Competitions
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The Network awards writers more than $30,000 annually in honoraria, competition prizes, and stipends through the following competitions.
Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
- Postmark deadline: January 31 (annual).
The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition awards the winner publication in The Crucible literary journal and $200.
Doris Betts Fiction Prize
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Postmark deadline: Feb. 1 each year (or Jan. 31 if Feb. 1 falls on a Sunday).
The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards the first-prize winner $250. Up to ten finalists will be considered for publication in the North Carolina Literary Review.
Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
- Postmark deadline: December 20 (annual).
Honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist, Thomas Wolfe. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.
Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition
- Postmark deadline: November 18 (annual).
Encourages the creation of lasting nonfiction work that is outside the realm of conventional journalism. Subjects may include traditional categories such as reviews, travel articles, profiles or interviews, place/history pieces, or culture criticism. The first-, second- and third-place winners will receive $300, $200 and $100, respectively. Additionally, the Rambler Magazine will consider the winner for publication.
Mary Belle Campbell Poetry Book Publication Award
- This competition will not be offered in 2006-2007. It is being reevaluated for possible reinstatement at a later date.
Encourages teaching poets or workshop leaders by offering publication of their first or second book and is dedicated to the publication of fine poetry books. The winner receives publication, 100 copies of a limited letterpress edition chapbook, and a reading and reception.
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“In books, what looks like death is actually progress.”
Today’s Washington Post featured a column by Steven Pearlstein, with his take on the new technologies that are transforming publishing and bookselling. He must be a brave man, if he’s willing to make predictions on where all this change will lead.
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Congratulating Is Becoming a Habit
Still more congratulations are in order for yet another NC Writers’ Network member:
David Rigsbee will be the recipient of the 30th Annual Sam Ragan Award for Literature, to be presented this Thursday, February 4, at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
The following is from the press release announcing the award:
“Three distinguished fine arts awards will be presented [...]
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North Carolina’s New Poet Laureate
Cathy Smith Bowers, who led the poetry workshop at the Network’s 2009 Squire Summer Writing Residency, is North Carolina’s new Poet Laureate.
Cathy’s appointment was announced today by Governor Beverly Perdue. “Cathy’s powerful poems open new avenues of thought, and are a reflection of the love of words and learning. She believes poetry inspires and instructs [...]
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Hat's Off!
| ...to Dody Williams Her story "Baba" will be published in the February issue of Read This Magazine. Read This Magazine is a literary magazine associated with the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The editor, Claire Askew, wrote the following about Dody's story: "We were very impressed by "Baba"- it was not only skillfully written but very moving-beautifully done, a gread read. I hope you'll continue writing, and maybe submit to us again in the future!" |
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