windScript

windScript Volume 26 – *New*

windScript Volume 28 - Call for Submissions

windScript is the Saskatchewan Writers Guild's e-zine of high school writing.

History

windScript has been publishing the best of Saskatchewan high school students' literature since 1983. windScript was created by Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild from 1982 to 1988. It was Victor who first presented the idea of windScript to the Board of the Guild in 1983. His enthusiasm and determination kept the magazine alive in its first two years until permanent funding could be found. As of 2004, windScript has been published on-line through the Saskatchewan Writers Guild's website.

Current Volume

Volume Twenty-Six of windScript is published on-line at http://www.skwriter.com. We hope you enjoy reading the remarkable poetry and stories from the high school students whose work was selected.

Many thanks to Pam Bustin for editing this volume. Thanks to each and every student who sent in their work, and to Saskatchewan's teachers and librarians who encourage student writing

windScript Awards

The Jerrett Enns Awards are awards of excellence named in honour of Victor Jerrett Enns, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild from 1982 to 1988. It was Victor who first presented the idea of windScript to the Board of the Guild in 1983. His enthusiasm and determination kept the magazine alive in its first two years until permanent funding could be found.

The Currie-Hyland Prize was established as a tribute to Robert Currie and Gary Hyland in recognition of their literary excellence, commitment, and generosity to students and fellow writers. The prize is awarded for excellence in poetry to a high school writer living outside Regina or Saskatoon

Call for Submissions

We welcome students to submit creative writing in any and all forms - poetry, prose, and creative non-fiction - for Volume 28 of windScript.

Please note that as in all writing competitions, these guidelines are very important and must be followed in order for submissions to be accepted.

Submission Guidelines

1. Type or print neatly on 8 1/2 by 11 single-sided, unlined white paper.
   
2. Proofread your manuscript.
   
3. In a covering letter, provide the following information:
   
   • your name, your home phone number and address
   • your email address
   • the genre of writing you are submitting
   • the title(s) of your poems or stories
   • the name, address and phone number of your school and teacher
   • a fifty-word biography (if we publish your work, we will use this information, so be creative
      
4. Always keep a copy of your submitted work. Submissions will not be returned.
   
5. Submit a maximum of six poems. Do not put more than one poem on a page. Each poem must be on a separate page. Prose works should not exceed 1500 words.
   
6. All work must be original from start to finish. Writers submitting plagiarized work will be banned from windScript.
   
7. Do not put your name on the poems or stories themselves.
   
8. To fasten submissions, use paper clips (including fold-back clips)—avoid staples.
   
9. Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2011.
   
10. Mail or e-mail submissions to windScript, Box 3986, Regina SK S4P 3R9 
    

For more information, please contact:

Beth McLean
Education & Publications Officer
education@skwriter.com
Phone: (306) 791-7746

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