Holy cow! The Great Pittsburgh Spelling Bee is back, so give those dictionaries an extra dusting and hit the books.

The Great Pittsburgh Spelling Bee is a literary event created and run by Mark Sepe, Erin Oldynski, and Peter Kosloski to celebrate the archaic pastime of spelling words without the help of autocorrect. From our first start in 2013, we have been committed to giving the entirety of our proceeds to local charities or social service organizations such as the Literary Arts Boom and the Gay and Lesbian Community Center.

As always, the winner receives $50 while second and third place get special prizes (they’re great, we promise!). Entry is sliding scale $5-10 for participants and free for audience members (we won’t argue with more donations however — remember it all goes to a good cause!). Although this event is primarily for adults, all are welcome to participate! There will be both adult and non-adult drinks, snacks, and more. Doors at 6, spelling at 7.

If you would like to register as a speller, please fill out your information in the link below.

NOTE: WE ARE CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY FOR SPELLERS. HOWEVER, PEOPLE DO DROP OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE. PLEASE COME TO SEE IF YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE DOOR OR CHEER ON YOUR PEERS.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheGreatPittsburghSpellingBee/GreatPittsburghSpellingBeeOf2017Registration