Submission deadline: August 1, 2019*

The annual disability focused Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Competition (P2P) is open for 2019! P2P will be celebrating its tenth year of sharing and recognizing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and comics on the topic of disability. Submit here!

Submissions are accepted from anywhere in the world and from writers of any age, ability or disability, and writing level. One Grand Prize winner will receive $500 USD, and a 1st Place winner in each of the four divisions will receive $100 USD. Please review the contest rules and submission instructions before submitting.

The Pen 2 Paper Creative Writing Contest’s goals are to:

• give writers with disabilities a forum where they can share their work.
• bring awareness to disability issues through the arts.
• challenge all people of all ages to think, rethink, and express their stories, perspectives, fears, and discoveries about disability.

While P2P is based in Texas, people from other states or countries are welcome to enter.

Each year, entries are evaluated by a panel of volunteer judges, and prizes are awarded to the top entries in each category. Winners and finalists will be posted on P2P’s website and given opportunities to share their work in public settings.

*This is not a Art Spark Texas call for art.