Submission Guidelines
Interested participants are invited to submit a digital text of their previously unpublished work. Works will be reviewed by members of the Winters Theatre Company. Invitations will be emailed to selected writers/poets.
Send your digital works to janene.whitesell@gmail.com, using a plain text file format (no stylized fonts or backgrounds). We can accept the following file formats: .txt, .docx, and .pdf

Please include the following information with your entry:

1. Name, Email address, Mailing address, Phone number

2. Title(s) of works

3. Genre (poetry or prose)

4. Your website/Instagram info (if applicable)

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Please indicate your answers to these two questions in your entry:
1. Are you the sole owner of this work and can the work be performed
in a public venue? yes/no
2. Can a recording of this work in part or in whole be used for publicity
purposes? yes/no

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Definitions:
Poetry: Original work by the poet in which special intensity is given to
the expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm.
All forms of poetry are encouraged. Poets may enter multiple poems
for consideration. Performance time limit: up to 4 minutes.
 

Stories: A short story, personal or fictionalized history, or monologue written by the performer. The original work may be either fiction or nonfiction. Works may be written in first, second, or third person point of view. Writers may enter multiple stories, but only one maximum will be selected. Submissions should be a "stand alone" piece and not part of a larger prose narrative. Performance time limit: 6 minutes.

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Timeline:

Submission Due Date: TBA

Performance date: TBA

Submissions will be reviewed by the selection committee and participants will be notified with festival information. This is not a juried festival: All writers and poets will be invited to perform one or more of their submissions.​