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High School Writing Contest Open to Livermore Students

The contest is free to enter, and there are cash prizes for the winners. Deadline for submission is March 22, 2013. A free writing workshop is also available to students wishing to enter the contest.

Submitted by: Stacey Gustafson

“My Story, My Vision” is the second annual California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch High School Writing Contest. It is open to all students attending high schools in Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and San Ramon, grades 9, 10 and 11. The contest is free to enter, and there are cash prizes for the winners. Deadline for submission is March 22, 2013.

Entry categories are Poetry, Personal Essay and Short Story. Go to www.trivalleywriters.org for more information.

Free Writing Workshop for High School Students

Author and editor B. Lynn Goodwin will lead a free writing workshop for students in grades 9-11 in preparation for the 2013 Tri-Valley Writers High School Writing Contest, “My Story, My Vision.”

Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the Pleasanton Library

Lynn Goodwin is the author of You Want Me to Do WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers and is the owner and editor of Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.com

Her work has appeared in Voices of Caregivers, Hip Mama, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the Danville Weekly, Small Press Review, Dramatics Magazine, Career, We Care, Thickjam.com, Friction Magazine, and The Sun. 

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