CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW's Annual Literary Contests:
The 2012 Richard Peterson Poetry Prize,
Jack Dyer Fiction Prize,
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John Guyon Literary Nonfiction Prize
$ 2000 prize for Poetry $ 2000 prize for Fiction $ 2000 prize for Literary Nonfiction
We are pleased to announce the winners and finalists of the 2011 Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, John Guyon Literary Nonfiction Prize, and Richard Peterson Poetry Prize.
Here are the results for the literary prize competitions, as well as all the finalists and the judges:
In fiction, the winning entry is “Mutare” by Greta Schuler of Washington, D.C. In literary nonfiction, the winning entry is “Flight from Hungary” by Erika Giles of Mercer Island, Washington. In poetry, the winning entry is three poems—“The Corner," "Skeletons Trying to Warm Themselves," and "The Men Wore Hats"—by Catherine Anderson of Kansas City, Missouri. The finalists in fiction are "Strip Mine" by E. Farrell and “Inheritance” by Julia Phillips. Finalists in literary nonfiction are “Another Day at the Beach” by Jessica Hendry Nelson and “The Beginning” by Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo. Finalists in poetry are three poems—“In the Garden of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen," "Covenant," and "My Job as a Child"—by Julie Hanson and three poems—“Blackberries," "Abrams Creek," and “Lullaby"—by Nancy Pearson. The final judge for the fiction and literary nonfiction competitions was Carolyn Alessio, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW’s prose editor. The final judge for the poetry competition was Allison Joseph, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW’s poetry editor and editor-in-chief.
All three winners will receive $1500 and their winning entries will appear in CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, Volume 16, Number 1 (Winter/Spring 2011). Also, the finalists will be announced to our readers in this issue and each finalist will be offered publication in the issue with a minimum payment of $150 (all work in CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW receives $25 per published page). Congratulations to the winners and finalists, and thanks to all the entrants for their interest in CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
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BELOW ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS YEAR'S LITERARY CONTESTS:
One winner and two finalists will be chosen in each category. The three category winners will be published and the finalists offered publication (with a minimum payment of $200) in the Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. The winners and finalists will also be announced in the March/April POETS & WRITERS and on the CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW Website.
Contest Guidelines
The postmark deadlines for this year's prize competitions are March 1, 2011 through May 2, 2011. Please do not send entries via FedEx, UPS, DHL, Express Mail--we don't want you to spend the extra amount when this is a POSTMARK deadline.
Entries must be previously unpublished, original work written in English by a United States citizen or permanent resident (current students and employees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are not eligible). Name, address, telephone number, email address, and work title (or titles for poetry entries) should appear only on a cover sheet for the entry. The author's name should not appear on any subsequent page. All entries must be postmarked between March 1, 2011 and May 2, 2011. Late entries will be returned unread. Enclose a #10, self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of winners. Do not include an envelope or postage for return of manuscript since entries will be recycled upon the decision of the final judges and notification of the winners.
Entry Guidelines (there is no theme for the Literary Prize entries; just send your best work): Poetry entries should consist of 3 poems; 100 line limit per poem. Prose entry length: up to 6000 words for fiction and up to 6500 words for literary nonfiction. One poetry entry, story, or essay per $20 entry; a writer may send up to three entries in one genre or a total of three entries if entering all competitions.
Entry fee: $20 for each entry (remember that a Poetry entry is three poems). Please make checks payable to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. Each fee entitles entrant to one copy of the 2011 Summer/Fall issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, our special issue "New & Old ~ Re-Visions of The American South," and one copy of the 2012 Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, which will include the winners of these competitions. If you send two entries with $40, we will send you two copies of each issue; if you send three entries with $60, we will send you three copies of each issue. We will be happy to send these additional copies as gift subscriptions or to provide back issues if requested and available. Please let us know what you prefer and provide us with the necessary information.
Address:
Mail entries to: CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW Literary Contests, Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1000 Faner Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901. Please indicate on the outside of the envelope if an entry is "POETRY," "FICTION," or "LITERARY NONFICTION."
We do not at this time accept electronic submissions, but we hope in the future when we have our own server dedicated to submissions to offer this option. We will let you know when this becomes possible, but it is at least a year away given funding issues.
If you don’t find the information you’re looking for on our website, we can always be reached for information about subscriptions, current guidelines, upcoming themes, or contests by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW
Department of English
Faner Hall 2380 - Mail Code 4503
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 Faner Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901EMAIL: jtribble@siu.edu
PHONE: 618-453-6833
FAX: 618-453-8224