Announcing the 2019 Silver Pen Writing Contest: "A Story I Haven't Told You . . . "

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“A Story I Haven’t Told You . . . “ is the theme for the 2019 Silver Pen essay and poetry contest. Here’s your opportunity to tell that one story you haven’t told!

Entry requirements:

  • Contest is open to Salt Lake County residents 60+ years old.

  • All work must be original and unpublished, created during 2019

  • Essay entries must be less than 500 words

  • Poetry entries must be 36 lines or fewer

All entries must be submitted online to: www.slco.org/aging/silver

Entry deadline: September 2, 2019

For more information call Susie Cates at 385-468-3130 or Shawn Ashby at 385-468-3040

Click here to read essays and poems from previous winners.

Good luck to all who submit!


Silver Pen Award Partners:

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