CONTESTS/SUBMISSIONS:
PNWA 2011 Literary Contest
Our 2011 contest is an opportunity for you to showcase your unpublished work. Submit entries in any of twelve categories:
1. Mainstream
2. Historical
3. Romance (this year accepting electronic submissions only)
4. Mystery / Thriller
5. Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror
6. Young Adult
7. Nonfiction / Memoir
8. Screenwriting
9. Poetry
10. Short Story
11. Children's Picture / Chapter Book / Middle Grade
12. Adult Short Topics: Article / Essay / Short Memoir
Finalists are judged by an agent/editor/industry professional to determine the top two in each category. $700 First Prize per category; $300 Second Prize.
Entries are $35 per entry for current PNWA members and $50 per entry for non-members. Simultaneous entries are accepted ONLY in different categories; that is, you may not submit more than one entry to a single category. All entries must be received by February 18, 2011.
Entry forms and detailed guidelines are available at www.pnwa.org.
Oregon Humanities
Oregon Humanities magazine is seeking submissions for the Summer 2011 issue on the theme "Belong." We're interested in nonfiction writing that explores what it means to be a part of a group: in particular, what are the benefits and challenges of homogeneity, inclusion, and tribalism? Writers may wish to consider the role membership in and association with social, religious, and cultural groups play in American life. We are especially interested in writing that explores this theme in history, literature, art, politics, and other disciplines of the humanities. We appreciate submissions that include Oregon sources, stories, and locales, but will also consider work that explores this theme in broader and more universal ways.
We welcome all forms of nonfiction writing, including scholarly essays, personal essays, and journalistic articles. We accept proposals and drafts of scholarly and journalistic features, which range between 2,500 and 4,000 words in length. We accept drafts only of fully developed personal essays that consider larger thematic questions; essay submissions should run no
longer than 2,000 words. All contributors receive an honorarium. Currently the magazine is distributed to more than 12,000 readers. Essays from Oregon Humanities have been reprinted in the Pushcart Prize Anthology, Utne Reader, and Best American Essays.
If you are interested in contributing to this issue, please visit our website to read the current issue and the Guidelines for Writers (see www.oregonhumanities.org). Then submit a proposal or draft by Monday, February 14, 2011, by email to k.holt@oregonhumanities.org (preferred) or by post to Kathleen Holt, Editor, Oregon Humanities magazine, 813 SW Alder Street, Suite 702, Portland, Oregon, 97205. No phone calls, please.
Ghost Story Contest
The Scare the Dickens Out of Us Ghost Story Contest is entering its third year with the 2011 contest. First place prize of $1000.00, second place prize of $500.00 and third place prize of $250.00 will be awarded this year for the best original, previously unpublished ghost stories that are submitted. Length must be 5000 words or less. For younger writers, the Junior Scare the Dickens Out of Us Contest, which follows the same rules, offers $250.00 for first place for writers aged 12-18.
These contests are fundraisers for the Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, Texas. The main contest requires a $20.00 entry fee and the Junior contest a $5.00 entry fee. The contest is privately funded. All entry fee money goes directly to the Friends where it is donated to the library for library projects.
Entries are accepted beginning July 1. The contest postmark deadline is October 1, 2011. Full rules are at www.clarklibraryfriends.com.
No publication is involved. Writers retain full rights to their stories. The contest is open to published and unpublished writers and to local, national and international writers as well.
Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2011 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition has a thirty-year history of literary excellence, and its organizers are dedicated to enthusiastically supporting the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.
Lorian Hemingway, granddaughter of Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, is the author of three critically acclaimed books: Walking into the River, Walk on Water, and A World Turned Over.
Ms. Hemingway is the competition's final judge.
The first-place winner will receive $1,500. The second and third-place winners will receive $500 each. Honorable mentions will also be awarded to entrants whose work demonstrates promise. For submission guidelines and further information, visit www.shortstorycompetition.com/.
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