The 2020 EPIC Writing Contest has ended. Congratulations to the winners!

The 2020 EPIC Writing Contest has ended and our judges have selected the winners. The judges commented that this was not an easy task – the submissions this year were extraordinary!
Stay tuned to to read the individual winning submissions -- to be posted soon.
Congratulations to these talented writers!
Student Prose Winners
  • First Place -- The Flood by Emma Howlett
  • Second Place -- It and I by Ava Rudensey
  • Honorable Mention -- Red Paint by Kriti Dokania
Student Poetry Winners
  • First Place -- i want a billiards room by V. Keteyian
  • Second Place -- Dear rain / Petrichor & Pine by Ava Rudensey
Adult Prose Winners
  • First Place -- Still Life by Karen Stone
  • Second Place -- Songs of Spring by Naomi Wark
  • Honorable Mention -- Harley & Gramps by Tom Frank
  • Honorable Mention -- Bird Conspiracy! by Kipling Knox
  • Honorable Mention -- Good Enough for the Gods by Richard Porter
Adult Poetry Winners
  • First Place -- have mercy by Karen Stone
  • Second Place -- My PBS Special by Richard Porter
  • Honorable Mention -- Flattening the Curve by Christine Traxler
Looking for a place to submit
​now that the annual EPIC contest is done? 
Check out SHORT WORKS - our new FREE monthly writing competition!
[JUNE 2020 Theme: The Distance Between]

Online Writers Workshop with Ingrid Ricks
​Saturday, June 27, 2020 - 9AM ~ 1PM

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In this 4-hour intensive crash-course, NYT-bestselling memoir author and book coach Ingrid Ricks will arm you with the tools to effectively dive into your memoir. She'll start by teaching you the three most common story structure techniques, then walk you through the simple outlining process she employs for her book projects. From there, she'll delve into the six powerful narrative writing techniquest you need to bring your memoir to life. Be prepared to write and tell the story you want to tell. Click here to register!

Ingrid's books include the coming of age memoir, Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story, and Focus, a memoir about her journey with the blinding eye disease Retinitis Pigmentosa. For more information, visit www.ingridricks.com.

Gerald Bigelow re-releases his book of poetry,
​Memories Looking Through a Screen Door

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EPIC Member Gerald Bigelow has just re-released his book of poetry, Memories Looking Through a Screen Door.
​"Our ability to sense and observe our surroundings creates the foundation upon which memories are built. Although memories are as unique as snow flakes, they serve as a common thread, sewing the human family together."
To purchase Gerald’s book, visit his page on Amazon.
 
Gerald leads the popular EPIC Poetry Group, welcoming all poets on the second Tuesday of the month at Sno-Isle Library in Edmonds. Important note: As of March 13, all meetings at the Sno-Isle Library are temporarily suspended due to the novel coronavirus. Watch for notification of when EPIC writing group meetings at the library will resume.
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Need some writing inspiration or just a reason to write? Want to get to know other writers? Love to be part of a group learning experience? EPIC offers free writing groups each week!
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Annual Writing Contest
Each year EPIC is proud to sponsor its Annual Writing Contest for Adults and Student Authors (grades 8 through 12) in Prose and Poetry categories. Check back for more information about EPIC's 2020 Writing Contest.
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