Saturday, March 24, 2012

Prose and Poetry Competition: Fugue

Fugue is proud to announce its 11th annual writing contest. This year we will be accepting submissions of poetry and prose (fiction and nonfiction).

Submissions will be accepted January 1, 2012 through May 1, 2012. 

To submit your work, send an email with the subject line: "11th annual contest submission" to:

 fugue-poetry(at)uidaho.edu or:

fugue-fiction(at)uidaho.edu or

fugue-nonfiction(at)uidaho.edu (replace (at) with @ when sending email)

Include your submission (3-5 poems (ten page max) or 1 essay/story (8,000-word max)) in the body of the email AND as an attachment (.docx or .doc only, please) along with a SHORT bio, and include your contest fee confirmation number (or include that number in a separate email).

 Please note that the contest entry fee is $15, which covers the cost of reading ONE submission. Contestants are welcome to submit more than once, but each submission must be accompanied by a payment of the entry fee.

 Judges:

Pam Houston (prose)
Rodney Jones (poetry)

 The Prize:

First place winners receive $1,000, publication and a year's subscription.
Runners-up will be considered for publication and will receive a year's subscription.

2 comments:

Hope Roberson said...

Congrats on the request over at Cupid! I'm #6, nice to meet you :)

Jeanne Lyet Gassman said...

Thank you! It's pretty exciting--and a little scary. :)