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P.O. Box 152, Orinda, CA 94563

Contact us at (925) 254-2184  or communications@friendsoftheorindalibrary.org

The Friends of the Orinda Library is excited to announce the start of the 2013 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda.

Entry Categories are Science Fiction, Essay/Memoir, Poetry and Short Story.  Students may submit one entry in any of the four categories for a total of not more than three entries.  Submission deadline is Friday, April 18th at noon.

Entries are judged by a panel of Orinda writers and residents. This year’s judges are Ginger Wadsworth, author; Sally Small, author; Janet Boreta and Marian Nielsen of Orinda Books.  Awards will go to the works judged best.  There will not necessarily be one award in each category.

Up to four winners will each be awarded $250 prizes at the end of the school year, underwritten by the Friends of the Orinda Library.  The winning entries will be posted on the Friends’ website and inside the Orinda Library facility, for all to enjoy.

The contest is named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction writer and Orinda resident, who was a true friend to the community for 40 years.

Click here for an entry form: Writing_Contest_Entry_Form_for_all_schools2013.pdf

Entries should be submitted to individual school representatives, listed below:

•Bentley School: Susan Bogas at sbogas@bentleyschool.net

•Campolindo:  Gwenly Carrel at gcarrel@acalanes.k12.ca.us

•College Prep:  Kate Kordich at Kate_Kordich@college-prep.org

•Head Royce:  Barry Barankin at bbarankin@headroyce.org

•Holden High School: Kristin Lamoureux at kristinl@holdenhigh.org

•Miramonte:  Eloise Schneider at eschneider@acalanes.k12.ca.us

•Orinda Academy:  Katherine Saxby at katherine@orindaacademy.org

If you have any questions about the contest, please email Julie Rossiter at jjrossiter@me.com.