Mayo essay competition deadline is April 20

Christian Peterson reporter@riverbendnews.org There is a large writing community in the Suwannee Valley area, along with a lot of people willing to support local writers. That is why the literature community is coming together for something special. Writers INK, Novel Bunch Book Club and the Lafayette County Public Library are joining forces to announce a new writing contest. The new open writing competition is called “What the Town of Mayo means to me; a writing competition.” The essay competition is open to all. “Everyone but the babies are welcome to submit their entries,” wrote Delores Walker, one of the organizers of the competition. “Including elementary, middle