AUBURN â The Auburn Arts Commission has announced changes to its 2021 Snowbound Writersâ Contest due to COVID-19.
Entries will be accepted through Feb. 28 and should be mailed to Snowbound Writersâ Contest, 410 Hawthorne Place, Auburn, IN 46706.
The contest is open to anyone who 18 years or older who resides or is employed in DeKalb County.
Judges will award three prizes for short stories and three for poetry. First place winners will receive $150; second place will receive $75; and third place will receive $50. There will be no award for honorable mentions. Prize money will be mailed to winners if a reception is not possible.
Short stories must not exceed 2,000 words. Poems are limited to 20 lines or less. Entrants may enter both categories, but may submit no more than three poems and one short story. A first-place winner may not enter the same category for a period of two years, but may submit in another category.