Greetings Local Authors, The good folks at the Library Shop would like to invite you to participate in the 2019 Matchbook Story Contest! Let’s see some of our local talent light-up the contest!  Details below!

Matchbook Story Contest

Calling all writers! We’re taking submissions for our 3rd annual Matchbook Story Contest! Stories must be about 50 words or less—short enough to fit inside the cover of a matchbook. The winner will receive a $50 Gift Card to the Library Shop, 50 copies of the printed matchbook, publication in the SDPL Library Connections newsletter, and exhibition of your Matchbook Story in the Hervey Family Rare Book Room. The entry fee is just $5, the deadline to submit is November 15th, and all proceeds support the San Diego Public Library! Click Here for full details and to submit!

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CONCERNS DIRECTLY TO THE [email protected]

And don’t forget, the San Diego Book Awards submission window is now open also. The deadline to submit to SDBA is 12/31/2019.