Virginia Commonwealth University

Cabell First Novelist Award

Deadline:

January 12, 2013

Website: 

http://www.has.vcu.edu/eng/resources/levis_prize/levis_current.htm

E-mail address: 

englishgrad@vcu.edu

A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a first novel published in the previous year. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the First Novelist Festival at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. For books published between July 1 and December 31, 2012, submit three copies by January 12, 2013. There is no entry fee. Call, e-mail, or visit the website for complete guidelines.

Virginia Commonwealth University, English Department, P.O. Box 842005, Richmond, VA 23284-2005. (804) 828-1329.