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The Grub Street Book Prize is awarded three times annually to a writer outside New England publishing his or her second, third, fourth (or beyond...) book. First books are not eligible. Writers whose primary residence is Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut or Rhode Island are also not eligible.

Each winner receives a $1000 honorarium and a reading/book party at Grub Street's event space in downtown Boston. The reading and party are co-sponsored by a local independent bookstore, which will sell books at the event. Fiction and Non-Fiction writers are also invited as guest authors to the "Muse and the Marketplace" literary conference.

Winners will lead a craft class on a topic of his or her choice for a small group of Grub Street members. Grub Street will provide accommodations for one or two nights in Boston and cover all travel and meal expenses.

Though Grub Street's top criterion is the overall literary merit of the work submitted, the award committee especially encourages writers publishing with small presses, writers of short story collections, and writers of color to apply. We also want the award to benefit writers for whom a trip to Boston will likely expand their readership in a meaningful way.

Application requirements: (1) one copy of the author's most recent or upcoming book (Note: the publication date must be in either the year of the prize due date OR the year the winner is to visit Boston; in either case, the hardcover or paperback original must be available to booksellers by the time of the visit). (2) Curriculum vitae (3) 500-word synopsis of the proposed craft class (4) $10 tax-deductible donation/reading fee made out to Grub Street, Inc.

• FICTION (story collection or novel): app. postmarked by October 15th, 2010 (notification by January 15th, 2011; Visit Boston for the Muse and the Marketplace conference, April 30-May 1, 2011). NOTE: Books published in 2010 and 2011 are eligible, as long as 2011 books are available in bound galley form by October 15th, 2010 and in hardcover or paperback by April 30th, 2011. We will not accept submissions in manuscript form for the fiction prize.
• POETRY: applications postmarked by March 15th, 2010 (notification by 6.15.10; Visit Boston in November 2010 or January 2011) NOTE: Books published in 2009 and 2010 are eligible. Galleys and Manuscripts for 2010 books are acceptable as long as the book is available for purchase by November 2010.
• NON-FICTION: applications postmarked by July 15th, 2010 (notification by 9.15.10; Visit Boston for Muse and Marketplace Conference, April 30-May 1, 2011) NOTE: Books published in 2010 and 2011 are eligible, as long as 2011 books are available in bound galley form by July 1st, 2010, and in hardcover or paperback by April 30th, 2011. We will not accept submissions in manuscript form for the non-fiction prize.

For more information about Grub Street and this year's Book Award, call 617.695.0075 or send an email to info@grubstreet.org. Please send all postal mail applications and inquiries to 160 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.