Nimrod Literary AwardsFounded by Ruth G. Hardman
The 32nd Nimrod Literary Awards Competition:The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for FictionThe Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
First Prize: $2,000 and publicationSecond Prize: $1,000 and publication
Contest Rules:Contest Submissions are Accepted Beginning: January 1, 2010Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2010Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)Fiction: 7,500 words maximum
No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author's name, full address, phone and email. Clearly indicate "Contest Entry" on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Staple manuscript if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy black clip. Manuscripts will not be returned. Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is included, contest results will not be sent. However, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s website. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2010 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony and the annual conference for readers & Writers in October.
Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee. Make checks payable to Nimrod.
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Nimrod JournalLiterary Contest--Fiction or PoetryThe University of Tulsa800 S. Tucker Dr.Tulsa, OK 74104
Nimrod Literary Awards 2009
The editors of Nimrod International Journal are delighted to announce the winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists of the 31st Nimrod Literary Awards.
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry
First Prize: $2,000: Mike Nelson, “Acacia”
Second Prize: $1,000: Alicia Case, “Ascension” and other poems
Honorable Mention: Natalie Diaz, “The Elephants” and other poems
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction
First Prize: $2,000: Lacey Jane Henson, “Trigger”
Second Prize: $1,000: Margaret Kaufman, “Live Saving Lessons”
Honorable Mention:Patricia Grace King, “Dogs in Guatemala”Teresa Milbrodt, “Holes (or Annotated Scrapbook, Sections Slightly Charred)”Laura Hulthén Thomas, “Down to the Last Kopek”
Nimrod extends deep appreciation to all who submitted. There were 784 poetry manuscripts and 654 short stories submitted to the 2009 competition. Selecting poetry finalists and fiction finalists from these was a task that dominated the lives of 42 Nimrod editors all spring. They approached their mission with dedication and discretion, reading and rereading the final group, comparing notes, and speaking for favorites. The finalists’ manuscripts, without cover letters or names, were sent to the judges for 2009, Marie Howe, poetry, and Robert Olen Butler, fiction. They chose the winners and honorable mentions from the finalist group.
The 32ndNimrod Literary Awards competition begins January 1, 2010; the postmark deadline is April 30, 2010. We welcome your submissions, knowing that each year brings new discoveries, often from those who have submitted to the competition before. (All entrants not listed here, or not previously contacted by Nimrod about their work, may consider their work released at this time.)
Finalists Poetry 2009 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
029, Alex Grant, NC, “The Bearded Lady” and other poems090, Joan Colby, IL, “The Lunar Year” and other poems120, Anna Carson DeWitt, NC, “Massachusetts Avenue Tableau” and other poems147, Simon Peter Eggertsen, NY, “Seven Poems from Nowhere”150, Dede Wilson, NC, “Eliza: The New Orleans Years, 1837-1862”159, Sally Allen McNall, CA, “Gathering in the open” and other poems178, Maggie Queeney, NY, “Font” and other poems184, Jacqueline Berger, CA, “Home Visit” and other poems193, Natalie Diaz, AZ, “The Elephants” and other poems215, Judy Rowe Michaels, NJ, “Saint Luke’s Garden, Hudson Street” and other poems218, Katharyn Howd Machan, NY, “Branches” and other poems236, Michael Andrews, CA, “By the Poppy” and other poems308, Cecilia Woloch, CA, “The Silk of Longing . . . ” and other poems312, Alicia Case, DC, “Ascension” and other poems429, Danica Colic, NY, “Tamsen Donner”442, Melanie McCabe, VA, “Exile” and other poems547, Jessica Moll, CA, “Sand Dollars” and other poems565, Johnie O’Neal, OK, “Cotton-Picker” and other poems701, Mike Nelson, MI, “Acacia”722, Terry Blackhawk, MI, “Out of the Labyrinth” and other poems735, Tracy Truels, NY, “Ceremony” and other poems746, Lois Baker, OR, “The Lost Cub” and other poems
Semi-Finalists Poetry 2009
142, Lee Rossi, CA, “The Apartment” and other poems205, Andrea O’Brien, KY, “Origins” and other poems287, Peter Munro, WA, “Prelude” and other poems347, Lauren Schmidt, OR, “What I Learned from Birds” and other poems362, PMF Johnson, MN, “Lord of Dust” and other poems432, Lorraine Healy, WA, “On a Visit Home to Buenos Aires . . .” and other poems449, Lynn Shoemaker, WI, “The Rachel Nausicaa Suite”595, Gabriel Spera, CA, “Apricots” and other poems611, Melissa McNulty, DC, “River” and other poems
Finalists Fiction 2009 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
168, Stefan R. De La Garza, CA, “Jupiter”182, Katherine Ellis, WA, “Sticky”198, Lacey Jane Henson, WA, “Trigger”334, Jacqueline Guidry, MO, “Flirting with Normal, Flirting with Crazy”401, Linda Woolford, MA, “Bounty”410, Laura Hulthén Thomas, MI, “Down to the Last Kopek”444, Teresa Milbrodt, CO, “Holes (or Annotated Scrapbook, Sections Slightly Charred)”466, Patricia Grace King, IL, “Dogs in Guatemala”525, Michael Fischer, MI, “Crybaby Lane”532, Lori Huth, NY, “El Corazón”593, Virginia Konchan, OH, “Blackbird”606, Sonya Larson, MA, “It’s Better to Be Lucky Than Good”607, Karl Roeseler, CA, “Late Work”614, Timothy Crandle, CA, “University Hospital”650, Margaret Kaufman, CA, “Life Saving Lessons”
Semi-Finalists Fiction 2009
114, Rochelle Distelheim, IL, “Song of Sol”445, Teresa Milbrodt, CO, “Snakes”459, T. L. Crum, CA, “Thirty-Seven”464, Alice Templeton, CA, “Natural Resources”493, Sallie Bingham, NM, “Exchange”497, Paul Takeuchi, NY, “Back Trouble”521, Amina Gautier, MO, “Virgin of Providence”524, Rachel Wright, GA, “Last Year’s Man”526, Joshua Cross, OK, “Dessert in the Dinner Hole”585, Gina M. Angelone, FL, “The Favorite”595, Eva Talmadge, NY, “The Story of My Leg”644, Viet Thanh Nguyen, CA, “All the Wonders of the World”
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