Contest Details
ISSUE 9 SUBMISSION PERIOD NOW OPEN!
The Issue 9 submission period is now open. From now through noon Pacific time, February 16, 2011, you may submit via our Submission Manager or via snail mail. All submissions sent via snail mail must be postmarked by February 16, 2011. If you have questions regarding our contest or submission guidelines, please email submissions [at] memoirjournal [dot] com
CONTEST RULES
- There is no contest entry fee.
- All submissions are automatically entered in the Contest.
- Submissions not chosen as Contest winners are still eligible for publication.
- Submission guidelines can be found here.
HOW TO SUBMIT
- Read the Submission Guidelines.
- Submit online with our Submission Manager, or submit by snail mail to Memoir (and) Submissions, PO Box 1398, Sausalito CA 94966-1398. To be advised of the status of your snail mail submission, include a SASE, or your email address.
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The Memoir (and) Prizes for Memoir in Prose or Poetry are awarded to the most outstanding prose or poetry memoirs—traditional, nontraditional or experimental—drawn from the submission period.
Grand Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
- $500 cash award
- Publication in print and online
- Three copies of the journal
Second Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
- $250 cash award
- Publication in print and online
- Three copies of the journal
Third Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry
- $100 cash award
- Publication in print and online
- Three copies of the journal
The Memoir (and) Prize for Graphic Memoir is awarded to the most outstanding graphic memoir drawn from the submission period.
Prize for Graphic Memoir
- $100 cash award
- Publication in print and online
- Three copies of the journal
The Memoir (and) Prize for Photography is awarded to the most outstanding and innovative photography submission.
Prize for Photography
- $100 cash award
- Publication in print and online
- Three copies of the journal
