Monday, December 25, 2017

Writing Competition: The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize


The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
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, and sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.
 
Eligibility and Guidelines 
 
* The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication.
* Deadline: January 30, 2018
* Submit two copies (if submitting by mail) of an unpublished fiction manuscript - short story or self-contained novel excerpt - not to exceed 3,000 words, double-spaced, single-sided pages (1" margins, 12-pt.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). (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information.)
* 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 . )
 
or 828-250-2353.

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