FIRST ANNUAL LITERARY CONTEST:
We’re delighted to announce the Solsticelitmag 2010 Contest. We encourage established writers, up-and-coming writers and previously unheard writers to apply. Honorable mentions also will be published. Former contributors are welcome to submit. Winners will be cited in future advertisements. UPDATE: Winners announced by end of May, 2010!
$1,000 prize for fiction/nonfiction. Award possibly could be divided $500 for fiction, $500 for nonfiction. Final judge: ANDRE DUBUS, author of the novel, House of Sand and Fog, and the forthcoming memoir, River, Fist and Bone.
$500 prize for poetry. Final judge: TERRANCE HAYES, author of Wind in a Box and Hip Logic, among other poetry collections.
DEADLINE: March 25th, 2010.
CONTEST FEE: $15.00/entry
CONTEST GUIDELINES:
1. Cover sheet required with name, address, telephone number and email. Email and/or phone MUST be included to be considered. Please include cover sheet in the same file as the actual submission. Do not put your name on the manuscript itself. Final judges will be choosing only on the basis of the quality of your work.
2. 12-point font. Microsoft Word attachment. Online submissions only for our online journal.
3. Each entry: Fiction: 22-page maximum, double-spaced. Poetry: 3-poem maximum.
4. You may submit more than once but must pay a separate fee for each entry.
5. You may submit simultaneously elsewhere, but please email us immediately if accepted at another journal.
6. We will not accept a work published elsewhere. Solstice has first publication rights, but copywrite reverts to you upon publication. We also will publish the piece in our archives.
7. We will announce the winners online 4-5 weeks after the contest deadline.
8. After announcing the winners, all contest submissions will be automatically considered for standard publication unless you indicate otherwise.
9. The $15.00 entry fee must be paid through the secure service, PayPal. See instructions below.
And welcome to Solstice, a diverse magazine, devoted to reaching out to all aspects of our society. We look forward to reading your work.
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