Writing contests for playwrights, poets and short story writers.
We are excited to announce that the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival's Writing Contests are now open for submissions!
FICTION
For our Fiction Contest the deadline is November 30, 2016. Entry Fee is $25.
Grand Prize: $1,500
Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival
VIP All-Access Festival pass for the next Festival ($500 value)
Public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival
Publication in Louisiana Literature
Judge: Dorothy Allison, Lambda Literary Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of acclaimed novel, Cavedweller.
POETRY
For our Poetry Contest the deadline is November 15, 2016. Entry Fee is $15.
Grand Prize: $1,000
VIP All-Access Pass ($500 value) for the Festival
Publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas Magazine
Public reading at the next Festival
Judge: Peter Cooley, Louisiana Poet Laureate and author of nine poetry collections including his latest, Night Bus to the Afterlife.
ONE-ACT PLAY
For our One-Act Play Contest the deadline is November 1, 2016. Entry Fee is $25.
Grand Prize: $1,500
Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival
A VIP All-Access Festival pass ($500 value)
Publication in Bayou Magazine
Judge: University of New Orleans’ Creative Writing Workshop and the Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts.
The top nine finalists for all contests will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to the Festival (March 22-26, 2017), and their names will be published on the Festival's website. For more information and full guidelines, see our submission page.
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