Literary contest open to poetry, fiction and nonfiction
The 2010 New Southerner Literary Contest is open to previously unpublished poetry, fiction and nonfiction from April 1 through October 1. Although the contest theme is open, we are especially interested in work that relates to our mission, which is promoting self-sufficiency, environmental stewardship and local economies. We are also interested in works by writers with a Southern connection, and works written with a Southern slant or that focus on Southern issues, people and places.
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- Prizes: $200 for winners of Fiction, Nonfiction and the James Baker Memorial Prize in Poetry; publication in the literary edition; invitation to read at a special event;
- Finalists in all categories receive $15 and publication in the New Southerner Literary Edition;
- Submit fiction and nonfiction up to 5,000 words;Submit poems up to 100 lines;
- Contest fee: $10 per entry;
- Multiple entries are accepted;
- Simultaneously submitted entries are accepted as long as you notify us promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere; entry fee is not refundable;
- Postmark deadline: October 1;
- Winners will be notified by November 20;
- Finalists and winning entries will be announced in The New Southerner Literary Edition, available online and in print at www.newsoutherner.com in December.
- Final judges are Sena Jeter Naslund (fiction), Jason Howard (nonfiction) and Jeff Worley (James Baker Hall Memorial Prize in Poetry);
- Easy online submission process. Click here to enter.
