Fall/Winter 2021 Teeny Tiny Writing Contest

Write a short story or poem about this picture:

The Pencil Princess Workshop will award $25 & publication in the RLS Hoff Newsletter to the winner. I will also publish both the winning entry and honorable mentions on this website.

How to Enter:

Download this form, fill it out, and send it to rlshoff@pencilprincessworkshop.com. Use “Fall/Winter 2021 Writing Contest” as the subject line.

Rules:

  • Entries must be 1000 words or fewer, must be written in English, and must be appropriate for a general audience that may include children.
  • The deadline to enter is midnight at US Mountain Standard Time on November 30, 2021
  • Entries must be original poems or stories, written by the person entering the contest.
  • Writers of the poems or stories retain all rights.
  • Writers entering this contest grant The Pencil Princess Workshop the non-exclusive right to publish their entry in the RLS Hoff Newsletter and on this website.
  • Submissions are open to anyone from anywhere, payment of entries will usually be through check or Paypal, but if another option becomes necessary, we’ll work it out.
  • Young writers are welcome and encouraged to enter. However, they must get a parent or guardian’s permission to do so if they are under 18 years of age.
  • RLS Hoff will decide which piece is best based on (her admittedly subjective opinion of) the quality of the writing and the connection to the picture.
  • Look for the winning entry in the January 15, 2022 RLS Hoff Newsletter. Winners will begin to appear on the website in January as well.