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JAMES KNUDSEN EDITOR'S PRIZE

Submissions for the James Knudsen Editor’s Prize for Fiction will be accepted October 1- December 31 only. Any submissions received outside those times will be thrown away. Sorry, y'all. The winner will receive $500 and publication, and the finalists will be named on our website.

2009 JIM KNUDSEN FICTION CONTEST WINNER:

John Chattin “Call It Love, Name It Hate”

John Chattin’s characters in “Call It Love, Name It Hate” haunt the reader’s imagination. The landscape is dark, and the writing is crisp and at times beautifully brutal. This is the kind of story editors love to find. Look for Chattin's winning story in Issue 54.

2009 FINALISTS (in alphabetical order):

Frederic H. Decker “Welcome to the Loading Dock”
Marc Burgett “Armed and Dangerous”
Janet G. House “Faintly Falling Snow”
Mary Beth Leymaster Matteo “Grace on a Mission”
Elizabeth Moore “In Groups of Three or More”
Lynn Veach Sadler “Sometimes, You Just Got to Go Auditory”
Ron Yates “Spooky House”

 

Contest Guidelines:

• The submission must be an original, previously unpublished work of FICTION and no longer than 7500 words.
• Include a cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, email address, and the title of your submission. Please do not include your name on the pages of the actual story. Any story with identifying material will be disqualified.
• Contest submissions must be postmarked no earlier than October 1 and no later than December 31.
• The reading fee is $15 and includes a one-year subscription to Bayou Magazine.
• You may enter more than one story, but each submission must arrive in a separate envelope with its own cover sheet and entry fee.
• We accept simultaneous submissions, but please clearly indicate this on your cover sheet.
• We accept novel excerpts so long as the excerpt can stand alone as a complete short story.
• This contest is not open to current or former UNO students or faculty.
• The winner of the contest will be published in Bayou Magazine, and all other entries will be considered for publication.
• All manuscripts should be in 12pt Times New Roman and double spaced with standard 1” margins.
• Don’t shoot yourself in the foot, folks. Follow directions.

 

To enter, send an original, previously unpublished work of fiction and a check for $15 made payable to UNO Foundation and mail to:

Bayou Magazine
2009 James Knudsen Editor’s Prize for Fiction
University of New Orleans
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, LA 70148

About James Knudsen

James Knudsen served as Director of the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans from 2001-2003. A beloved teacher, friend and colleague, Jim taught all levels of creative writing at UNO from 1977 until his death from cancer in 2004. He was author of the novels Playing Favorites and Just Friends, the story collection Evening of Wonders, and, with his friend and colleague, Joanna Leake, the textbooks The Illustrated Guide to Writing and The Illustrated Guide to College Composition.

 

 

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Bayou Magazine adheres to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics which states:

CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believe that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. Intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree 1) to conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines—defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.