The Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition 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. Questions may be directed to Philip Gerard at the address listed below.
Eligibility and Guidelines
The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of NCWN.
Submit two copies of an original and previously unpublished manuscript of no more than 2,000 words, typed (12-point font) and double-spaced.
The author's name should not appear on the manuscript. Multiple submissions accepted, one manuscript per entry fee: $10/NCWN members, $15/non-members (You may pay member entry fee if you join NCWN with your submission.)
Entries will not be returned. Include a SASE for a list of winners.
Winners are announced in January.
Send submissions, indicating name of competition, to:
Ed Southern Rose Post Competition PO Box 78002
Charlotte, NC 28271
Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network
Last night I returned to North Carolina from a much-needed long weekend, and I’m back at my desk this morning.
I will, however, be out of the office again today for anywhere from thirty minutes to a few hours, as I hope all of you will be today, too - unless you voted early.
No matter who you [...]
Don’t forget that the 2008 Induction Ceremony for the NC Literary Hall of Fame will be this Sunday, October 19, at 2 p.m., at the Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities in Southern Pines. The ceremony is free and open to the public.
James Applewhite, William S. Powell, and Lee Smith are this year’s inductees. [...]
I’ve found, or been sent, so many good links and other tidbits of interest to writers, I hardly know where to start.
Let’s begin with an interview with Ron Rash, the keynote speaker at the 2008 Fall Conference and author of the new novel Serena, from today’s Shelf Awareness:
Book Brahmins: Ron Rash
Ron Rash is the author [...]
Hat's Off!
...to Glenda Barrett. Two poems, "Dog Days," and "Clearing New Ground," have been accepted for the summer issue of Living with Loss Magazine. An essay titled, "The French Harp," has been accepted for the WNC Christmas anthology.
