Become the next Mark Twain with inaugural Mark Twain Days Literary Contest, entries due March 1
Are you ready to be the next Mark Twain?
In honor of Mark Twain Days, the first inaugural Mark Twain Days Writing Contest is underway, and submissions must be in by March 1, 2023.
To enter the contest, follow in the footsteps of Samuel Clemens and create your own pen name.
Then, write no more than 500 words with the theme, “Yours Dreamily, Mark Twain,” which is how the famous American author signed his first letter using his pen name — right here in Carson City!
This theme could include what you dream for yourself, your community or beyond. Entries can be in the form of an essay, a story or a poem.
“Mark Twain was an observer and would reflect back to the reader the truths he saw in the world,” a spokesperson for Mark Twain Days wrote. “The judges will be looking for a distinct narrative style like Twain that could be satirical, irreverent, evocative, or even silly at times.”
Winners will have their piece printed in the official event program, have the opportunity to read their piece during the festival and will be published in the national periodical, the Mark Twain Journal.
Categories are split into Middle School, High School, and College/Adult.
To enter, please click here.