All submissions must be emailed, follow the monthly theme, and in by the 15th at 11:59 PM. Winning submissions will be published on the 20th.  They are emailed to karen@karenehoover.com
  All submissions must be formatted as follows:
- 1" margins on all sides
 - Times New Roman or Courier type
 - Size 12 font 
 - Left Justified
 - Last name/Shortened Title/Pg # starting on second page.      
 - Double-spaced
 
At the top heading, right hand side must be the following information:
- Full name
 - Pen name (if appropriate)
 - E-mail address
 - Word count
 - Category of submission
 - Your grade (7th or 8th)
 - Title begins halfway done. Skip a line and start story.      
 
Submission categories and word requirements are as follows:
- Short fiction--3,000 words or less. One submission per      month.
 - Non-fiction--3,000 words or less. One submission per      month.
 - Argumentative Essay--1,000 words or less. One      submission per month.
 - Poetry--40 lines or less. Up to 3 submissions per month.
 
Submissions must be attached as a file in the email. They should not be pasted and copied into the email. Acceptable files are: .doc/.docx/.rtf