|
Dance
improvisation exercise, dance studios, Washington Square Hall
|
Resources
Awards and Grants for Writers
The Walt Whitman Award brings first-book publication, a cash prize of
$5,000, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center to an American
who has never before published a book of poetry. The winning manuscript,
chosen by an eminent poet, is published by Louisiana State University
Press. The Academy purchases at least 10,000 copies of the book for distribution
to its members.
The award was established in 1975 to encourage the work of emerging poets
and to enable the publication of a poet's first book. Submissions are
accepted each year from September 15 to November 15, and an entry form
and fee are required. To obtain the guidelines and entry form for the
Walt Whitman contest, please use the link above or send a stamped,
self-addressed envelope to the Academy in August. Winners are announced
in May.
The Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize was established in 1983 to honor
the Northeastern University career of Samuel French Morse as poet, teacher,
and scholar by publishing the work of emerging artists. The prize is awarded
annually to the manuscript of a first or second book of poems by a U.S.
poet and consists of a $1000 cash award and the publication of the winning
manuscript by Northeastern University Press.
The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, selects
one full-length manuscript of poetry each year for publication by Ohio
State University Press. The award carries with it a $1,500 cash prize.
Entries of at least 48 typed pages of original poetry must be postmarked
during the month of September. Entries postmarked later than September
30 will be returned unread. Clear photocopies are acceptable.
Manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Some or all of the poems in
the collection may have appeared in periodicals, chapbooks, or anthologies,
but these must be identified.
Include a nonrefundable handling fee of $20.00 with each manuscript (check
or money order payable to Ohio State University). Entrants will receive
a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Journal.Include a stamped, self-addressed business-sized envelope so we can notify
you of the results. Manuscripts will not be returned.If you wish us to confirm receipt of your manuscript, include a stamped,
self-addressed postcard.OSU Press assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts.
Mail to:
David Citino, Poetry Editor
Ohio State University Press
1070 Carmack Road
Columbus OH 43210-1002
The Juniper Prize for Poetry is awarded annually for an original manuscript
of poems. In alternating years, the program is open to poets either with or without
previously published books. The University of Massachusetts Press publishes the winning manuscript, and a $1,000 prize is awarded in lieu of royalties on the
first print run.
Students in the creative writing program edit and publish The Madison
Review, a magazine that features both student and professional writers.
In past issues the magazine has published work by such writers as Philip
Dacey, Stephen Dunn, Conrad Hilberry, Ted Kooser, Lisel Mueller, James
Reiss, May Sarton, C.K. Williams, and John Woods. In addition to providing
a market for student writing, the magazine provides valuable editorial
experience for its staff members. The magazine sponsors two national prizes:
The Phyllis Smart Young Poetry Prize ($500), and the Chris O'Malley Fiction
Prize ($500). Contests The creative writing program co-sponsors the annual
George B. Hill and Therese Muller Memorial Awards Creative Writing Contest.
$3,000 in prize money is awarded for the best short stories and poetry
submitted by currently-enrolled undergraduate students. The contest deadline
is usually early in the second semester. Complete information is available
from theUndergraduate Majors Office, 6195 Helen C. White Hall. In addition
to the campus-wide competition, five prizes are awarded annually. The
Eudora Welty Fiction Thesis Prize ($1000) and the Felix Pollak Poetry
Thesis Prize ($1000) are awarded for the best short story and poetry collections
submitted by majors as Directed Creative Writing Theses in English 695.
The Cy Howard Memorial Scholarship ($1000) is awarded to outstanding senior
major. The August Derleth Prize ($500) is awarded annually to a graduate
student writer. The Charles M. Hart Writers of Promise Awards ($500) are
for students enrolled in English 203. The Brittingham Prize in Poetry
and the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry ($1,000 and publication by UW Press)
are awarded to book-length collections of poems submitted in an annual
competition. Manuscripts are accepted in September.
Cornell University is inviting applications for the George Jean
Nathan Trust Award for Dramatic Criticism. This award is for "the
American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the
theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an
essay, treatise, or book."
FUNDS: The winner receives $10,000 and a trophy.
ELIGIBILITY: Those eligible are authors, critics, or reviewers who are
U.S. citizens and whose works are published in the U.S., in
newspapers, magazines and other periodicals, as individual
publications, or broadcast on television or radio programs originating
in the United States.
AREAS: Special interest will be given to writings in dramatic
criticism dealing with current or recent productions of the legitimate
theater, but the award may also be given for an outstanding work of
criticism dealing with drama of the past.
CONTACT: Chair, Department of English,Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, fax 607-255-6661,email english_chair@cornell.edu.
Letras de Oro Spanish Literary Prize
Awarded in five categories: novels, short stories, essay, drama/theatre,
and poetry. Contest is open to anyone living in the U.S. writing in Spanish.
Prize in each category is publication and $2,500. University of Miami,
Letras de Oro, Iberian Studies Institute, P.O. Box 248123, Coral Gables,
FL, 33124 (305) 284-3266. Deadline: October 11.
$1,500-Fiction $1,500-Poetry $1,000-Essay
Entries must be postmarked by 15 October. A limit of 25 typed, double-spaced
pages for fiction and essays. No more than 10 pages of poetry. Each story
or essay constitutes one entry.
$15 for each entry (payable to The Missouri Review) This entitles the
entrant to a personal or gift subscription-please indicate which.
Address to: Missouri Review Editor's Prize, 1507 Hillcrest Hall, MU, Columbia,
MO 65211. The envelope must be marked "Fiction," "Essay,"
or "Poetry." Each entry must be mailed separately. Enclose an
index card with author's name, address, and phone number in left corner-the
title in the center if fiction or essay.
Entries must be previously unpublished and will not be returned. Send
#10 SASE for announcement of winners only.
AMY LOWELL POETRY TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIP
Elizabeth Macklin of New York City received the 1998-1999 Amy Lowell Poetry
Traveling Scholarship. She will receive approximately $30,000 and spend
a year overseas. Macklin's most recent collection is A Woman Kneeling
in New York City (Norton, 1992).
The scholarship is given annually to a U.S.-born poet to spend one year
outside North America in a country the recipient feels will most advance
his or her work.
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Exchange
Place, 53 State Street, Boston, MA 02109-2891. (617) 248-5000.
ALTA Translation Award
Publishers are invited to nominate one book in each category of contemporary
fiction, contemporary poetry, contemporary nonfiction and literature of
the past by sending two copies of each book.
Nomination deadline: May
ALTA
UTD, MC35
PO Box 8308688
Richardson, TX 150-0688
ph. 214-883-2093
American Book Awards
A non-monetary award that recognizes excellence in American literature.
Anyone may make recommendations to the awards panel by submitting two
copies of the recommended book.
Submission deadline: December
Before Columbus Foundation
The Ginn House
660-13th Street, Suite 203
Oakland, CA 94612
ph. 510-268-9775
Association of Asian American Studies Book Awards
Recognizes outstanding book in the field of Asian American studies
in the categories of cultural studies, prose, poetry, and history/social
science. Nominate books by sending seven copies.
Submission deadline: unknown
Secretariat
Cornell University
420 Rockefeller Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph. 607-255-3320
Discover Great New Writers Award
The Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award recognizes
the finest work by a first-time American novelist featured in Barnes
& Noble's Discover Great New Writers Program during the past year.
The first Discover Award was given in 1993. Cash prize of $10,000.
Call or fax for detailed instructions on how to submit books for the
program.
Deadline for submission to program: March, May, August, November
Discover Great New Writers
Barnes & Noble
122 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
ph. 212-633-3511
fax 212-352-3602
Established in 1992 by Kate Tufts to honor her late husband, poet
and writer Kingsley Tufts, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented
annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very
beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his
or her career.
While some poetry prizes discover and honor new voices and others
crown an indisputably major body of work, this award at Claremont
Graduate University aims to sustain a poet who is laboring in the
difficult middle between these extremes. In 2001, the purse for this
award will be $100,000.
Established in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually
for a first or very early work by a poet of genuine promise. In 2001,
the purse for this award will be $10,000.
Questions, comments, and entries for the current year may be submitted
to:
Poetic Gallery for the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards
Claremont Graduate University
160 E. Tenth Street,
Harper East B7
Claremont, California 91711-6165
(909) 621-8974
Norma Farber First Book Award
A $1,000 award for a first book of original poetry written by an American
author. Submission deadline: December
Poetry Society of America
15 Grammercy Park
New York, NY 10003
ph. 212-254-9628
Benjamin Franklin Book Awards
Awards recognize excellence in marketing, editing and design.
Submission deadline: February
Publishers Marketing Association
2401 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 102
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
ph. 310-372-2732/fax 310-374-3342
Lewis Galantiere Award
This $1,000 award is given for a distinguished literary translation
from any language into English published in the United States. Bestowed
biennially in even-numbered years, nominations must be submitted by
the publisher of the translated work.
Nomination deadline: May
American Translators Association
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 220
Alexandria, VA 22314
ph. 703-683-6100/fax 703-683-6122
Hemingway Foundation Award for First Fiction
The $7,500 award recognizes distinguished first books of fiction,
either a novel or short story collection. Publishers, agents and authors
may submit books (three copies) for consideration.
Submission deadline: December 15
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
PEN New England
1770 Massachusetts Avenue #318
Cambridge, MA 02140
The $2,500 prize is awarded to a fiction or nonfiction book which
reflects the values of Robert Kennedy. Either the publisher or author
may submit a book by sending in four copies and an application.
Deadline for applications: January
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
1206 30th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007
ph. 202-333-1880/fax 202-333-4903
The $2,000 prize is awarded biennially to an American literary translator,
editor or critic whose work has expanded the English-language audience
for Hispanic literature. Letters of nomination can be submitted by
a candidate’s colleague and should be accompanied by a candidate’s
vita; candidates may not nominate themselves.
Deadline for nominations: November
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
A $1,000 award that recognizes a published translation of poetry from
any language into English.
Submission deadline: December
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-274-0343/fax 212-274-9427
http://www.poets.org
James Laughlin Award
This $5,000 award recognizes and support a poet’s second book
of poetry. Over 3,000 copies of the book is purchased by the Academy
for distribution to its members.
Submission deadline: April
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-274-0343/fax 212-274-9427
http://www.poets.org
LMP Awards
Awards honoring individuals and corporations for excellence in book
publishing. Award categories include: design, production, editorial,
adult trade and scholarly corporate awards.
Submission deadline: November
R.R. Bowker
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974
ph. 800-5-BOWKER
http://www.lmpawards.com
Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
The $10,000 prize is awarded to the most outstanding book of poems
published in the U.S. in the previous year. Publishers may enter as
many books as they wish by submitting four copies of each entry.
Submissions deadline: June
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-274-0343/fax 212-274-9427
http://www.poets.org
Melville Cane Award
The $500 prize is awarded alternately to a published book of poetry
(even-numbered years) or to a prose work on a poet or poetry (odd-numbered
years). Submissions from publishers only.
Submission deadline: December
Poetry Society of America
15 Grammercy Park
New York, NY 10003
ph. 212-254-9628
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards.html
The National Book Awards
The $10,000 awards are given in three categories: fiction, non-fiction
and poetry. Books scheduled for publication between December 1 of
the previous year and November 30 of the award year are eligible and
must be submitted by their publishers.
Submission deadline: July
The National Book Foundation Inc.
260 Fifth Ave., Suite 904
New York, NY 10001
ph. 212-685-0261/fax 212-213-6570
http://www.publishersweekly.com/nbf/docs/awards.html
The National Book Critics' Circle Awards
Each year the National Book Critics Circle selects awards in five
categories: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography,
Poetry, and Criticism. Although the board has no formal submission
procedures, publishers are encouraged to bring books to the attention
of the Board of Directors by sending a copy of each title to each
board member. Contact the Vice President in charge of awards for a
full list of board member addresses. You can find the list for 2001
here.
Submission deadline: December 31
National Book Critics' Circle
245 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10016
VP/Awards, Rebecca Miller
http://www.bookcritics.org
The National Poetry Series Biennial Harry Ford Editor’s Award
for Poetry
A $1,000 award to an editor of a trade publisher, university or small
press who has edited books of poetry for at least three years and
who has demonstrated a commitment to the publication and promotion
of contemporary poetry in the United States.
Deadline for nominations: September (even years)
The National Poetry Series
PO Box G
Hopewell, NJ 08525
ph. 609-466-9712
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
A $3,000 award for a book-length translation of a literary work from
any language into English. Eligible books must have been published
in the United States, but translators may be of any nationality. Books
may be submitted by publishers, agents and authors (three copies).
Submission deadline: December
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
http://www.pen.org
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
A $15,000 award for a distinguished work of fiction published by an
American author.
Submission deadline: December
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 E. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
ph. 202-544-7077/ fax 202-544-7520
http://www.folger.edu
PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction
A $1,000 prize for an American author’s first-published book
of general nonfiction, marked by literary and stylistic excellence.
Books may be submitted by publishers, agents and authors (three copies).
Submission deadline: December
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
http://www.pen.org
PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Memoir
A $1,000 prize for an American author’s first-published book
of memoir, marked by literary and stylistic excellence. Books may
be submitted by publishers, agents and authors (three copies).
Submission deadline: December
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
http://www.pen.org
PEN Award for Poetry in Translation
A $1,000 prize awarded to a book of poetry in translation. All eligible
books must have been published in the United States; translators may
be of any nationality. Books may be submitted by publishers, agents
and translators (two copies).
Submission deadline: December
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
http://www.pen.org
PEN/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award for the Art of the Essay
A $5,000 award for a distinguished book of previously uncollected
essays on any subject by an American writer. Books may be submitted
by publishers, agents and authors (four copies).
Submission deadline: December
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
ph. 212-334-1660/fax 212-334-2181
http://www.pen.org
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
Awards of $500 recognize outstanding works published or produced by
writers who live in the western U.S. in the following categories:
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, journalism, drama, teleplay,
screenplay, children’s literature. Books may be submitted by
publishers, agents, authors or publicists (four copies and entry form).
Submission deadline: December
PEN Center USA West
672 S. Lafayette Park Place, Suite 41
Los Angeles, CA 90057
ph. 213-365-8500/fax 213-365-9616
http://www.pen-usa-west.org
Poetry Center Book Award
A $500 prize awarded to a notable book of poetry.
Submission deadline: December
San Francisco State University Poetry Center
1600 Holloway
San Francisco, CA 94132
ph. 415-338-2227
http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/
Pulitzer Prizes
Awarded to American authors for a distinguished book of fiction, performed
play, history of the U.S., biography or autobiography, verse or general
nonfiction.
Submission deadlines: July for books published January - June, November
for books published July - December.
Columbia University
702 Journalism Building
New York, NY 10027
ph. 212-854-3841
http://www.pulitzer.org
Small Press Book Awards
Recognizes publishers providing diverse, informative and essential
books to North America. Application and copies must be submitted by
publisher.
Submission deadline: March
Small Press Magazine
121 East Front Street, Suite 401
Traverse City, MI 49684
ph. 616-933-0445/fax 616-933-0448
Western States Book Awards
Awarded to publishers and authors in three categories: fiction, creative
nonfiction and poetry.
Submission deadline: Fall
Robert Sheldon, Western States Arts Federation
2442 N.W. Market Street #416
Seattle, WA 98117
ph. 206-285-2979/fax 206-282-3309
http://www.westaf.org
William Carlos Williams Award
PSA will purchase copies of the winning book (a book of poetry published
by a small, non-profit, or university press) at a trade discount,
for a purchase amount totalling between $500-$2,000.
Submission deadline: December
Poetry Society of America
15 Grammercy Park
New York, NY 10003
ph. 212-254-9628
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards.html
Millay Colony for the Arts
The Millay Colony For The Arts, Inc.,
444 East Hill Rd., POB 3, Austerlitz, NY 12017 (518)392-3103
http://www.millaycolony.org/
Apply by email before January 31: application@millaycolony.org
There is no simple profile that describes why or when an artist uses
a Millay residency. Many of the artists at Millay are here early in
their careers, others at a mid-point when they need to be refreshed,
and still others have come to us in their eighties. Every region of
the United States is represented by those who have worked here and
some artists have come from other countries, including Japan, Korea,
Brazil and Israel. We have had artists like James Lapine who worked
on his first commercially successful play at Millay and went on to
win a Pulitzer Prize and several Tony Awards, as well as people like
distinguished American composer Seymour Shifrin who did some of his
final work at Millay.
Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Awards for Short Fiction
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/gsas/files/algren
The award is for outstanding unpublished short stories by
American writers.
Requirements: Typed, double-spaced stories between 2,500 and
10,000 words will be considered. Entries will not be
returned.
Prize: A first prize of $5,000 and three runner-up prizes of
$1,000 each are offered. The winning stories will
be published in the The Chicago Tribune.
Deadline: Manuscripts due before February 1 (annually).
Contact: The Chicago Tribune
Nelson Algren Award
Chicago Tribune Editorial Department
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Attn: Marcy Keno
New York Foundation for the Arts
155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-1507
Deadline: October
Definition: To individual originating artists living and working in
the state of New York for use in career development. Grants are awarded
in 16 artistic disciplines or practices. In the 2000-2001 cycle, grants
will be awarded in the following categories: fiction, playwriting/screenwriting.
In the 2001-2002 cycle, the following categories will be supported:
nonfiction literature, poetry.
Eligibility: Artists residing in New York State and/or one of the
Indian Nations located in New York State who are over 18 years of
age and not currently enrolled in any degree program. Applicants must
have lived within New York State for at least two years at the time
of application.
Copies: 4
Prize: $7,000 cash awards
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild-Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, 2815 N Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA
90068-1923, Attn: Dick Dotterer, Competition Coordinator
Deadline: August 1- November 1
Definition: To discover new dramatists and to encourage established
and aspiring playwrights to develop quality plays for the theatre.
Eligibility: Plays must be written in English. Musicals, one-act plays,
adaptations, translations, plays for children, and plays that have
won any other competitions are not eligible. Also ineligible are previous
entries in this competition. Entries must be submitted with the Theatre
Guild's application form. Awarded for the best unpublished, unproduced
full-length (minimum 90 minutes) play by an author who is a U.S. citizen
or legal resident.
Prize: First prize $5,000. Second prize of $2,500. Third prize $1,500.
Ray Allen Billington Prize
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: October 1 (given biennially)
Definition: For the best book in American frontier history, defined
broadly so as to include the pioneer periods of all geographical areas
and comparisons between American frontiers and others.
Eligibility: Each entry must be published during the two-year period.
Copies required: 3
Prize: 1,000, a certificate and a medal. The publisher of the book
will be honored with a certificate of merit.
Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize
Bear Star Press, 185 Hollow Oak Dr., Cohasset, CA 95973
Deadline: September, October, and November
Eligibility: Poet from the Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii time
zones. Manuscripts should be between 50 and 65 pages in length. Previously
published poems can be included if you retain the copyright.
Fee: $16
Prize: $1,000 and publication.
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst
Street, Arcata, CA 95521-8299
Deadline: July 1-December 8, 2001
Definition: For unpublished short story.
Eligibility: Writers living in the United States or U.S. citizens
living abroad. Stories must be in English and previously unpublished,
nor accepted for publication. Simultaneous submissions are permitted;
however if accepted for publication elsewhere the Raymond Carver Short
Story Contest should be notified immediately and the entry withdrawn.
6000 words maximum.
Copies required: 2
Fee: $10 for each story entered
Prize: 1st Place: $1,000 and publication in Toyon, Humboldt State
University’s literary magazine. 2nd Place: $500 and Honorable
Mention in Toyon. 3rd Place: Honorable Mention in Toyon.
Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry
Jon Tribble, Series Editor, Crab Orchard Award Series, Department
of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4503
Deadline: October 1-November 16
Eligibility: All unpublished, original collections of poems written
in English by United States citizens and permanent residents are eligible
(individual poems may have been previously published). Manuscripts
should be typewritten, single-spaced, and between 50 and 70 pages.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: First: $3000 and publication; Second: $1000 and publication.
Avery O. Craven Award
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: October 1
Definition: For the most original book on the coming of the Civil
War, the Civil War years, or the Era of Reconstruction, with the exception
of works of purely military history. The exception recognizes and
reflects the Quaker convictions of Mr. Craven.
Eligibility: Entry must be published during the year prior to the
award.
Copies required: 3
Prize: $500 and a certificate. The publisher of the book will be honored
with a certificate of merit.
Merle Curti Awards in American Social and Intellectual History
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: October 1
Definition: To recognize books in the fields of intellectual and social
history. Cultural history submissions may be considered in either
intellectual or social history categories.
Eligibility: Each entry must be published during the two-year period
January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2001.
Copies required: 3
Prize: The author of the winning book will receive $1,000, a certificate
and a medal. The publisher of the book will be honored with a certificate
of merit.
Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel
Delacorte Press Contest, Random House, Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York,
New York 10036
Deadline: after October 1, 2001, but no later than December 31, 2001
Eligibility: Open to U.S. and Canadian writers who have not previously
published a young adult novel. Employees of Random House, Inc. and
its subsidiaries and affiliates, and members of their families and
households are not eligible. Foreign-language manuscripts and translations
are not eligible. Manuscripts submitted to a previous Delacorte Press
contest are not eligible. Book-length manuscript with a contemporary
setting that will be suitable for readers ages 12 to 18. Manuscripts
should be no shorter than 100 typewritten pages and no longer than
224 typewritten pages. Manuscripts sent to Delacorte Press may not
be submitted to other publishers while under consideration for the
prize. Authors may not submit more than two manuscripts to the Delacorte
Press competition; each must meet all eligibility requirements.
Copies required: 1
Prize: The prize of a book contract (on the publisher’s standard
form) covering world rights for a hardcover and a paperback edition,
including an advance and royalties, is awarded annually to encourage
the writing of contemporary young adult fiction. The award consists
of $1,500 in cash and a $6,000 advance against royalties. The judges
reserve the right not to award a prize.
Milton Dorfman Poetry Prize
Rome Art & Community Center, 308 West Bloomfield St., Rome, NY
13440
Deadline: July 1-November 1
Definition: Offer poets and outlet for their craft.
Eligibility: Entries must be previously unpublished. Open to any writer.
No state residency requirement.
Fee: $5 per poem entered
Prize: $500, $200, $100
Editor's Prize
Missouri Review Editors' Prize,1507 Hillcrest Hall, UMC, Columbia,
MO 65211.
Deadline: October 15
Eligibility: 25 typed, double-spaced, for fiction and nonfiction.
Poetry entries can include any number of poems up to 10 pages. Each
story or essay constitutes one entry. Must be previously unpublished.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $15 for each entry. Each fee entitles entrant to a one-year subscription
to MR, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift subscription.
Outside of the envelope must be marked "Fiction," "Essay,"
or "Poetry." Each entry in each category must be mailed
in a separate envelope.
Prize: $2,000 Fiction; $2,000 Poetry; $1,500 Essay
T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
Truman State University Press, 100 East Normal Street, Kirksville,
MO 63501
Deadline: October 31
Definition: An international annual award for the best unpublished
book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of T. S. Eliot's
considerable intellectual and artistic legacy. The purpose of the
T. S. Eliot Prize is to publish and promote the best in contemporary
English-language poetry, regardless of a poet's nationality, reputation,
stage in career, or publication history.
Eligibility: Manuscripts should be between 60 and 100 typed pages
of original poetry in English.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $25
Prize: $2,000 and publication of the winning collection by Truman
State University Press.
Fellowship to Assist Research and Artistic Creation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 90 Park Avenue, New York,
NY 10016
Deadline: October 1
Definition: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides
fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences,
social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing
arts. Fellowships are not available for students.
Eligibility: The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not
make grants to institutions or organizations. The Foundation selects
its Fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the
United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Guggenheim Fellowships are not scholarships, and they are not available
to those who seek to complete their training either as undergraduate,
graduate, or part-time students. They are also not intended for immediate
postgraduate work.
Prize: The average amount of a Fellowship grant in 2000 was approximately
$34,884.
FreeFall Magazine Fiction & Poetry Contest
Contest, FreeFall magazine c/o The Alexandra Writers' Centre Society,
922 Ninth Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 0S4, CANADA
Deadline: October 1
Eligibility: Theme: Community. Fiction: 3,000 words. Poetry: 5 poems
per entry. Original, unpublished work, not submitted elsewhere in
any form or entered simultaneously in another contest.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10
Prize: $600 total prize money, two prizes awarded in each category.
1st-$200; 2nd-$100. Winners and honourable mentions to be published
in Spring 2002 FreeFall magazine.
Glimmer Train's October Poetry Open
Poetry Open, Glimmer Train Press, Inc., 710 SW Madison Street, Suite
504, Portland, Oregon 97205
Deadline: April 1 - April 30 and October 1 - October 31
Eligibility: Open to all themes, all lengths, all forms, all poets.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 for up to three unpublished poems.
Prize: 1st-place winner receives $500, publication in Glimmer Train
Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd/3rd-place: $250/$100, respectively.
A handful of the editors' favorites will also be posted under Glimmer
Train's Poetry Presentation.
National Hispanic Playwriting Award
Elaine Romero, Contest Director, P.O. Box 1631, Tucson AZ 85702
Deadline: October 31
Definition: The award recognizes exceptional full-length plays by
Hispanic playwrights on any subject.
Eligibility: Unproduced, unpublished plays in English, bilingual or
in Spanish (with English translation). Open to Hispanic playwrights
currently residing in the US, its territories, and/or Mexico.
Prize: $1,000 and possible inclusion in ATC's Genesis New Play Reading
Series
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award
Division of Research, International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale
Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139.
For application guidelines, contact Research & Policy Division.
Deadline: October 1
Definition: For dissertations in reading or related fields completed
between May 15, 2000, and May 14, 2001. Award supported by a grant
from Scott Foresman.
Eligibility: Studies using any research approach (ethnographic, experimental,
historical, survey, etc.) are encouraged. Each study will be assessed
in the light of this approach, the scholarly qualification of its
report, and its significant contributions to knowledge within the
reading field.
Prize: $1,000
Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship
Alicia Patterson Foundation, 1730 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 850,
Washington, DC 20006
Deadline: October 1
Definition: One-year grants of $35,000 are awarded to working print
journalists to pursue independent projects of significant interest
and to write articles based on their investigations for the APF Reporter,
a quarterly magazine published by the Foundation.The aim of the trustees
who established the foundation was to improve the quality of U.S.
print journalism.
Eligibility: Open only to U.S. citizens who are fulltime print journalists,
or to non-U.S. citizens who work fulltime for U.S. print publications,
either in America or abroad. A complete, typed statement not to exceed
three (3) single-spaced pages, on how you would use an Alicia Patterson
Foundation fellowship, and why. A brief summary of the four articles
you will be required to write as an APF fellow should be included
as part of your statement. Each candidate may submit only one proposal.
Copies required: 3
Prize: $35,000 grant
Playboy College Fiction Contest
Playboy College Fiction Contest, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,
IL 60611
Deadline: September 1-January 1
Eligibility: For short stories by registered students at a college
or university.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $3,000 and publication in Playboy. 2nd-$500; four runners-up-$200
James A. Rawley Prize
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: October 1
Definition: Awarded annually for a book dealing with the history of
race relations in the United States.
Eligibility: Entry must be published during the year prior to the
award.
Copies required: 3
Prize: The author of the winning book will receive $750 and a certificate.
The publisher of the book will be honored with a certificate of merit.
RiverView Publishing-Writing Contest
First Annual Writing Contest, RiverView Publishing Co. P.O. Box 236,
Riverside, IA 52327
Deadline: October 27
Eligibility: Original, unpublished and never produced, not accepted
by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission. Author
retains all publication rights.
Short story- all genres, literary, mainstream, young adult (no science
fiction)- 5,000 word limit.
Memoirs- all considered- 5,000 word limit.
Essays-inspirational, personal, spiritual- 5,000 word limit.
Novel/novella- mainstream, romance, mystery, political (no science
fiction)- send first 3 chapters and synopsis.
Children’s fiction- all considered- 3,000 word limit.
Television & movie scripts —no science fiction- Send the
first 20 pages and synopsis.
Motivational — 5,000 word limit.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 per submission
Prize: $1000, $500, $250. Awards will not be limited to categories.
Any category may win more than one prize.
Red Rock Poetry Award
Dr. Richard Logsdon, RRR Contest, English Dept. J2A, Community College
of Southern Nevada, 3200 East Cheyenne Avenue, North Las Vegas, Nevada
89030
Deadline: October 31
Eligibility: One entry includes up to three poems of no more than
20 lines each typed on 8-1/2 X 11" white paper. Any style. No
previously published or simultaneous submissions.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 per entry
Prize: $500 plus publication in the Red Rock Review
Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize
Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse in
the Park, P.O. Box 6537, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Deadline: July 1 to December 31.
Definition: Recognizes superior new work for the national stage. The
winner is chosen for its superior potential and its innovative interpretation
of the theatrical event.
Eligibility: Plays must be full-length in any style: comedy, drama,
musical, etc. Translations, adaptations, individual one-acts and any
play previously submitted for the prize are not eligible. Collaborations
are welcome, in which case prize benefits are shared. Plays must be
unpublished prior to submission and may not have received a full-scale
professional production. Plays that have had a workshop, reading or
non-professional production are still eligible. Playwrights with past
production experience are especially encouraged to submit new work.
Only one submission per playwright is allowed each year. All unsolicited
manuscripts will be returned unread. See guidelines for submission
procedure.
Copies required: 1
Prize: The Prize allows for the playwright's residency throughout
an extended rehearsal process, during which the script is further
refined as part of the collaboration between author, director and
actors. At the conclusion of the rehearsal period, the work is given
its world professional premiere within the regular subscription season
with a four-week run.
Morton R. Sarett National Playwriting Competition
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Theatre, Attention:
Sarett Playwriting Competition, c/o Corrine A. Bonate. 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Box 455036, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5036
Deadline: September 1-December 15 (odd-numbered years only)
Eligibility: Original, innovative, full-length plays in English on
any subject, which have not been previously produced, adapted or published.
An application form will be sent via first-class mail upon playwrights'
request and SASE. Manuscripts chosen from an initial screening will
be submitted to a national panel of judges for the final reading and
selection. Open to any writer.
Prize: $3,000 cash and the play will be produced by the Department
of Theatre Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Southwest Festival of New Plays
Stages Repertory Theatre, 3201 Allen Parkway, Suite 101, Houston,
TX 77019
Deadline: October 1 and December 31
Eligibility: An original full-length play, musical, or series of related
shorts that has not received a fully staged production. Playwright's
may submit only one play per year and may choose which division they
wish to enter. Plays entered previously to the SWFNP may not be resubmitted.
Children's Playwright Division: Scripts must be designed specifically
for children and family audiences and performed by adult actors. Stories
can be original or based on an existing fairy tale or book. Scripts
should be addressed primarily, but not exclusively, to 4-10 year old
children. Scripts should be adaptable to arena and/or thrust stages.
Scripts should require no more than eight actors. Plays, musicals,
and bilingual pieces will be accepted. Running time must not exceed
50 minutes.
Latino Playwright Division: Playwright must be of Latino/Hispanic
heritage.
Texas Playwright Division: Playwright must be a native Texan or current
Texas resident.
Women's Playwright Division: Only scripts by women will be considered.
Copies required: 1
Prize: Reading by professional actors.
Mark Twain Award for Short Fiction
Dr. Richard Logsdon, RRR Contest, English Dept. J2A, Community College
of Southern Nevada, 3200 East Cheyenne Avenue, North Las Vegas, Nevada
89030
Deadline: October 31
Eligibility: No previously published or simultaneous submissions.
One manuscript, limited to no more than 3,500 words.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 per entry
Prize: $1,000 plus publication in the Red Rock Review White Pine Press
Poetry Prize
PO Box 236, Buffalo, NY 14201
Deadline: July 1-December 31
Definition: To celebrate and encourage the diverse voices that enrich
our literary heritage.
Eligibility: Manuscript must be typed, and book length (64-96 pages).
Manuscript must be original (translations are not eligible) and the
work of an individual author. The collection of poems must be unpublished.
Individual poems may have been published in periodicals or limited
edition chapbooks.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: $1,000 cash award, plus publication of a book-length collection
of poems by a U.S. author.
Wick Poetry Chapbook Series "Open" and "Student"
Competitions
Maggie Anderson, Coordinator, Wick Poetry Program, Department of English,
Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001
Email: wickpoet@kent.edu
Deadline: October 31
Eligibility: Manuscripts for the Wick Poetry Chapbook Series are selected
through an open competition for Ohio poets and through a competition
for students enrolled in Ohio colleges and universities.
Copies required: 1
Prize: Publication of the chapbook by the Kent State University Press.
Year End Series (Y.E.S.) New Play Festival
Northern Kentucky University, Sandra Forman, Project Director, Y.E.S.
Festival, Department of Theatre, FA 228, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights,
KY 41099
E-mail: forman@nku.edu
Deadline: May 1st through October 31 (even numbered years only)
Definition: Devoted to the development of new plays and playwrights.
Eligibility: Full-length plays and musicals. All rights must be fully
owned by the author. Play may not have had a previous professional
or university production. No children's theatre, one-acts, or reader's
theatre pieces will be considered. Adaptations will be considered
only if the adapted work is in the public domain.
Copies required: 1
Prize: Four selected playwrights will each receive a cash prize of
$500.00 and an expense-paid visit to NKU to see their play in production.
Three of these plays will receive a full production and one play may
receive a staged reading.
Zoetrope Short Fiction Contest
Zoetrope: All-Story, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor, New
York, NY 10019
Deadline: October 1
Eligibility: 5000 words or less. Original, previously unpublished
fiction.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 per entry
Prize: 1st Prize $1,000; 2nd Prize $500; 3rd Prize $250; 10 Honorable
Mentions.
ABC-CLIO America: History and Life Award
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: November 15 (even-numbered years only)
Definition: To recognize and encourage scholarship in American history
in the journal literature advancing new perspectives on accepted interpretations
or previously unconsidered topics. The award is not confined to any
particular subject area or chronological period but instead seeks
to recognize journal articles that display a pathbreaking character,
articles that do not simply elaborate previous interpretations but
that propose new perspectives or examine new areas and in so doing
extend historical knowledge and raise new avenues of investigation.
In seeking to recognize such pivotal articles the award acknowledges
their creative achievement in breaking the constraints of conventional
thinking in their approach to historical sources.
Eligibility: Individuals as well as editors are encouraged to submit
nominations. Each entry must be published during the eligible period.
Copies required: 6
Prize: $750 and a certificate.
Bakeless Literary Publication Prizes
Mr. Ian Pounds, Contest Coordinator, The Bakeless Contest, c/o Bread
Loaf Writers' Conference, Middlebury College, Middlebury VT 05753
E-mail: Bakeless@middlebury.edu
Deadline: October 1 to November 15
Definition: Offered annually to support emerging writers of poetry,
fiction and creative nonfiction.
Eligibility: Open to all writing in English who have not yet published
a book in their entry's genre. Poetry manuscripts must contain at
least 50 pages of text; fiction, which includes novels and short-fiction
collections, 150-450; creative nonfiction, 150-300. Scholarly, critical,
and historical works will not be considered in the creative nonfiction
category. Manuscripts may contain stories, poems, chapters, and essays
that have already been published individually in magazines, anthologies,
and periodicals, but the manuscript itself cannot have been published
previously as a whole, commercially or privately. Multiple submissions
of manuscripts are allowed but contestants are asked to notify the
contest coordinator immediately if a manuscript has been accepted
for publication elsewhere.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $10 for each submission
Prize: Publication of book length manuscript by published by Houghton
Mifflin, in its Mariner Original Paperback line. In addition to the
publication prize each winner will be awarded a fellowship to attend
the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Hayden Carruth Award
Copper Canyon Press, PO Box 271, Port Townsend WA 98368
Deadline: November 1 and November 30
Definition: For new and emerging poets. For the purpose of this award,
an emerging poet is considered to be a writer who has published no
more than two full-length books of poetry. Chapbooks of thirty-two
pages or less are not considered to be full-length, and books published
in other genres do not count toward this two-book limit.
Eligibility: Manuscripts must be accompanied by entry form which contains
all the identifying information.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: $1000 cash prize and book publication by Copper Canyon Press
in Spring 2002. The winner will retain full copyright for his or her
work. The winner will be offered a standard book contract which includes
payment of royalties.
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prize
Cleveland State University Poetry Center, Department of English, 1983
E 24 Street, Cleveland, OH 44115-2440
Deadline: November 1, 2001 and February 1, 2002
Definition: Offered for the best full-length volume of original poetry.
Eligibility: Manuscript should contain a minimum of 40 typed pages
of poetry. Manuscripts may contain poems that have been published
individually. These should be listed, with publisher, on an acknowledgments
page. Manuscripts that have been previously published in their entirety,
including self-published, are not eligible. Translations are not eligible.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: $1,000 and publication in the CSU Poetry Series. The Poetry
Center expects to publish one or more of the runners-up for the prize
competition in its CSU Poetry Series.
Crab Orchard Award Series in Poetry
Crab Orchard Award Series, Department of English, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901-4503
Deadline: October 1-November 16
Eligibility: All unpublished, original collections of poems written
in English by United States citizens and permanent residents are eligible
(individual poems may have been previously published). Manuscripts
should be typewritten, single-spaced, and between 50 and 70 pages.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: First: $3000 and publication; Second: $1000 and publication.
Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel
Delacorte Press Contest, Random House, Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York,
New York 10036
Deadline: October 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Eligibility: Open to U.S. and Canadian writers who have not previously
published a young adult novel. Employees of Random House, Inc. and
its subsidiaries and affiliates, and members of their families and
households are not eligible. Foreign-language manuscripts and translations
are not eligible. Manuscripts submitted to a previous Delacorte Press
contest are not eligible. Book-length manuscript with a contemporary
setting that will be suitable for readers ages 12 to 18. Manuscripts
should be no shorter than 100 typewritten pages and no longer than
224 typewritten pages. Manuscripts sent to Delacorte Press may not
be submitted to other publishers while under consideration for the
prize. Authors may not submit more than two manuscripts to the Delacorte
Press competition; each must meet all eligibility requirements.
Copies required: 1
Prize: The prize of a book contract (on the publisher’s standard
form) covering world rights for a hardcover and a paperback edition,
including an advance and royalties, is awarded annually to encourage
the writing of contemporary young adult fiction. The award consists
of $1,500 in cash and a $6,000 advance against royalties. The judges
reserve the right not to award a prize.
Five Points James Dickey Prize for Poetry
Five Points, James Dickey Prize for Poetry, Georgia State University,
University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
Deadline: September 1-November 30
Eligibility: May submit up to three unpublished poems. Poems must
be typed and no longer than 50 lines each.
Fee: $15 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Five Points.
Prize: $1,000 and publication in the Summer 2002 issue of Five Points
Louis Gottschalk Prize
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Gottschalk Prize
Committee, PO Box 7867, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
27109
Deadline: November 15
Definition: For an outstanding historical or critical study on the
eighteenth century.
Eligibility: All scholarly books, including commentaries, critical
studies, biographies, collections of essays by a single author and
critical editions, written in any modern language, are eligible. Books
that are primarily translations and multiauthored collections of essays
are not eligible. To be eligible for this year's competition, a book
must have a copyright date between 1 November 2000 and 31 October
2001. The author must be a member of the Society at the time the award
is made.
Copies required: 5
Prize: $1,000
Hackney Literary Awards
Hackney Literary Awards, Birmingham-Southern College, Box 549003,
Birmingham, AL 35254
Deadline: Novel June 1-September 30; Short Story October 2- December
30, Poetry October 2- December 30
Eligibility: Open to writers nationwide. Only original, unpublished
manuscripts may be entered. Poetry and Short Story entries from Alabama
will be entered in the state contest unless specified for the national
competition. ENTRIES CAN BE JUDGED IN ONLY ONE CATEGORY – EITHER
STATE OR NATIONAL – NOT BOTH! Each entry submitted must have
two copies of the cover sheet listing the title of the work, author’s
name, address and telephone number, and category of the work (short
story, novel or poetry). The author’s name must not appear on
the actual pages of the manuscript.
Novel Guidelines: Length is open. The winning novel will be considered
for publication. Short Story Guidelines: Length not to exceed 5,000
words per story. Poetry Guidelines: Poetry not to exceed 50 lines
per entry. More than one poem may be submitted, but all poems together
must not exceed the 50 line limit per entry.
Copies required: 1
Fee: Novel-$25.00 per entry. Short Story-$10.00 per entry. Poetry-$10.00
per entry.
Prize: $5,000 in annual prizes for poetry and short fiction, ($2,500
national and $2,500 state level; 1st $600, 2nd $400, and 3rd $250)
plus a $5,000 prize sponsored by Morris Hackney for an unpublished
novel.
International Reading Association Children's Book Awards
IRA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD, IRA Headquarters, 800 Barksdale Road, Newark,
DE 19711-8139
Deadline: November
Definition: To recognize newly published authors who show promise
in the children's book field. Four awards for fiction and non-fiction
in two age categories: younger readers (ages 4-10); older readers
(ages 10-17).
Eligibility: Books from any country and in any language, copyrighted
and published during the contest year will be considered. Book may
be entered into the award competition by its publisher or author.
Both fiction and non-fiction books are eligible; each will be rated
according to characteristics, which are specifically appropriate to
the genre. The awarded book should serve as a reading and literary
standard by which readers can measure other books. If appropriate
to the genre, the awarded book should provide believable and intriguing
characters growing naturally out of the events and actions in the
story. The awarded book should be truthful and authentic in its presentation
of information and attitudes as they exist(ed) at the time and place
which the story reflects. The characters and events in the book should
meet the experience and possible expectations of the intended audience.
The awarded book will be nonracist and nonsexist, as far as the selection
committee can determine. The awarded book should encourage young readers
to read by providing them with something they will delight in and/or
profit from by reading. If the award winning picture book (younger
reader category) is the first or second book of the illustrator, then
the author and illustrator will share the award. In all other cases,
the author will receive the full award.
Category:
Fiction: Younger Reader (ages 4-10)
Fiction: Older Reader (ages 10-17)
Non-fiction: Younger Reader (ages 4-10)
Non-fiction: Older Reader (ages 10-17)
Copies required: 1
Prize: $500 and medal for each category
Annibel Jenkins Prize
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Jenkins Prize Committee,
PO Box 7867, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Deadline: November 15, 2001
Definition: Best book-length biography of a late seventeenth-century
or eighteenth-century subject.
Eligibility: Submission must be made by the publisher. Book must have
a copyright date between 1 November 1999 and 31 October 2001.
Copies required: 5
Prize: $1,000
Kalliope's Annual Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest
Kalliope, Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest, Florida Community College
at Jacksonville, 3939 Roosevelt Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32205
Deadline: November 1
Eligibility: Poetry may be in any style and on any subject. Maximum
poem length is 50 lines. Poems that have been previously published,
have received monetary awards, or are under consideration elsewhere
are not eligible.
Copies required: 2
Fee: 4.00 per poem or 3 poems for $10.00.
Prize: $1,000
Lerner-Scott Prize
Award and Prize Committee Coordinator, Organization of American Historians,
112 N. Bryan Avenue Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Deadline: November 1
Definition: For the best doctoral dissertation in U.S. women's history.
The prize is named for Gerda Lerner and Anne Firor Scott.
Eligibility: A dissertation must be completed during the period July
1 through June 30 of eligible years. Application must contain a letter
of support from a faculty member at the degree-granting institution,
along with an abstract, table of contents and sample chapter from
the dissertation. Include e-mail addresses for both the applicant
and the adviser, if available. Finalists will be asked to submit a
complete copy of the dissertation at a later date.
Copies required: 3
Prize: $1,000 and a certificate.
Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize in Children's Literature
Lindbergh Foundation, 2150 Third Avenue North, Suite 310, Anoka, MN
55303-2200
Deadline: November 1 (every two years)
Definition: Honors Anne Spencer Lindbergh, eldest daughter of Charles
and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who died of cancer in 1993 at the age of
53. This author of juvenile fantasies which place ordinary children
in extraordinary situations. Nick of Time, The People in Pineapple
Place, Three Lives to Live and The Worry Week are a few of her more
well-known books. Prize awarded to author of children's fantasy novel
is judged to be the best published in the English language over a
two-year period.
Copies required: 4
Fee: $25
Prize: Winner: $5,000. In addition, one or more Honor Books, may be
chosen, each receiving a $1,000 prize for the author.
Literature Fellowships
Nebraska Arts Council, Literature Fellowships, Joslyn Carriage House,
3838 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE 68131-2329
Deadline: November 15, 2001. Available every 3 years on rotational
basis.
Definition: Provides monetary awards to Nebraska artists in various
disciplines. The Literature Fellowships include fiction, non-fiction,
and poetry.
Eligibility: The Individual Artist Fellowships program recognizes
exemplary achievements by originating artists in their fields of endeavor
and supports the contributions made by Nebraska artists to the quality
of life in this state. This is a competitive program, where applicants
are adjudicated according to the merit of his or her work. This is
not a project grant. In other words, applicants do not make a submission
to the fellowship program in order to receive money for a project
that is planned or is in the works. Rather, it is designed to award
outstanding achievement in work that has already been completed. 18
years old or older and resident of the state of Nebraska for two years
prior to the application date. Forms can be downloaded from the website
or requested via phone or email. Not enrolled in an undergraduate,
graduate or certificate-granting program in the artistic field in
which the application is being made. Professional commitment to the
artistic field in which the application is being made. Creator of
work, not interpreter of the work of others. All previous fellowship
winners.
Copies required: 5
Prize: Dollar amounts are dependent on federal funds available. It
is anticipated that $30,000 will be available for the jury to award
in no more than three $5,000 Distinguished Achievement Awards, with
the remainder allocated into $1,000 to $2,000 Merit Awards.
McLemore Prize
Mississippi Historical Society, P. O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Deadline: November 1
Definition: The best book on a subject related to Mississippi history
published during the previous year. Established to memorialize Richard
A. McLemore, former president of the Mississippi Historical Society
and former director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and
History, and his wife, Nannie Pitts McLemore, who also served as president
of the Society and who joined her husband in writing numerous books
and scholarly articles.
Prize: $700
Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry
Scott Cairns, Series Editor, The Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, c/o
English Department, Tate Hall 107, University of Missouri, Columbia,
MO 65211
Deadline: November 30
Eligibility: Submit 50- to 80- page, typed manuscript, including an
additional title page that does not bear the name of the poet. Previously
published portions of the manuscript should be identified on a separate
acknowledgments page. All pages indicating the poet's identity will
be removed from the manuscript prior to its being forwarded to the
final judge.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $20
Prize: $1,000 and publication by University of North Texas Press.
Felix Morley Journalism Competition
Morley Competition, Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University,
3401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 440, Arlington, VA 22201-4432
Deadline: November 30
Definition: In honor of the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, IHS
will award cash prizes to outstanding young writers whose work best
demonstrates and communicates an appreciation of classical liberal
principles. Classical liberal principles include inalienable individual
rights; their protection through the institutions of private property,
contract, and the rule of law; voluntarism in all human relations;
and the self-ordering market, free trade, free migration, and peace.
Eligibility: Open to young writers (25 years of age or younger as
of November 30, 2001) and full-time students (college, university,
or high school). Submit three to five articles, editorials, opinion
pieces, essays and reviews published in student newspapers or other
periodicals between July 1, 2000 and November 30, 2001 for consideration.
Copies required: 1
Prize: First: $2,500; Second Prize: $1,000; Third Prize: $750; Runners-up:
$250
National Jewish Book Award
Jewish Book Council, 15 E 26th St., New York, NY 10010
Deadline: November 30
Sandra Brand and Arik Weintraub Award - Autobiography or a memoir
of a Jewish person.
Contemporary Jewish Life - Nonfiction work dealing with sociology
of modern Jewish life.
Leon Jolson Award - Nonfiction work concerning the Holocaust.
Morris J. and Betty Kaplun Memorial Award - Nonfiction work about
Zionism and/or the State of Israel.
Chas. H. Revson Foundation Award - Nonfiction detailing some aspect
of Jewish-Christian relations.
Gerrard and Ella Berman Award - Jewish history.
Sarah H. and Julius Kushner Memorial Award - Book which makes an original
contribution to Jewish learning.
Dorot Foundation Award - Book dealing with some aspect of Jewish thought,
past or present.
Anonomous Award - Book about Jewish art.
Louis Posner Memorial Award - Jewish children's picture book.
Mildred and Albert Panoski Playwriting Award
Panowski Playwriting Competition, Attn: Playwriting Coordinator, Forest
Roberts Theatre, Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave.,
Marquette, MI 49855-5364
Deadline: August 15-November 16
Definition: Designed to encourage and stimulate artistic growth among
educational and professional playwrights.
Eligibility: There is no restriction as to theme or genre. The competition
is open to any playwright, but only one play per playwright may be
entered. Entries must be original, full-length plays. They also may
be co-authored, based upon factual material, or an adaptation. The
legal clearance of materials not in the public domain is the full
responsibility of the playwright. Musicals, one-act plays, and works
previously entered in playwriting competitions sponsored by Northern
Michigan University are ineligible. Submission is restricted to plays
that have not been previously produced or published.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $2,000 cash award to the winning playwright. A fully-mounted
production in November, 2001, as the second production of the 2001-2002
Forest Roberts Theatre Season. The winning playwright will be flown
to Marquette to serve as Artist-in-Residence the week of the show.
Louis Pelzer Memorial Award
Chair, Louis Pelzer Memorial Award Committee, Journal of American
History, 1215 E Atwater Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47401
Deadline: November 30
Definition: Essays may deal with any period or topic in the history
of the United States. Significance of the subject matter, literary
craftsmanship and competence in the handling of evidence are some
of the factors that will be considered in judging the essays.
Eligibility: Candidates for graduate degrees. Essays should not exceed
7,000 words in length. Footnotes should be assembled at the end of
the text.
Copies required: 5
Prize: Winning essay will be published in the Journal of American
History. In addition, the Organization offers a $500 award, certificate
and medal to the winner.
Playboy College Fiction Contest
Playboy College Fiction Contest, 680 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago,
IL 60611
Deadline: September 1-January 1
Eligibility: For short stories by registered students at a college
or university.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $3,000 and publication in Playboy. 2nd-$500; four runners-up-$200
Edgar Allan Poe Award
Mystery Writers of America, 17 E. 47th St. 6th Floor, New York NY
10017
Deadline: For works published/released January 1-April 30: Submit
by April 30.
For works published/released May 1-August 30: Submit by August 30.
For works published/released September 1-December 30: Submit by November
30. Work with December publication dates may be submitted in galleys.
Definition: All books, short stories, television shows, and films
in the mystery, crime, suspense, and intrigue fields are eligible
for Edgar Awards in their respective category if they were published
or produced for the first time in the U.S. during this calendar year.
Eligibility: The work must be published for the first time in the
United States in 2001. Only a work with a copyright date of 2001 will
be eligible for consideration in 2002 (with the following exception;
see the note below). Foreign books may have an earlier copyright but
the year of consideration must be the year of its first publication
in the United States. Television episodes, features and miniseries,
plays, and motion pictures must have been shown for the first time
in the United States in 2001. In the case of plays, which often have
many readings, workshops and showcases in advance of a premiere performance,
the determination of whether a production has a ‘first’
or major performance in the judging year is left to the discretion
of the best play committee. A work may be submitted to only one committee.
Note: Copyright date shall prevail over publication date in determining
the year of eligibility. Problems beyond the control of the author
can cause a work with a copyright of one year to be published in the
following year, thereby preventing submission of the work even in
galley or page proof form to the Edgar committee during the copyright
year. In such cases, provided the work was not submitted in any form
to the committee during copyright year, a work may be submitted to
the committee in the year of publication. The author must petition
the chair of the appropriate awards committee and send a statement
from the publisher stating that the work was not available during
the copyright year. No work can be submitted in both the copyright
year and the publication year.
Best Novel: Hardbound only.
Best First Novel (that is also a mystery) by an American Author: Hardbound
and paperback. Only first-time American novelists are eligible for
this award. This is the only category in which foreign authors may
not compete. An author is eligible even though s/he may have already
published short stories or works of non-fiction.
Best Paperback Original: Novels published only in paperback. Paperback
first novels are not eligible for this category and must be submitted
under Best First Novel.
Best Critical/Biographical: Hardbound or paperback. "Biographical"
refers to biographies of mystery writers or other notable practitioners
of the genre, not to criminals. Those books should be submitted to
the Best Fact Crime committee.
Best Fact Crime: Hardbound or paperbound. Nonfiction.
Best Short Story: From magazines, periodicals, book-length anthologies.
From magazines, periodicals, book-length anthologies. Short stories
are identified as work of up to 22,000 words; works above that word
count should be submitted to the appropriate novel committee.
This committee also selects the winner of the Robert L. Fish Memorial
Award for the best first published mystery short story by a previously
unpublished author. When submitting a short story for the Fish Award,
please note this in the category section of the entry form.
Best Children's Mystery: Hardbound or paperback. Preschool up to,
but not including, young adult.
Best Young Adult Mystery: Hardbound or paperback.
Best Episode in a Television Series: Submit standard videocassettes
of episodes actually aired.
Best Television Feature or Miniseries: Submit standard videocassettes
of made-for-TV productions actually aired.
Best Motion Picture: Theatrical release through December 31, 2001.
Best Play: Eligibility requirements are available upon request.
Mary Higgins Clark Award: Works should not be specifically submitted
for this award. The nominated books will be chosen from those sent
to the MWA Edgar Awards Committees for Best Novel, Best First Novel
and Best Paperback Novel. The winner will be selected by a Special
MWA Committee for the book most closely written in the Mary Higgins
Clark Tradition according to guidelines set forth by Mary Higgins
Clark.
Copies required: One copy of each eligible work must be sent to each
member of the proper committee. Contact the MWA National Headquarters
for a list of the judges' names and addresses. Send the entry form
to the MWA National Office.
Mary Roberts Rinehart Awards
English Department, MSN 3E4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
22030-4444
Deadline: November 30
Definition: To help aspiring authors. Given to best nominated manuscript
in fiction, in nonfiction, and in poetry.
Eligibility: Grants are made only for unpublished works by writers
who have not yet published a book or whose writing is not regularly
appearing in nationally circulated commercial or literary magazines.
An unpublished work is defined as one that has not appeared in any
venue generally accessible to the public, either in printed or electronic
form. Works for which writers have received publishers' advances are
not eligible for a Rinehart Award. Writers may seek a grant in only
one category (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) in any given year; an author
not granted an award one year may apply in succeeding years but once
a writer receives an award, he or she may not apply for another, even
in a different genre. Grant recipients are not required to be United
States citizens but only works in English will be read, and awards
are made only in U.S. dollars. Writers seeking grants must be nominated
by someone in the field--another writer, an agent, an editor or the
like. No forms are required. Candidates for grants in fiction and
nonfiction should submit a freestanding entry, such as a short story
or a self-contained section of a book. No entry in fiction or nonfiction
should exceed 30 pages. Candidates in poetry should submit 10 pages
of individual or collected poems. The decisions of the judges are
based on the quality of writing evident in the submitted manuscript.
Copies required: 2
Prize: $2,000 in each category
Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize
Lois and Richard Rosenthal New Play Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse in
the Park, P.O. Box 6537, Cincinnati, OH 45206
Deadline: July 1 to December 31.
Definition: Recognizes superior new work for the national stage. The
winner is chosen for its superior potential and its innovative interpretation
of the theatrical event.
Eligibility: Plays must be full-length in any style: comedy, drama,
musical, etc. Translations, adaptations, individual one-acts and any
play previously submitted for the prize are not eligible. Collaborations
are welcome, in which case prize benefits are shared. Plays must be
unpublished prior to submission and may not have received a full-scale
professional production. Plays that have had a workshop, reading or
non-professional production are still eligible. Playwrights with past
production experience are especially encouraged to submit new work.
Only one submission per playwright is allowed each year. All unsolicited
manuscripts will be returned unread. See guidelines for submission
procedure.
Copies required: 1
Prize: The Prize allows for the playwright's residency throughout
an extended rehearsal process, during which the script is further
refined as part of the collaboration between author, director and
actors. At the conclusion of the rehearsal period, the work is given
its world professional premiere within the regular subscription season
with a four-week run.
BCALA Literary Awards
BCALA Literary Awards Committee Chair, John S. Page, 3003 Van Ness
St., NW, W522, Washington, DC 20008
Email: jpage@wrlc.org.
Deadline: December 31
Definition: The annual awards recognize outstanding works of Fiction
and Nonfiction by African American authors for adult audiences. They
recognize outstanding works by African American authors depicting
the cultural, historical, or socio-political aspects of the African
Diaspora. In the fiction category, the award and honorable mention
recognize books of exceptional merit relating to the African American
experience. In the non-fiction category, the award and honorable mention
recognize achievements that significantly add to the body of knowledge
within the African American experience.
Eligibility: Entries must have been published during contest year.
Prize: $500 in each category.
George Bogin Memorial Award
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003
Deadline: October 1st and December 21
Definition: For a selection of four or five poems that uses language
in an original way to reflect the encounter of the ordinary and the
extraordinary and to take a stand against oppression in any of its
forms. Line limit: none.
Eligibility: Open to all poets who meet the eligibility requirements
of the individual contests. Submit only one entry per contest. Translations
are ineligible. No previously published work may be submitted. A poem
that has already won a PSA award may not be re-submitted.
Copies required: 2
Fee: None for PSA members. $15 for nonmembers.
Prize: $500
Boulevard Magazine Short Fiction Contest
Boulevard Magazine, Short Fiction Contest, 4579 Laclede Ave., Suite
332, St. Louis, MO 63108
Deadline: December 15
Eligibility: Offered annually for unpublished short fiction to award
a writer who has yet published a book of fiction, poetry or creative
nonfiction with a nationally distributed publisher.
Copies required: 1
Fee: $15
Prize: $1,500 and publication
Paul Bowles Prize
Five Points, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303-3083
Deadline: December
Eligibility: Fiction: Stories or self-contained novel excerpts in
the 7500-word range preferred, but we will consider longer pieces.
One story per submission. Each publication year the editors select
one author whose work has appeared in Five Points to receive The Paul
Bowles Prize for Fiction.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $1,000
William Young Boyd Military Novel Award
ALA Awards Program, Member Programs and Services, 50 East Huron Street,
Chicago, IL 60611
Deadline: December 1
Definition: Recognizes the service of American veterans and military
personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding
war-related fiction.
Eligibility: Novel has been published during the year prior to the
award. Incidents of war can constitute the main plot of the story
or merely provide the setting. Juries will examine each book for excellence
of writing, attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to hold
the reader's interest.
Copies required: 6
Prize: $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation
Chelsea Awards for Poetry and Short Fiction
c/o Richard Foerster, Editor, P.O. Box 1040, York Beach, ME 03910
Deadline: June 15 for fiction; December 15 for poetry
Definition: Two prizes awarded for the best work of short fiction
and for the best group of 4-6 poems selected by the editors in anonymous
competitions.
Eligibility: For previously unpublished submissions
Fee: $10 fee (includes free subscription to Chelsea)
Prize: $1,000, winning entries published in Chelsea Chicago Literary
Awards
Another Chicago Magazine, Chicago Literary Awards, 3709 N Kenmore,
Chicago, IL 60613
Deadline: December 15. Complete guidelines available in summer.
Definition: Two categories: Fiction and poetry
Prize: $1,000 and publication
Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards
Book Awards Jury, The Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Deadline: December 15
Definition: Offered annually for previously published submissions
appearing in print January 1-December 31 of the previous year. "Purpose
of award is the encouragement and production of literature in California.
Categories include: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, first work of fiction,
juvenile ages up to 10, juvenile 11-16, notable contribution to publishing
and Californiana."
Eligibility: Books must have copyright and publication date within
the calendar year. Author must be a legal resident of California.
The author must have been a legal resident of California at the time
the manuscript was accepted for publication. To be eligible for an
award in notable contribution to publishing, the publisher must be
headquartered in California.
Copies required: 3
Prize: Awards will consist of not more than two gold and eight silver
medals:
(A) One Gold Medal for Fiction.
(B) One Gold Medal for Nonfiction.
(C) Two Silver Medals for outstanding entries, regardless of classification.
(D) One Silver Medal for an author's first published work of Fiction.
If none is awarded, this Silver Medal may be added to the unclassified
category (C).
(E) One Silver Medal for Poetry.
(F) One Silver Medal for Fiction or Nonfiction for children ages up
to 10.
(G) One Silver Medal for Fiction or Nonfiction for children ages 11-16.
(H) One Silver Medal for Fiction or Nonfiction relating to California.
(I) One Silver Medal for a notable contribution to publishing (outstanding
book production).
The medal in this category is awarded to the publisher and is restricted
to publishers based in California. Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for
Historical Writing.
Cunningham Prize for Playwriting
Deadline: December 1
Definition: Honors the memory of the Rev. Donald Cunningham, a Chicago
priest, playwright and lover of the theatre. The award, which is funded
by an endowment gift from the Cunningham family, recognizes and encourages
the writing of dramatic works which affirm the centrality of religion
and the human quest for meaning, truth and community.
Eligibility: Candidates for the award are limited to writers whose
residence or base of operations is the metropolitan Chicago area,
defined as within 100 miles of the Loop. Open to published or unpublished
work. Note: There were only 40 entries for the 2000 competition for
this prize.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $5,000
Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003
Deadline: October 1st and December 21
Definition: For a manuscript-in-progress of poetry or verse-drama.
Eligibility: Open only to members of PSA. The cover page must include
a one-paragraph description of the project. Finalists will be asked
to submit additional material. Previously published work may be included
in your submission; include acknowledgement of publications on your
cover page. Poems entered as part of a Di Castagnola manuscript may
be entered individually in other PSA contests, but not if they are
previously published. Line limit: 300 lines of verse; one sample scene,
20 pages or less, if verse-drama.
Copies required: 2
Fee: None
Prize: $1,000
David Dornstein Memorial Creative Writing Contest for Young Adult
Writers
CAJE- Dornstein Contest, 261 West 35th St, Fl 12A, New York, NY 10001
Deadline: December (last Friday of contest year)
Eligibility: Authors must be between 18-35 years old on the last Friday
of the contest year. Submission of an original story of no more than
5000 words on a Jewish theme or topic. The story submitted must never
have received an award or have been published. Entrants may submit
only one story in any calendar year.
Copies required: 1
Prize: Up to $1000 will be awarded to up to 3 winners. In the even
that only one story is selected as a winner, the author will receive
$1000. If two stories are chosen, the first place winner will receive
$750 and the second place winner will receive $250. If three stories
are chosen, the first place winner will receive $700, second $200,
and third place $100. All winning submissions will be published in
consecutive issues of the CAJE Jewish Education News.
Everett E. Edwards Award
Center for Agricultural History and Rural Studies, 618 Ross Hall,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1202
Deadline: December 31
Definition: For the best paper by a graduate student written during
the calendar year on any aspect of agricultural history or rural studies,
broadly conceived.
Prize: $200 and publication in Agricultural History.
Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American
Art
The Charles C. Eldredge Prize, Research and Scholars Center, Smithsonian
American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560-0210
Deadline: December 1
Definition: To recognize originality and thoroughness of research,
excellence of writing, and clarity of method.
Eligibility: Single-author, book-length publications—including
monographs, exhibition catalogues, catalogues raisonnés, and
collected essays—in American art history appearing in the three
previous calendar years are eligible. in the field of American art
history appearing within the three previous calendar years are eligible.
Publications devoted to all aspects of the visual arts of the United
States—painting, sculpture, graphic arts, photography, decorative
arts, craft, and folk art—collected or exhibited by the Museum
may be nominated. Books focusing on methodology, criticism, patronage,
iconography, and social history may also be nominated. Studies of
architecture, film, or the performing arts will not be considered.
It is especially meant to honor those authors who deepen or focus
debates in the field or who broaden the discipline by reaching beyond
traditional boundaries. Made to the author of a recent book-length
publication that provides new insight into works of art, the artists
who made them, or aspects of history and theory that enrich our understanding
of the American artistic heritage.
Prize: $2,000
Norma Farber First Book Award
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003
Deadline: October 1st and December 21
Definition: For a first book of original poetry written by an American
and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition
during the calendar year.
Eligibility: Given to published books and can only be entered by publishers.
Copies required: 2
Fee: None
Prize: $500 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize
Robert L. Fish Memorial Award
Mystery Writers of America, 17 E. 47th St., 6th floor, New York NY
10017
Email: mwa_org@earthlink.net
Deadline: December 1 of the year in which the story is published.
Eligibility: Any first mystery/suspense short story published in America
during a given year may be entered for the award, even if the author
has previously published other works outside the mystery field.
Copies required: One copy of each eligible short story is sent to
the committee members by the editor of the magazine that first published
it, and one to the MWA office. Under special circumstances writers
may submit one copy of their work.
H. E. Francis Short Story Competition
Department of English, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville,
AL 35899
Deadline: December 31
Definition: For unpublished short story.
Eligibility: Manuscripts must be unpublished and may not exceed 5000
words in length. Multiple submissions are acceptable so long as they
are notified immediately in the event that a manuscript is selected
by another competition or publication.
Copies required: 3
Fee: $15 (to the Ruth Hindman Foundation)
Prize: $1,000
Friends of American Writers Young People's Literature Awards
15237 W Redwood Ln., Libertyville, IL 60048
Deadline: December 31
Definition: Recognizes emerging authors for their literary contributions
and excellence.
Eligibility: Author must be resident of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,
, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota,
or Wisconsin or the story can be set in one of these states. No poetry.
Copies required: 1
Prize: Cash no less than $400.
Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award
109 E 64th St., New York, NY 10021
Deadline: December 31
Definition: Recognizes "achievement and promise in American musical
theatre."
Eligibility: Guidelines for SASE. Lyricist, book writer or composer
should have a work produced in the US in either commercial theater
or professional not-for-profit theater. Two letters of recommendation
from people involved in the theater are required. Open to residents
of the US or American citizens.
Prize: $25,000 cash prize
Golden Kite Award
SCBWI, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Deadline: February 1 and December 15 of the year of original publication.
Definition: For excellence in the field of children’s books.
Eligibility: Membership in the Society of Children’s Book Writers
and Illustrators (SCBWI). Every book by a SCBWI member – writer,
artist, or photographer – is eligible during the year of original
publication. In case of co-authored books, both authors must be SCBWI
members. For the fiction and non-fiction awards, original works and
single-author collections of stories or poems of which at least half
are new and never before published in a book form are eligible —
anthologies and translations are not. For the picture-illustration
awards, the art or photographs must be original works (the texts —
which may be fiction or non-fiction — may be original, public
domain, or previously published).
Copies required: 3 copies of each book (6 copies if the book is to
be entered for a writing award and the picture illustration award).
Galleys may not be submitted.
Prize: Four Golden Kite Statuettes – for fiction, non-fiction,
picture book text, and picture-illustration – are awarded each
year. An Honor Book plaque in each category is awarded as well. A
certificate of acknowledgment is presented to the author of the picture-illustrated
award books.
Goshen College Peace Playwriting Contest
Goshen College, 1700 S Main, Goshen, IN 46526
Deadline: December 31 of odd-numbered years
Definition: The biennial contest is underwritten by a grant from Disciples
of Peace, a Middlebury, Ind., charitable fellowship established in
1982.The college’s communication and theater department sponsors
the contest.
Eligibility: Unpublished work dealing with societal issues and other
issues related to the broader theme of peace. Note: Fewer than 40
entries were submitted for the prize in 2000.
Prize: First prize is $500 and second prize is $100; the GC Players
perform both of the winning plays.
Hackney Literary Awards
Hackney Literary Awards, Birmingham-Southern College, Box 549003,
Birmingham, AL 35254
Deadline: Novel June 1-September 30; Short Story October 2-December
30, Poetry October 2- December 30
Eligibility: Open to writers nationwide. Only original, unpublished
manuscripts may be entered. Poetry and Short Story entries from Alabama
will be entered in the state contest unless specified for the national
competition. ENTRIES CAN BE JUDGED IN ONLY ONE CATEGORY – EITHER
STATE OR NATIONAL – NOT BOTH! Each entry submitted must have
two copies of the cover sheet listing the title of the work, author’s
name, address and telephone number, and category of the work (short
story, novel or poetry). The author’s name must not appear on
the actual pages of the manuscript.
Novel Guidelines: Length is open. The winning novel will be considered
for publication. Short Story Guidelines: Length not to exceed 5,000
words per story. Poetry Guidelines: Poetry not to exceed 50 lines
per entry. More than one poem may be submitted, but all poems together
must not exceed the 50 line limit per entry.
Copies required: 1
Fee: Novel-$25.00 per entry. Short Story-$10.00 per entry. Poetry-$10.00
per entry.
Prize: $5,000 in annual prizes for poetry and short fiction, ($2,500
national and $2,500 state level; 1st $600, 2nd $400, and 3rd $250)
plus a $5,000 prize sponsored by Morris Hackney for an unpublished
novel.
Hellman/Hammett Grants
HRW, 350 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10118-3299, Attn: Marcia Allina,
Program Associate
E-mail: Marcia Allina: allinam@hrw.org
Deadline: December 1
Definition: Intended for recipients whose primary vocation is writing.
The group also considers activists who write to advance human rights
issues. The grants offer financial assistance, and by highlighting
individual cases, they help focus attention on repression and censorship
worldwide. They are funded by the estates of two U.S. writers, Lillian
Hellman and Dashiell Hammett. Every year, between $150,000 and $200,000
is given to writers all over the world.
Eligibility: Nominations are welcome from any country. HRW is especially
interested in increasing the number of U.S. nominees.
Copies required: 1
Prize: $500 to $10,000
Cecil Hemley Memorial Award
Poetry Society of America, 15 Gramercy Park, New York, NY 10003
Deadline: October 1st and December 21
Definition: For a lyric poem that addresses a philosophical or epistemological
concern.
Eligibility: Open only to members of PSA. Line limit: 100.
Copies required: 2
Fee: None
Prize: $500
ILAB Bibliographical Prize
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Hauptstrasse 19A,
D-53604, Bad Honnef, Germany
Deadline: December (awarded every 4 years)
Definition: Awarded to publications of outstanding merit in the field.
Eligibility: Published or unpublished work of learned bibliography
or research into the history of books or typography, and books of
general interest on the subject. Open to any writer.
Prize: US$ 10,000
Coretta Scott King Award
American Library Association, Social Responsibilities Round Table,
Coretta Scott King Task Force
Deadline: December
Definition: Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent
whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation
of the "American Dream. " To encourage the artistic expression
of the African American experience via literature and the graphic
arts, including biographical, social, historical, and social history
treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
Eligibility:
Must portray some aspect of the black experience, past, present, or
future.
Must be written/illustrated by an African American.
Must be published in the U.S. in the year preceding presentation of
the Award.
Must be an original work.
Must meet established standards of quality writing for youth which
include:
Clear plot
Well drawn characters which portray growth and development during
the course of the story
Writing style which is consistent with and suitable to the age intended
Accuracy
Must be written for a youth audience in one of the three categories:
Preschool-grade 4; Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12.
Particular attention will be paid to titles which seek to motivate
readers to develop their own attitudes and behaviors as well as comprehend
their personal duty and responsibility as citizens in a pluralistic
society.
Illustrations should reflect established qualitative standards identified
in the statement below:
Illustrations should "heighten and extend the readers' awareness
of the best and worst around them. They should lead him to an appreciation
of beauty. The style and content of the illustrations should be...
neither coy nor condescending.... Storytelling qualities should enlarge
upon the story elements that were hinted in the text and should include
details that will awaken and strengthen the imagination of the reader
and permit him to interpret the words and pictures in a manner unique
to him."
-- Ciancolo, Illustrations in Children's Books (p. 24-25)
Prize: $1,000, a framed citation, and a set of Encyclopaedia Britannica
or World Book Encyclopedias to each author and illustrator.
Louisiana Literary Award
Louisiana Library Association, 421 South 4th Street, Eunice, Louisiana
70535
Deadline: December 31
Definition: To promote interest in books related to Louisiana, to
encourage their publication, and to keep informed on the release of
such books.
Eligibility: The book must have been published during the calendar
year preceding the date on which the award is made. The subject must
be related to Louisiana. The book may be adult of juvenile, fiction
or non-fiction, and it may be in any literary medium -- poetry, essay,
history, drama, book of illustrations, etc. A book which deals only
partially with Louisiana may be considered if a major portion of the
book deals with Louisiana, or if the portion of the book dealing with
Louisiana is of significant interest. The editor or translator may
be considered if the book is otherwise of sufficient value. Co-authors
of any award-winning book will each be presented with a bronze medal;
they shall share the monetary award. If a unanimous decision cannot
be reached between a work of fiction and a non-fiction book of equal
merit, an award may be made to each. Pamphlets and brochures are not
eligible for this award.
Books will be evaluated for their contributions on the basis of their
merit, treatment of Louisiana life, interpretation of Louisiana heritage,
and possible value to the permanent record of the state.
1. Non-fiction
a. Accuracy and authenticity (footnotes, bibliography, index, etc.)
b. Format, including organization and arrangement of material
c. Literary merit
d. Illustrations (if applicable)
2. Fiction
a. Literary merit
b. Style and technique
c. Originality
d. Interest (locale, development of characters, plot, etc.)
Prize: Bronze medal; $250 award. Sir John MacDonald Prize
Malice Domestic Grants Program for Unpublished Writers
Bill Starck/Grants, c/o Malice Domestic, PO Box 31137, Bethesda MD
20824-1137
Deadline: December 15
Definition: The competition is designed to help the next generation
of Malice authors get their first work published and to foster quality
Malice literature. The genre is loosely translated as mystery stories
of the Agatha Christie type; that is, "mysteries of manners."
These works usually feature an amateur detective, characters who know
each other, and no explicit sex, gore or violence.
Eligibility: Offered annually for unpublished work. Writers who have
been published previously in the mystery field, including the publication
of a mystery novel, short story, or nonfiction are ineligible to apply
for the Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers. Members of
the MALICE DOMESTIC Board of Directors and their families are ineligible
to apply. MALICE encourages applications from minority candidates.The
grant may be used to offset registration, travel, or other expenses
related to attendance at a writers' conference or similar event within
a year of the date of the award. In the case of nonfiction, the |
