Contest

I am in charge of the South Florida Writer's Contest. Although I have done everything I can think of to get it publicized, it just hasn't produced many results yet. I'm glad it's not my money I have to give as prizes. Our treasurer told me that we have enough money in the kitty to pay for this year, but we really should have received more entries and fees. Actually, very few of the members of our writing group submitted this year. I think that people are just lazy. I really think everyone in our group should have submitted something.

I do know that the Herald has not placed our ad in the paper. They did last year and I received many calls from that ad. I sent the calendar ad several times over the past three months and have not received even a hint that it was received or why it was not put in the paper. We've received entries from Montana, Washington, Pennsylvania, and other states. I have not seen the ad we placed in the Writer. I have seen the one in ByLine. I've put notices on the web at different writing sites.

I'm disappointed, but I am not taking it as my fault. I've decided that the contest and actually the group is not something I need to fret about. It isn't important enough to me to get upset over. When this contest thing is over, I will not volunteer any more. Someone else can take over.

Besides, I want to write my own stories and try for publication. I don't have time when I have so many other volunteer activities. I'm the only member who cannot submit to the contest because if I should win the contest will look crooked. It is not. We are very legitimate.