Tayari's Blog: Opportunity for Women Writers
Posted by TayariJones on January 21, 2006 01:54 PM
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The Writing Life
got this in email....
The deadline for the Salem College Center for Women Writers 2006 National Literary Competitions is approaching! Your entry MUST be postmarked by February 15, 2006.
The winner in each genre will receive $1000.00 plus round trip travel and lodging for a reading of his/her work at Salem College. The two honorable mentions named in each genre will receive $100.00.
Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award for a short story up to 5000 words
Judge: Ellen Gilchrist
Rita Dove Poetry Award for a poem up to 100 lines (3 poems per submission, any style)
Judge: Major Jackson
Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award for a work of creative nonfiction, including personal essay and memoir, up to5000 words
Judge: Lawrence Sutin
For complete information: http://www.salem.edu/go/cww/
Competitions are open to anyone living in the U.S. and writing in English exceptcurrent Salem Academy & College employees and students.
All submissions must be unpublished. Postmark deadline: February 15, 2006.Winners will be announced May 1, 2006.
The author's name and address must not appear on the manuscript. Send threeclean typed copies of your manuscript, a SASE for notification of winners, a cover sheet with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, genre, word count (for prose) and the title of the work (s), and a check for the $15 reading fee, per submission, made out to the Salem College Center for Women Writers National Literary Awards.
Send submissions to: National Literary Awards, Center for Women Writers, PO Box 10548, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 27108
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