Fiction Competition: 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize

2016 THOMAS WOLFE FICTION PRIZE

Postmark deadline: January 30, 2016. Submissions accepted: December 1 – January 30

The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The prize is administered by the Great Smokies Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.

The final judge is Ron Rash, author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Finalist and New York Times bestselling novel Serena, as well as four other prizewinning novels, four collections of poems, and six collections of stories.

Eligibility and Guidelines

• The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication.

• Submit two copies of an unpublished fiction manuscript - short story or self-contained novel excerpt - not to exceed 3,000 words, double-spaced, single-sided pages (1" margins, 12-pt. Times New Roman font).

• Author's name should not appear on manuscripts. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title. (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information.)

• An entry fee must accompany the manuscript: $15 for NCWN members, $25 for nonmembers.

• The entry fee is per submission. You may submit multiple entries.

• You may pay the member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission. Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network.

• Entries will not be returned.

• The winner is announced each April.

• Simultaneous submissions ok, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

• To submit online, go here. Submittable will collect your entry fee via credit card ($15 NCWN members / $25 non-members).

To submit by regular mail:

Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
Great Smokies Writing Program
Attn: Nancy Williams
One University Hts.
UNC Asheville, NC 28804

Questions? Please contact Nancy Williams at nwilliamATuncaDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

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