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ENTER BY OCT. 1 - $600 IN PRIZES
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bobbibu-@newsoutherner.com
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Sep 02, 2009 10:55 PDT
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The 2009 New Southerner Literary Contest is open to poetry, fiction and
nonfiction. A $200 prize and publication in the winter issue will be
awarded in each category.
Entries must be the author’s original, unpublished work and should be
appropriate for publication in New Southerner. The magazine’s mission is
to promote self-sufficient living, environmental stewardship and support
for local economies. We are also interested in works by writers with a
Southern connection, and works written with a Southern slant or that
focus on Southern issues, people and places.
* Entry Fee: $10 for ONE prose entry or up to THREE poems; make
checks or money orders payable to Swallowtail Press
* Multiple entries accepted in all categories
* Postmark deadline: October 1, 2009
FINAL JUDGES
Fiction - Janna McMahan (author of Calling Home and The Ocean Inside)
Nonfiction - Cathleen Medwick (author of Teresa of Avila: The Progress
of a Soul and contributing editor to O, The Oprah Magazine)
The James Baker Hall Memorial Prize in Poetry - Mary Ann Taylor-Hall
(author of Dividing Ridge and At the Breakers)
HOW TO ENTER
We prefer electronic submissions. Each entry must include a title page
with the following:
* Title of submission
* Category (nonfiction, poetry, fiction)
* Author’s name, address, phone number and optional e-mail address
Names and personal information will be removed for judging purposes.
Go to our submissions form at http://www.newsoutherner.com/?page_id=1323
to submit your work. Multiple entries are accepted but must be submitted
individually online. A single entry may include up to three poems, up to
50 lines each, one short story or novel excerpt, up to 5,000 words, or
memoir or personal essay, up to 5,000 words. Attach as a single RTF
(rich text file), TXT (plain text file) or PDF document only.
After you send your submission, a secure PayPal link will appear
prompting you to pay your entry fee. Payment must be made electronically
or by U.S. mail (check payable to Swallowtail Press) within seven days.
All unpaid entries will be discarded after seven days. If you have
problems with the submission form, contact the editor at
bob-@newsoutherner.com.
Hard copy submissions should be mailed to New Southerner, 375 Wood
Valley Lane, Louisville, KY 40299; include a check or money
order for $10 payable to Swallowtail Press for each entry. ONE prose
piece or up to THREE poems count as one entry.
Questions regarding entries should be directed to
bob-@newsoutherner.com.
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