New Deal Gallery
10th Annual New Deal Writing Competition
GVCA is excited to announce the Tenth annual New Deal Writing Competition! This competition challenges writers to use a painting chosen by the staff at GVCA as inspiration for a short story. This year’s painting is “The Gift” by Jerome Myers
“The Gift” by Jerome Myers
Date: 1936
Painting Description:
The painting depicts a group of children interacting playfully in a park, set against a backdrop of lush greenery and a hazy urban skyline.
Rules and Prizes
First place winner- $200.00
Second place- $100.00
Third place $50.00.
The first place winner will also be published in our next edition of our quarterly magazine Artsphere and all three top submissions will be published on our website. This is an international competition and we hope to receive a wide array of submissions; however, it should be noted the prize money will be given in US dollars.
Authors will retain copyright of their work and may submit to multiple publications at this time and in the future.
This contest will use blind judging; the author’s name will be withheld from the judges until after the competition is complete, so we ask that each author omit their personal information from their piece. Instead, please include a one-page cover sheet for each submission that includes title, author and email address. Winners will be announced in early May!
Additional guidelines and requirements:
$5 entry fee for each work submitted
Entrants must be 18+ years of age
All entries must be 10,000 words or less
There are no genre restrictions
To help us restore this painting see our Adopt-A-Painting Fundraiser!
2024 contest winners
2024 painting was “Small Town” by Edmund Yaghjian, an oil painting.