Current Writing Opportunities
Below are current writing opportunities for CBW members.
You must be a current CBW member
· Only accepting fiction
Short story not to exceed 5,000 words
No poetry
· Submissions must be in MS Word format
· Setting must be in astern Virginia
· Submission deadline is June 30, 2025
Send to narielle@blue-fortune.com
Questions? Email Narielle
There is always opportunity to write for the newsletter.
Email CBWreply@gmail.com if you are interested.
You can find all the information about the 2025 Golden Nib Contest on the Virginia Writers Club Website.
The contest is held at the local level by CBW, but the same rules apply. The deadline for entries is yet to be determined but will be sometime in July.
The Golden Nib
The Golden Nib, started in 2005, is the Virginia Writers Club (VWC) annual writing competition in three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. The contest has two tiers. CBW first place winners receive a cash prize and go on to compete in the VWC state-wide contest with cash prizes.
Golden Nib Winners 2024
CBW - Local Level
In fiction
1st: Andrew Zhou - A Warm Welcome
2nd: Bradley Harper- Ghost Writer
3rd: Amy Voltaire- The Japanese Maple
In Non-Fiction
1st: Denise DeVries Water and Lith – reflections on “Cabrini”
2nd: Patti Procopi - Atlantis
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In Poetry
1st: Denise DeVries - Metroplex of Counterpane
2nd: Chris Green- Unrest
3rd: Diana Caron - Looking Back
VWC - State Level
In Fiction
1st: Linda Kay Simmons - Harry's Taxi Service
2nd: Maryel Stone - Vapor Trail
3rd Place: Roger Hammons - Bloom
In Non-fiction
1st: Caroline Crocker - If the Tree Could Speak
2nd: Deborah A. Burghardt - We Lived Lives
3rd: Andrea Yarbough -Lost and Found
In Poetry
1st: Sage Cohen - Where the Light Enters
2nd: Joe Sissler - Southern Breeze
3rd: Denise DeVries - Metroplex of Counterpane
