Contests
The Berkeley Branch of the CWC currently sponsors two contests:
- The Write On! Novel Contest (formerly short story contest; formerly WestSide Story contest)
- The 5th Grade Story Contest
California Writers Club — Berkeley Branch
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- A great event last Sunday with Dr. Louise Hart and our own Kristen Caven! fb.me/UL9jlPgQ ~ 21 hours ago
- meeting this Sunday + sales opportunity for self-published authors fb.me/GDXxEP2x ~ 6 days ago
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- Looking for something to do tonight in the city? Check out the launch of rising local young adult author Corina... fb.me/2QI7piomd ~ 1 week ago
- Come Hear the Winning Stories! fb.me/2gvOGiONZ ~ 2 weeks ago
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claudia reed
Dec 13, 2010 @ 22:38:39
WHERE DO I FIND INFORMATION FOR 2011?
Lloyd Lofthouse
Feb 07, 2011 @ 19:35:26
Claudia, New posts went up today for events this month. More will be added. We haven’t had administrative access to the site to update the information until today.
Ana
Jun 07, 2011 @ 22:22:27
Hi,
Have the winners for the 2011 Spring writing contest for 5th gradersbeen announced? Where do I get this information from?
Thanks,
Ana
Karen Bailey
Dec 31, 2012 @ 23:08:27
Will there be a Fifth Grade contest in 2013? Hope so…
sarah
Jan 30, 2013 @ 16:52:59
are you able to do a group of 5th graders on one story or only one one student per story
tanya grove
Feb 13, 2013 @ 11:50:32
I don’t think we’ve ever had anyone ask that question! I suppose we would be open to a group story, but of course the winners would have to divide the prize money.