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Submissions open for 2011 Doris Betts Fiction Prize

Written by Administrator

Wednesday, 12 January 2011 16:59

The North Carolina Writers’ Network is now accepting submissions for its annual Doris Betts Fiction Prize, administered by the North Carolina Literary Review. The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards $250 and publication in the NCLR to the author of the winning short story, up to 6,000 words.  The contest is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina, a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, or a subscriber to the NCLR. Robert Wallace of Durham won the 2010 Betts prize for his story “As Breaks the Wave Upon the Sea.” Entries to the 2011 contest can be submitted through the NCLR’s online submission process at www.nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/submit-online.html.  Full submission guidelines, including entry fees, are listed below. Doris Betts Fiction Prize Postmark Deadline: February 15 (annual) Submissions Accepted from January 1 – February 15 The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards the first-prize winner $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. Finalists will also be considered for publication in the NCLR. Eligibility and Guidelines The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network. North Carolina Literary Review subscribers with North Carolina connections (lives or has lived in NC) are also eligible. The competition is for short stories up to 6,000 words. One entry per writer. No novel excerpts. Submit story electronically via the NCLR’s online submission process. For electronic submission instructions and to start the online submission process, go to: www.nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/submit-online.html. > Names should not appear in the Word file of the story; authors will register with the NCLR’s online submission system, which will collect contact information and connect it to story submission. An entry fee must be mailed to the NCLR office (address below) by the postmark deadline (February 15 each year). You may pay the Network member/NCLR subscriber entry fee if you join NCWN or subscribe to the NCLR with your submission: $10/NCWN members and/or NCLR subscribers $20/nonmembers (must be a North Carolina resident) Checks for submission fee and/or Network membership should be made PAYABLE TO the North Carolina Writers’ Network (separate checks payable to the NCLR only if purchasing a subscription). Mail checks or money orders to: North Carolina Literary Review ECU Mailstop 555 English Greenville, NC 27858-4353 The winner and finalists will be announced in May. Winning story and select finalists will be published in the next year’s issue of the North Carolina Literary Review. Questions may be directed to the North Carolina Literary Review, at NCLRSubmissions@ecu.eduThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Judge to Judge 2011 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize Written by Administrator    Tuesday, 23 November 2010 21:45 Acclaimed author Martin Clark, who serves as a circuit court judge when he is not writing best-selling novels, will now also judge the North Carolina Writers’ Network’s 2011 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in the Thomas Wolfe Review.  Submissions for the Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize are accepted from December 1 until the postmark deadline of January 30. Martin Clark is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Davidson College and a 1984 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law.  In 1992 he was appointed as a juvenile and domestic relations judge for the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit and currently serves as a circuit court judge for the Virginia counties of Patrick and Henry and the city of Martinsville, Virginia. His first novel, The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living, was a New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000 and a Book –of-the-Month Club selection. His second novel, Plain Heathen Mischief, appeared on both Amazon’s and Barnes and Noble’s Top 100 list for 2004.  His third book, The Legal Limit (2008), was praised by reviewers as “the new standard by which legal fiction should be judged” and “the best courtroom story ever.”  He lives in Stuart, Virginia, with his wife Deana. Entries for the 2011 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize must be no more than 12 double-spaced pages, and must be postmarked by January 30, 2011.  Checks must be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network.  Submissions should be mailed to – Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize c/o Tony Abbott PO Box 7096 Davidson College Davidson, NC 28035 The winner will be announced in April.  Please see below for complete guidelines. Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize Postmark deadline: January 30 (annual) Submissions Accepted from December 1 – January 30   Eligibility and Guidelines The competition is open to all writers without regard to geographical region or previous publication. Submit two copies of an unpublished fiction manuscript not to exceed 12 double-spaced pages. Names should not appear on manuscripts but on separate cover sheet along with address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title. An entry fee must accompany the manuscript: $15 NCWN for members, $25 for nonmembers. You may pay the member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network. Entries will not be returned. The winner is announced in April. Send submissions, indicating name of competition, to: Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize c/o Tony Abbott PO Box 7096 Davidson College Davidson, NC 28035 Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network.