Have those words ever made a difference in your life?  It might not have been said exactly that way, but do those words make you think of someone in particular?

WITS supports and believes in the limitless potential of positive reinforcement, and wants to hear about a time in your life when someone believing in you – had an impact on your actions and/or choices.

Is there anyone who ever believed in you – and that confidence and belief in you influenced you in a positive way?  It could have been a child, a parent, a teacher or a friend – anyone, even a stranger. 

That’s the theme of the first writing contest of 2021:  Has Someone’s Belief In YOU Ever Impacted Your Decisions And Actions? 

I say it all the time – be vulnerable.  That may mean writing about your own insecurities. 

Only those who are incarcerated are eligible to participate. 

We can’t accept anything that has been previously published.

Submission is free – BUT, even if an entry doesn’t win, we consider entry permission to publish and edit.  Sometimes we get so many excellent entries, they can’t all win, but they need to be shared.

Entries should be 1,000 words or less.

Submissions can be handwritten.

As done in our previous contests, I will narrow down the entries to the top ten, and then hand them off to individuals to rate the writing with a point system to determine winners.

PRIZES: 

First Place:  $75
Second Place:  $50
Third Place:  $25

DEADLINE:  March 31, 2021.  Decisions will be posted on or before April 30, 2021.

MAILING ADDRESS:

Walk In Those Shoes
Writing Contest Entry
P.O. Box 70092
Henrico, Virginia  23255

As always – I’m excited to see what comes in!

As a reminder, WITS is giving away a book or magazine subscription once a month to a random submission that gets posted for each month of 2021.  These posts can be on any topic, and are unrelated to this contest.  January’s random book will be Where The Crawdads Sing.