Announcing Flyway‘s
2012 Notes From the Field:
Creative Non-Fiction Contest
Featuring guest judge, travel and non-fiction writer, Rolf Potts
Notes from the Field is a non-fiction contest celebrating writing about experience—whether that be abroad, on a familiar sidewalk, in one’s line of work, in a field of interest, or in the most unexpected of times and settings. We are open to writing about many kinds of experience, and while we are not strictly looking for essays about solely about place or with an environmental focus, as always, we look for work that keeps the tension of surroundings in mind.
Submission Deadline
Friday, November 7, 2012Details
Submit one (1) essay of non-fiction of up to five thousand words. Essay must be author’s own work and previously unpublished. Winning essay and runner-up will be announced December 15th, 2012, and published in Flyway.Award
Winner receives publication, $500, two copies of the Flyway 2012 anthology, and a Flyway hat.
Runner-up also receives publication and $50.Reading Fee:
Option #1: $12 per entry
Option #2: pay $15 and receive a print back issue of Flyway in the mail. (And really, who doesn’t like mail?)We will ONLY be accepting entries through our online submission system through Submittable. Your name or any other identifying information must not appear on the manuscript, but please include your name and contact information in your cover letter.
We look forward to reading your work!
About the Judge:
Rolf Potts has reported from over sixty countries for dozens of major venues including National Geographic, Traveler, The New Yorker, Outside, Slate.com, National Public Radio, and the Travel Channel. His book on independent traveling, Vagabonding, has been through thirteen printings and translated into several foreign languages. You can read a full bio here.
Submissions are now open! Please visit flyway.submishmash.com/submit to send us your work.
*Note that there are two categories — one for a submission with a back issue and one for submission only!Click the link below to read the work of our 2011 “Notes from the Field” prize winners.
Winner: Cara Stoddard, “Krummholz”
Runner-up: Evelyn Hampton, “Office”
NFTF_Contest2011Winners
