WRITING CONTEST SEEKS ENTRIES FROM ALL AGES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 7, 1993                   TAG: 9304070076
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: MARION                                LENGTH: Short
WRITING CONTEST SEEKS ENTRIES FROM ALL AGES
The 17th annual Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest is seeking entries until May 31 to compete for prizes from $10 to $100.
It includes categories for entries by students in grades one-four, five-eight and nine-12, as well as for adults, including college students. Winners will be notified during the summer and a public awards program will be held Sept. 11.
Anderson was a prominent American writer during the first half of the century. He lived in Marion and Troutdale from 1925 until his death in 1941 and owned the Smyth County News and Marion Democrat newspapers.
The Sherwood Anderson Association Inc. sponsors the contest, and several past winners have advanced to professional publication.
Contest rules can be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, 1218 Prater Lane, Marion 24354. Further information is available by calling Don Francis at 783-7141 during business hours until Wednesday or at his home, 783-8230. - Southwest bureau

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB