The holidays are right around the corner.  Plans have started, options being considered, gift lists are being made. 

Describe for readers what your favorite holiday looks like behind bars.  It doesn’t necessarily have to be a winter holiday or Christmas.  It can be a spring holiday.  It can be any holiday you want.  You might want to compare it to a holiday long gone, or one never had but dreamed of or observed from afar.  It can be a description of what it looks like from your vantage point, start to finish.  It can be a combination of past and present.  It can be ways you’ve found to create a taste of what it means to you. 

That’s the theme of this writing contest:  What Does Your Favorite Holiday Look Like From There? 

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:  November 30, 2020.  Decisions will be posted on or before December 31, 2020.

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!