The Writer’s Eye Literary Competition
The Writer’s Eye Literary Competition links the inspiration of writers to the creative vision of artists. The 2021 Writer’s Eye Literary Competition invited participants to select a piece of artwork from Creative York’s Dreams exhibition and write a poem or short story in response. This annual competition is open to students in grades 4 through 12, college students, and adults. First, second, and third-place ribbons are awarded in each age category and winning works are announced in the spring.
Access our brochure and entry form here: Writer’s Eye Brochure 2021_Final
Important Dates:
- October 14th-November 20th 2021: Dreams exhibition is available to view in person in the Kerlin Gallery at Creative York
- January 7th, 2022: Submissions are due at midnight
How to Submit:
- All submissions must be received by January 7th at midnight.
- Please send two copies of your work. One copy with your name and one without. Submissions can be emailed to Amber Wiesberg at amber@creativeyork.org or mailed to Writer’s Eye c/o Creative York 10 N. Beaver St. York, PA 17401
Access our brochure and entry form here: Writer’s Eye Brochure 2021_Final
Learn more about our 2020 Writer’s Eye Literary Competition juror as well as the winning pieces below.
About the Juror
Barbara DeCesare is a graduate of the Goddard College MFA-W program. She is the author of jigsaweyesore (Anti-Man Press), Adrift (Seventh Wave), and Silent Type (Paper Kite Press). Barbara curated The Prufrock Project, an art exhibit based on the T. S. Eliot poem, cast audience members to perform in her series of small plays You’re Soaking In It, and took the title in the 2019 Fear No Lit Literary Page Match automatic writing competition. Her poems and short fiction have been published in Folio, Poetry, Alaska Quarterly, Tarpaulin Sky and many others.
2020 Writer’s Eye Literary Competition
For more information on this program, please call 717-848-3200 or e-mail the Program Coordinator Amber Wiesberg at amber@creativeyork.org.
