Cash Prizes total $250 -- Winner guaranteed Publication
Entry Deadline: February 15, 2008

1. Entries must be short stories between 1,000 and 2,500 words to be considered. Submit one (1) copy.
2. Entries must be typed, double spaced, one side only on 8 ½” by 11” white paper, 1” margins. Please use either Courier or Times Roman type fonts, 12 point.
3. Entry fee is $8 for each adult submission. For students 18 and under, it is $5. Make checks payable to "NETWO." Students may request a waiver of the entry fee by writing to: netwomail@netwo.org . (Please Note: there is only 1 division. There is NOT a separate student division.)
4. Multiple entries are permitted. Include entry fee for each entry. Multiple entries may be submitted in a single envelop and with a single check to cover all fees.
5. Entries must be postmarked between January 1 and February 15, 2008. NOTE: this is an earlier date than last year. Please get entries in the mail no later than February 15, 2008.
   Mail entries to:
   NETWO, P.O. Box 411, Winfield, TX 75493
   If you wish confirmation of receipt of your entry, include a SASP. On the message side of the post card, write the name of the short story.
6. First Place Award is $125; Second Place is $75; Third Place is $40 and Fourth Place is $10. Winners, and Honorable Mentions, will receive certificates suitable for framing.
7. First Place winner will be published (with author's permission) in The Storyteller, a magazine dedicated to helping writers. The Storyteller is a paying publication, and the word limit is 2,500 words. The Storyteller was one of the 101 Best Magazine Markets for 2006. Click here to visit its website.
8. No more than one (1) CASH prize will be awarded to a single author. However, this does not preclude an author from receiving additional certificates for honored stories. Please note: all cash prizes will be awarded. (4 different authors will receive prize money.)
9. Each story should have a cover sheet containing only:
   • the name of the story
   • the author’s name
   • complete address
   • telephone number
   • e-mail address
   • and word count
   • Student entries should also include age, school attending and grade.
10. The author’s name should not appear anywhere except on the cover sheet. Each story page should have a header line with the story’s title and the page number.
11. Entries must be previously unpublished short stories written in English by the person whose name is on the cover sheet.
12. Judges do not see the author's name, or any other information about the author. No entrant knows the identity of any judges.
13. Decisions of the judges are final.
14. Neither NETWO, any of its members or any judge is responsible for late delivery of entries, or lost entries.
15. Winners will be announced during the 2008 NETWO Writer’s Conference, April 25 & 26. Winners unable to attend will have awards mailed to the address on the cover sheet.
16. Winners names will be printed in the May issue of the NETWO newsletter, With Pen in Hand. Winner's names and story titles will also be posted on this web site by May 5, 2008.
17. NETWO may request permission to print some of the winning entries in future issues of the newsletter, With Pen in Hand. This is NOT a requirement to enter.
18. The author relinquishes none of his or her rights by entering the contest.
19. Please include a SASE (with sufficient postage) if you wish your entry returned. Otherwise, entries will not be returned and will be shredded.