NEO•GRIOT

Open for Entry in All Categories: October 1, 2010

 

Deadline for Entry: March 31, 2011

 

Winners Announced: 

New This Year! Finalists and winners will be announced on this website via Online Video on Friday, July 1 at 2 p.m. EST

 

First Prize Novella and First Prize, Second Prize and Honorable Mention in each category published in 2011 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology, October 2011

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Mail your entry and reading fee to:

Press 53 Open Awards

PO Box 30314

Winston-Salem, NC 27130-0314

GUIDELINES

 

RIGHTS:

 

By entering the Press 53 Open Awards Writing Contest, writers give Press 53 permission to publish the entered work or works in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology and to list the author’s name in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology and on the Press 53 website. Author retains copyright to the work or works entered and published. Press 53 is granted a one-time right to publish the work or works in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology.

 

CATEGORIES: (Please note that word length for Short-Short and Short Story have changed)

 

Poetry (submit 3 poems to be judged and published as a group. Three poems equals one entry)

 

Flash Fiction (fiction up to 750 words)

 

Short-Short Story (fiction of 751-2000 words)

 

Short Story (fiction of 2001-5000 words)

 

Creative Nonfiction (up to 5000 words)

 

Novella (fiction of 12,000 to 25,000 words)

 

 

HOW TO ENTER:

 

Cover Sheet: Include a cover sheet for each entry (3 poems equals one entry) with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, and category with word count and the title of the work(s). NOTE: This is a blind read; your name must appear ONLY on your cover sheet and NOT on your manuscript pages, otherwise your entry will be disqualified.

 

Poetry: submit 3 poems (10 pages max), single-spaced. Note: 3 poems equals one entry. Poetry will be judged on the collective strength of all 3 poems.

 

Prose: submit one double-spaced copy of your entry in standard font (Times preferred), in 12-pt. type, in black ink, with numbered pages and the title of the piece.

 

 

READING FEES:

 

Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short-Short Story, Short Story, Creative Nonfiction: $15

 

Novella: $25

 

 

PAYMENT (Single payment for multiple entries is preferred. Thanks):

 

Personal check, money order, and credit/debit card payments are accepted. Check or money order must be in US dollars. Please make checks and money orders payable to Press 53. If you wish to pay by credit/debit card, we can accept your payment through PayPal (click the appropriate buttons to the right). Remember to print your receipt and mail it with your entry.

 

 

MAIL PAYMENT AND ENTRY:

 

Mail entry and payment to: Press 53 Open Awards, PO Box 30314, Winston-Salem, NC 27130-0314. All submissions are recycled, so an SASE is NOT necessary. Winners will be notified by phone or by email. Results will be posted online and announced via online video  on July 1, 2011.

 

 

DEADLINES:

 

All entries in each category must be postmarked by March 31, 2011. Press 53 has the right to extend deadlines if deemed necessary. Multiple entries are accepted and a single payment for all entries is preferred. Simultaneous submissions and previously published pieces are accepted so long as any previous publishing agreements do not prohibit Press 53 from publishing the work in Oct. 2011. Work may be withdrawn from the contest prior to July 1, 2011, but reading fees will not be refunded.

 

 

WINNERS ANNOUNCED:

 

The judges’ decisions will be announced on this website and via online video on this website on Friday, July 1, 2011 at 2 p.m. EST. No SASEs for results, please. Entrants may check this website for winners or email us for a list of winners on or after July 1, 2011.

 

 

PRIZES:

 

First Prize in each category will receive the Press 53 Open Award (a beautiful, personalized, etched-glass award), publication in the 2011 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology, two complimentary copies of the 2011 Press 53 Awards Anthology, and a winner's discount on unlimited additional copies to sell on his or her website and at readings.

 

Second Prize in each category will receive a certificate, publication in the 2011 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology, one complimentary copy of the 2011 Press 53 Awards Anthology, and a winner's discount on unlimited additional copies to sell on his or her website and at readings.

 

Honorable Mention in each category will receive a certificate, publication in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology (First Prize only in Novella), one complimentary copy of the 2011 Press 53 Open Awards Anthology, and a winner's discount on unlimited additional copies to sell on his or her website and at readings.

 

All other finalists in each category, including Honorable Mention in Novella, will be listed by name in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology and will receive one complimentary copy.

 

Special Mention is given to writers who are multiple finalists in one of more categories. Since this is a blind read, it is possible for one writer to be a finalist two or more times in the same category.

 

 

JUDGES:

 

All of our final judges are industry professionals in the writing or publishing fields. Preliminary judges include teachers, editors, and published writers. All entries will be read blind, meaning the manuscripts will not show the writer’s name. The judges' decisions are final. Due to the number of entries received, comments from judges are not possible.

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

The Press 53 Open Awards Writing Contest is open to writers anywhere in the world who write in English. Press 53 employees and family members are not eligible. Writers who have published full-length books with Press 53 are not eligible. Writers whose work appears in anthologies published by Press 53 are eligible. Judges have agreed to disqualify any work that, for whatever reason, they may recognize. Use your best judgment when entering. Previously published pieces are accepted so long as any previous publishing agreements do not prohibit Press 53 from publishing the work in Oct. 2011. Simultaneous submissions are fine so long as the author notifies Press 53 by July 1, 2011, that the entry is accepted elsewhere and is no longer available for consideration.

 

 

DISCLAIMER:

 

Reading fees are non-refundable. Entries postmarked after deadlines will not be considered. Entries received with author's name appearing anywhere on the manuscript will be disqualified. No refunds will be made. Work withdrawn from the contest will not receive a refund. All manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. All submissions must be original works.

 

 

QUESTIONS:

 

Please direct all questions to Press 53 publisher/editor Kevin Morgan Watson at kevin@press53.com.