PUB: ACC Creative Writing Department: Balcones Prizes

The Creative Writing Department at Austin Community College is committed to recognizing outstanding works of literary merit through its Balcones Literary Prizes, worth $1,500 each.

 

The Balcones Center for Creative Writing at Austin Community College is pleased to announce the Balcones Fiction Prize ($1,500) in recognition of an outstanding book of literary fiction.

Click Here for more information regarding the Balcones Fiction Prize.

Click Here to download the nomination form.

Prize Information Eligibility:

  • Books of prose may be submitted by author or publisher; send three copies; books must bear a publication date between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
Deadline: January 31, 2013. Reading fee: $30; checks payable to Austin Community College

Address: Joe O'Connell, Balcones Fiction Prize Director, Austin Community College, 1212 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Texas 78701

Phone: (512) 584.5045

Email: joconne@austincc.edu

 

The Balcones Center for Creative Writing at Austin Community College is pleased to announce the Balcones Poetry Prize ($1,500) in recognition of an outstanding book of poetry.

Click Here for more information regarding the Balcones Poetry Prize.

Click Here to download the nomination form.

Prize Information Eligibility:

  • Books of poetry of 42 pages or more may be submitted by author or publisher; send three copies; books must bear a publication date between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
Deadline: January 31, 2013. Reading fee: $25; checks payable to Austin Community College

Address: John Herndon, Associate Director, Austin Community College, 1212 Rio Grande Street, Austin, Texas 78701

Phone: (512) 828.9368

Email: jherndon@austincc.edu