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Student Writing Contest
Open to Middle & High School Students
Fiction
2,500 Word Limit
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $75
3rd Place - $50
Non-Fiction
2,500 Word Limit
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $75
3rd Place - $50
Poetry
16 Line Limit
1st Place - $100
2nd Place - $75
3rd Place - $50
* 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners will be chosen from both middle and high school brackets.
All winners are eligible to have their work published in a book sold at the Book Festival.
Adult Writing Contest
Open to anyone 18+.
Accepting all genres. Must be 500 words or less.
Round 1 - Submission
Enter your work, must be 500 words or less. Only entries meeting this criteria will be evaluated
Round 2 - Finalists
Finalists will be selected by the Williamsburg Book Festival Board & Contest Sponsors.
Round 3 - Live Voting
Finalists will read their work aloud at the Festival on Feb. 27th 2027. The audience will vote for the winners.
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