The Eighth Annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad

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The University of New Orleans, the pioneer in writing programs abroad, is pleased to announce the eighth annual writing contest for study-abroad, Summer, 2012.

The Award: Full fee waivers, including housing allowance, will be granted to one writer each in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Partial awards and honorable mentions may also be granted. Winners may attend UNO's newest, biggest, best-ever program, The Writing Workshops in Edinburgh, Scotland, or the Ezra Pound Center for Literature in Brunnenburg, Italy.

 

Click here to read about 2012 and past years' winners and runners-up.

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Guidelines

Please note that these are the complete guidelines. Queries are not necessary and may not be answered.

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2012.

Eligibility, Contestants: The contest is open to anyone writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45 pages or more in the genre of application, except faculty and administrators employed by the University of New Orleans.

Eligibility, Work: Work submitted must be unpublished and eligible for publication in the sponsoring journal. Work may be simultaneously elsewhere, but if it is published or accepted prior to the judging, it will be disqualified from the competition. Entrants selected as finalists will be notified and must verify continuing eligibility to proceed to the next level of the competition.

Entry Fee: An entry fee of $28 must be paid for each submission.

Submission Format: The submission and payment process is entirely electronic. No paper manuscripts can be accepted. Links follow below.

Multiple Submissions: Applicants may submit multiple applications in one or more genres, however each application must be complete with entry fee. Each submission must be uploaded separately.

Submission Limits and Format: Prose submissions should not exceed 4500 words (about 15 pages double spaced). Prose submissions may be excerpts from longer works or a complete story or stories, so long as the length limit is adhered to. Poetry submissions should not exceed 5 pages and may include a maximum of 3 poems. The author's name must not appear anywhere in the work, including in headers or footers.

Acknowledgments: No acknowledgments are mailed. Each applicant may follow the progress of his or her entry on the submission site. Each applicant will be emailed a list of winners when the contest has been decided, around the end of March.

Winners: Winning entries will receive free attendance and lodging at the specified program (see above) and publication in the sponsoring journal. Transportation to the program is not provided. The program attendance portion of the prize is valid only for the specific year of the contest and may not be transferred or exchanged; winners unable to attend the program will win publication only.

Submission Procedure: To upload your submission and pay the fee, go to the general submission site, here, or click on the following links for specific genres: Fiction - Nonfiction - Poetry

 

 

 

Questions and comments may be emailed to contest@unopress.org