Paper Gardens 2026 Creative Writing Contest & Book
Submissions collected: Jan. 2, 2026 - March 2, 2026
Paper Gardens is an annual creative writing contest. Writers who live, work or go to school in Yamhill County are invited to submit original poetry or prose.
Prose categories are fiction or creative non-fiction. Poetry categories are traditional, free verse, haiku/tanka, and poetry of place-Oregon.
Questions? Email papergardensyamhill@gmail.com
2026 Judges
Ellen Waterston (Oregon Poet Laureate) - Prose
Richard Robbins - Poetry
Book Release Celebration
May 6, 2026 7pm - 8:30PM
Books will be for sale at the event.
Authors published in the Paper Gardens 2026 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.
Learn about Paper Gardens 2024 on Arts Alive
Arts Alliance of Yamhill County
PO Box 898 McMinnville OR 97128
eMail info: info@aaycor.org
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Cover design by Eddie Johnson
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