Chapel Hill-based magazine, Carolina Woman, is uplifting women’s stories with its 2020 writing contest.
Carolina Woman is the largest women’s magazine in North and South Carolina, according to its website. It was founded in 1993 with the mission of informing and celebrating the area’s women.
The writing contest will accept submissions until Feb. 28. Contestants may submit up to three pieces for consideration, and the entries must be labeled as either fiction, nonfiction or poetry.
This year’s grand prize is a weekend getaway to Richmond, Virginia. The winner will stay in a boutique hotel consisting of seven row houses in Richmond’s Arts District area.
Other prizes include an electric scooter, a package of aromatherapy room sprays made in Asheville and a collection of books related to creativity and emotional intelligence.
Debra Simon, editor and publisher of Carolina Woman, said the panel of judges looks for impactful pieces which will resonate with the magazine’s 100,000 readers.
“I’m in awe of women who take the time to write and have the courage to send in their work,” Simon said.
Maureen Sherbondy won a previous Carolina Woman writing contest with a short entry entitled "A Clown’s Story."
The short story’s plot involves a man who works a tedious office job, yet secretly dreams of becoming a clown.