WRITERS IN KYOTO PRESENTS THE SECOND ANNUAL KYOTO WRITING COMPETITION

Theme: Kyoto (English language only)

Deadline: March 1, 2017 (midnight JST)

Genre: Short Shorts (unpublished material only)

Form: Short poems, character studies, essays, travel tips, whimsy, haiku sequence, haibun, wordplays, dialogue, experimental verse, etc. In short, anything that helps show the spirit of place in a fresh light.

Word Limit: 300 words (to fit on a single page)

Submissions (limited to one per person) Send to kyotowritingcompetition2017@gmail.com
Please use Microsoft Word format, headed by the following information: Full Name • Email Contact • Nationality • Location of Current Residence • If student, name of institution

Winners will be published in Writers in Kyoto Anthology. Prize money for the winner. Runners-up will receive Kyoto crafts, generously sponsored by the Kyoto Convention and Visitors Bureau. Special Kyoto resident prize: gourmet meal for two at Tadg’s Gastro Pub.  Student prize: fish ‘n’ chips with drinks for two: Gnome Irish Bar.