PUB: Folio  | Literature Department, American University, Washington, DC

Folio Prose Contest 2011-2012

Folio 2011 from the Creative Writing Program at American University

 

5,000 word limit
Deadline: March 5, 2012
Submission fee: $15 per submission

First Prize: $500
Two Honorable Mentions: $150 each

Finalists will be judged by the award-winning author of Volt, Alan Heathcock. His work has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, VQR, and The Harvard Review, among others. He’s been critically acclaimed by the Huffington Post, Publisher’s Weekly and The New York Times, which raved, “Heathcock displays a generosity of spirit that only those writers who love their characters can summon, and Volt is galvanizing proof of his talent.”

Joy Williams had this to say, “VOLT is booming, cracking good. Heathcock’s characters are trying to make things right, whether they’re busting up a town, avenging the grief of a mother, or trying to live with the self-imposed judgment of loyalty or remorse. Guilt and grace are the pillars of this excellent collection, and there are no stronger or more mysterious pillars than those.”

Be sure to address your submissions, cover letter, and SASE as follows:

ATTN: Fiction Contest
Folio
Department of Literature,
American University
Washington, D.C. 20016-8047

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