Writing Competition: The Eyes of Babylon

THE EYES OF BABYLON NATIONAL WRITING CONTEST

The producers of The Eyes of Babylon have launched a national writing contest to promote the play's Off-Broadway run, June 14th to July 3rd, 2011 in NYC.

The Eyes of Babylon presents the true story of playwright and performer Jeff Key, who joined the Marines in 2001 as a 34-year-old gay man. Key transforms the pages of his Iraq journal into a stunning, raw, funny and indelible solo performance about going to battle, being gay in the military, and finding peace when you are at war with yourself.

DRAMA: Play or Screenplay (up to 15 pages)
Judge: Del Shores

PROSE: Fiction/Nonfiction (up to 15 pages)
Judge: Aimee Bender

POETRY: 1 to 3 poems (up to 8 pages)
Judge: Timothy Donnelly

PRIZES:
GRAND PRIZE $1000 (one overall winner) PLUS
-Publication on The Eyes of Babylon website
-Trip to New York City to meet Jeff Key
-Read for a New York audience of the play
-Swag bag and art/memorabilia from the play

1st PRIZE: $500 (1 per genre) & 2nd PRIZE: $200 (1 per genre)
plus:
-Publication on The Eyes of Babylon website
-Two tickets to the play
-Swag bag and art/memorabilia from the play

Honorable Mention (2 per genre)
-Two tickets to the play
-Swag bag and art/memorabilia from the play

Submission deadline is June 14th.
Entry fee is $15. For more details, submission guidelines, and to submit electronically, please go here.