This conference has evolved from one man's dream of energizing local writers and luring others to Gold beach during the off-season with an affordable, educational conference. To honor this dream, The Bob Simons Award is awarded each year.
Open to anyone. This year's topic: It was bad, but it could have been worse.
Rules - Entries must be typed and should be essay, short story, memoir, or poetry no more than 1000 words. Entries will be judged on faithfulness to the topic and readability. The Scholarship will cover registration for the 2008 conference and a fish fry ticket. The winning entry will be included in the conference packets.
The deadline for entries is January 15, 2008. Send your entry, with your name, address, and telephone number, along with a short biography (50-100 words) to the South Coast Writers Conference: Mail PO Box 590, Gold Beach, OR 97444, fax at 541-247-6247, or email scwc@socc.edu with scholarship in the subject line.
Workshops are reserved on a first come, first served basis. To ensure space in the workshops of your choice, please send a conference registration form and payment with your scholarship entry. The scholarship winner will be refunded the registration amount. Please keep a copy of your entry as it will not be returned.