On March 4, the Word Pirates talked about characters. What makes a good character? What characters stick in our minds and why? How likable does a character have to be? etc. It was a good discussion.

For the prompt, we wrote with the John Gardner Writing Award in mind.

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We want to see your best character description

from either a fiction or a nonfiction piece (published or unpublished).

Your entry may be up to 150 words in length.

Send as many entries as you wish.

1 First Prize: $500

· 2 Second Prizes: $100

· 3 Third Prizes: $50

· 4 Fourth Prizes: $25

· 5 Honorable Mentions

Deadline May 15.

Joy