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Paper Gardens 2023 Creative Writing Contest & Book

Celebrating Yamhill County writers for 30 years!


Submissions open January 1, 2023

Entries due March 2, 2023

Prose: Fiction & Nonfiction (up to 1000 words)

Poetry: Traditional, Free Verse, Haiku, or Place/ Oregon (up to 40 lines)


Please Note: Limit of up to 4 submissions per author, prose and/or poetry, one file per submission.


Open to Yamhill County children, youth & adults

Children & Youth - Free!

Adults - $4 per entry 


  • Submission guidelines on Submittable online form
  • Authors published in the Paper Gardens 2023 book will receive a copy of the book and are invited to read their writing.  
  • Paper Gardens welcomes family, friends and teachers of the published authors to the celebration. 
  • Books will be for sale at the event.


Questions? 
Email papergardensyamhill@gmail.com




2023 Judges  

Lisa Ohlen Harris - Prose      

Annie Lighthart - Poetry


Book Release Celebration 

May 9th 2023 7PM - 8:30PM

Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg 

Click to Submit NOW

Tips for Submission

  • Student Promo Video 2023 https://youtu.be/9EivYHL4oAk
  • The Writing Life with guest Deb Broocks https://youtu.be/WD0TCg7CL1g
  • Video Help for Teachers – Student Submissions  https://watch.screencastify.com/v/w8umhmQdmmAKoKgpwe4O

PG Submission Tips adult 2023 (pdf)

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PG Submission Tips student 2023 (pdf)

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PG Submission Tips teacher 2023 (pdf)

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PAPER GARDENS 2022 Selected Writers

Congratulations!

Paper Gardens 2022 Selected Writers 2 (pdf)

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