The Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, sponsored by Smyth-Bland Regional Library, is held annually and the deadline for submitting entries is May 31st. This event originated during the Centennial Observance of the birth of the noted writer, Sherwood Anderson.
The contest has separate categories for students 1st through 4th, 5th through 8th, and 9th through 12th grades, a college student category, plus an open category for adults and graduate students. Winners will be honored in September at the kick-off for the “Sherwood Anderson Festival.” For further information please call Brenda Umbarger at 276-783-2323 Ext. 28.
Born in Ohio in 1876, Sherwood Anderson moved to southwest Virginia in 1925. He built his house, “Ripshin”, near Troutdale in 1926. Late in 1927, he purchased the weekly newspapers in Marion, “The Marion Democrat, “and “The Smyth County News.” He married Eleanor Copenhaver of Marion in 1933. She was a leader in the national Y.W.C.A., traveling extensively conducting workshops and conferences in behalf of better conditions for women working in factories.
They embarked on a cultural exchange voyage to South America on February 28, 1941. Sherwood became ill and was taken to a hospital in Colon, Panama, where he died of peritonitis on March 8. His body was returned to Marion for burial in Round Hill Cemetery.
Anderson published twenty-three books, plus numerous stories and essays in magazines, from 1914 until shortly before his death. He gained prominence for his originality in a new approach in writing the short story. Selections from his book, “Winesburg, Ohio,” are found in many anthologies and college reading assignments in American literature, along with others of his short stories.
The goals of the Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest are to stimulate efforts in creative writing and to encourage a better understanding and appreciation for the literary work of Sherwood Anderson, who walked these hills and valleys. The mailing address is: Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, 118 South Sheffey Street, Marion, Virginia 24354.
The contest has separate categories for students 1st through 4th, 5th through 8th, and 9th through 12th grades, a college student category, plus an open category for adults and graduate students. Winners will be honored in September at the kick-off for the “Sherwood Anderson Festival.” For further information please call Brenda Umbarger at 276-783-2323 Ext. 28.
Born in Ohio in 1876, Sherwood Anderson moved to southwest Virginia in 1925. He built his house, “Ripshin”, near Troutdale in 1926. Late in 1927, he purchased the weekly newspapers in Marion, “The Marion Democrat, “and “The Smyth County News.” He married Eleanor Copenhaver of Marion in 1933. She was a leader in the national Y.W.C.A., traveling extensively conducting workshops and conferences in behalf of better conditions for women working in factories.
They embarked on a cultural exchange voyage to South America on February 28, 1941. Sherwood became ill and was taken to a hospital in Colon, Panama, where he died of peritonitis on March 8. His body was returned to Marion for burial in Round Hill Cemetery.
Anderson published twenty-three books, plus numerous stories and essays in magazines, from 1914 until shortly before his death. He gained prominence for his originality in a new approach in writing the short story. Selections from his book, “Winesburg, Ohio,” are found in many anthologies and college reading assignments in American literature, along with others of his short stories.
The goals of the Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest are to stimulate efforts in creative writing and to encourage a better understanding and appreciation for the literary work of Sherwood Anderson, who walked these hills and valleys. The mailing address is: Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest, 118 South Sheffey Street, Marion, Virginia 24354.
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