Deadline for Receipt of Materials: February 1 (annual)
The Doris Betts Fiction Prize awards the first- prize winner $250; up to 10 finalists will be considered for publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. Questions may be directed to Margaret Bauer, editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, via email at
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Eligibility & Guidelines
The competition is open to any writer who is a legal resident of North Carolina or a member of NCWN.
Entrants should submit two copies of a typed, original, and unpublished story, not to exceed 6,000 words.
Names should not appear on manuscripts, but on a separate cover sheet with the author’s name, address, telephone numbers, email address, and ms. title.
One entry per writer.
Entries will not be returned; enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a list of winners. An entry fee must accompany manuscript. You may pay the member entry fee if you join NCWN with your submission: $10/NCWN members, $20/non-members.
Send submissions, indicating name of competition to: Margaret Bauer NC Literary Review, Department of English, East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Writers’ Network
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