Write the Rockies, Summit County’s annual writing contest, started Jan. 8. Submissions will be received until March 8.
The contest will have separate poetry and short story-contests for middle schoolers, high schoolers and adults. Each category will have Spanish and English categories with separate awards. Each category will have $600 in prizes to award to the top three submissions: $300 for first place, $200 for second and $100 for third. Winning entries will be included in the 2026 anthology, and writers may get the chance to read their work aloud for Krystal 93.
A link to submit is at SummitCountyLibraries.org/writetherockies. Writers can submit no more than one short story of 5,000 words or fewer and no more than three poems. Writers can submit to both language categories, but each work must be unique and cannot be a translated version of another work. All work must be original, and all work may be subject to AI and plagiarism screening.
Write the Rockies is a collaboration between the Summit County Rotary Club, The Education Foundation of the Summit and Summit County Library.
Adult writing contest winners accept their awards April 15, 2025. Pictured from left are Maritza Charros, Daisy Castillo, Alex Ramos, Holly Meyers, Chiron Lovecraft, Rose Ridge, Leigh Gaddy and Alex Mason.