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Vision and Verse
Vision and Verse
CWC CONTEST FOR MEMBER ARTISTS
12/1/2023 – 1/15/2024
California Writers Club announces plans for a new CWC book in 2024 titled Vision and Verse, a fusion of Art and Photography. Vision and Verse will be an ekphrastic book pairing artwork with poetry and short prose.
There are two phases to this project.

Phase one is an art and photography contest.

Phase two will post the winning art and call for poetry and short prose submissions inspired by the selected works. Submitted poetry and prose will be judged and selected poems and prose will be published in 2024 along with the winning art in CWC’s Vision and Verse, ekphrastic book.   Details regarding Phase Two submissions will be posted on the CWC website after the completion of the contest.

PHASE ONE A CWC member-only Art and Photography contest beginning on December 1, 2023 through January 15, 2024.   Member artists and photographers are invited to submit a digital image of their artwork and thought-provoking photography to the contest. Winners will receive a copy of the book Vision and Verse.  
1.      The first-place winner will be featured on the cover and receive a $100 prize.
2.      The second and third place winners will a receive $50 prize.
3.      All other artists whose work is selected will receive a copy of Vision and Verse.

Submission guidelines: Artwork: We welcome original paintings, drawings and illustrations.Photography: original photographs only.All submissions must be submitted in a jpeg format. Submissions must be received no later than January 15, 2024Multiple submissions are allowed. There is a $10 fee for each submission.

We look forward to seeing your talent shine in the CWC’s 2024 Vision and Verse. The winning art will appear in the next issue of CWC Bulletin.

Contest and Submission Details are available on the CWC website.   LINK TO CWC WEBSITE ART CONTEST PAGE (Click on Link for Details and the submission Form)

Les Bernstein, Editor in Chief Roger C. Lubeck, CWC President

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