LITERARY AWARDS:
Blurbs about your writing by luminary authors, two prizes of $1,000 and publication are awarded annually for a short story and a group of poems. OSA Enizagam seeks to fill the existing void in nationally respected secondary-student-run literary publications. The journal's editorial mission is to promote the literary arts by introducing high-caliber fiction and poetry to traditional and emerging readerships.
Submit 3-5 poems totaling no more than 10 pages, or a short story up to 6,000 words, online with $20 entry fee by March 15. Cover page must include name, address, phone, email, brief bio. No names elsewhere. Multiple/simultaneous submissions accepted. Add acknowledgments for previously published work. Notify EnizAwards@oakarts.org if an entry is accepted elsewhere. All finalists considered for publication. Reading of the winning pieces broadcast online. Work may be in any literary style as long as it hooks the reader by the eyes and does not let go.
OSA Enizagam website: http://enizagam.org
Judges:
Enizagam is excited to announce our 2013 Literary Awards in Poetry and Fiction judges: powerhouse literary phenoms Kim Addonizio and Sarah Shun-lien Bynum.
Kim Addonizio (2013 Poetry judge) is “one of our nation’s most provocative and edgy poets.” (San Diego Tribune) Her latest books are Lucifer at the Starlite, a finalist for the Poets Prize and the Northern CA Book Award; and Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within, both from W.W. Norton. Her novel-in-verse, Jimmy & Rita, was recently reissued by Stephen F. Austin State University Press. Kalima Press published her Selected Poems in Arabic. Addonizio’s many honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, two NEA Fellowships, and Pushcart Prizes for both poetry and the essay. Her collection Tell Me was a National Book Award Finalist. Other books include two novels from Simon & Schuster, Little Beauties and My Dreams Out in the Street.
Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (2013 Fiction judge) was named one of The New Yorker's "20 Under 40" fiction writers to watch. "The Erlking," featured in 20 Under 40: Stories from The New Yorker, on shelves now, has solidified her as central to this literary generation. Ms. Bynum has written short stories for The New Yorker and Tin House among other magazines. "Accomplice" was selected for The Best American Short Stories 2004 and in the same year, her first novel, Madeleine is Sleeping, was a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. Bynum's second novel, Ms. Hempel Chronicles, is a series of eight interconnected stories featuring Beatrice Hempel, a middle school English teacher. It was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2009. Bynum is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award and an NEA Fellowship.CRITIQUES:
With a payment of $25 or more per manuscript, one award-winning, adult author will examine your work from the traditional writer/publisher’s standpoint. An OSA student staff member will also provide comments, complementing the adult critique with a candid, fresh perspective. All critique revenue supports hardworking young writers in the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts – an urban, public charter school. Visit our website for details.
Fiction - $20.00
Size limit: 6,000
Fiction submissions should consist of one short story up to 6,000 words long. Entries may be in any literary style, and address any subject, as long as they hook the reader by the eyes and do not let go. We do not publish novel excerpts.Poetry - $20.00
Size limit: 10 Pages
Poetry submissions may be up to ten pages long, with no more than one poem per page. Entries may be in any poetic form (including free verse), and address any subject, as long as they hook the reader by the eyes and do not let go.Critiques - $25.00
SUBMITSize limit: Fiction / Poetry: up to 20 pages
With a payment of $25 or more per manuscript, one award-winning, adult author will examine your work from the traditional writer/publisher’s standpoint. An OSA student staff member will also provide comments, complementing the adult critique with a candid, fresh perspective. All critique revenue supports hardworking young writers in the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts - an urban, public charter school.Submit work in 1 of 3 ways:
- via the contest submission manager
- via email, addressing your manuscript to EnizAwards@oakarts.org with "CRITIQUE" in the subject line and mailing your check to the address below, with "CRITIQUE" as the memo
- via snail mail, to the address below, including your check with "CRITIQUE" as the memo.
ATTN: Soma Mei Sheng Frazier
Enizagam Senior Editor
Oakland School for the Arts
530 Eighteenth Street
Oakland, CA 94612Make checks payable to Oakland School for the Arts - Enizagam.
Literary Awards contest fees do not count as donations.
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