style12">Juniors and seniors from Illinois high schools in Bond,</p>
<p class="style11 style12">Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison,</p>
<p class="style11 style12">Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair or Washington Counties</p>
<p class="style11 style12"><strong>Deadline:</strong> Emailed by February 10, 2012</p>
<p class="style5 style6 style9 style12"><strong>Rules and entry forms:</strong></p>
<p class="style5 style6 style12"><span class="style11">Available from your English teacher</span></p>
<p class="style11 style12"><strong>Sponsors</strong></p>
<p class="style11 style12">Friends of Lovejoy Library</p>
<p>State Farm Insurance</p>
<p>Wal-Mart</p>
<p class="style11 style12">Southern Illinois University Edwardsville</p>
<p class="style11 style12">Phone: (618) 650-2714; Email: <a href="mailto:kymoore@siue.edu">kymoore@siue.edu</a></p>