What does your money buy you when you register for the Southeaster Writers Association 40th Anniversary Workshop?
Check it out!
Scholarship
Win one of two scholarships to the SWA Writers Workshop! SWA is offering two scholarships. One for the Fiction mini-workshop (June 20-21) and one for the Non-Fiction mini-workshop (June 22-23)
Just submit a 300-word essay on why you should be selected to attend the Fiction mini-workshop or the Nonfiction mini-workshop. You MUST state which miniworkshop you want to attend.
The entry deadline is midnight on April 15th. The scholarship pays for tuition only. Please email your entry to DebraAyersBrown@gmail.com with a subject line of SWA Fiction Scholarship or SWA Nonfiction Scholarship.
Manuscript Evaluations - (Authors must be registered for at least 2 days to submit manuscripts for evaluation.)
GENERAL
There are 7 evaluation categories:
• Poetry (Evaluator: Chris Tusa) - No more than 100 lines (one long poem or several short poems)
- Poetry can be single-spaced
• Novel (Evaluator: C. Hope Clark) - The first chapter and a five-page synopsis
• Flash Fiction (Evaluator: Chris Tusa) - Complete manuscript of at least 100 and not more than 500 words
• Nonfiction (Evaluator: Donald S Vaughan) - The first chapter and a five-page synopsis –OR– Complete manuscript not over 1500 words
• Columns (Evaluator: Darrell Huckaby) - A 1-paragraph description of the column, including the intended media and the target audience, and a 750-word sample column manuscript.
• Memoir (Evaluator: Dana Wildsmith) - The first chapter and a three-page synopsis
• YA Fiction (Evaluator: SR Johannes) - The first chapter and a five-page synopsis
The submission DEADLINE IS May 15, 2015. NO extensions.
Find out ALL the details here: http://southeasternwriters.org/uploads/EvaluationsGuidelines2015.pdf
Contests
2015 SWA
Workshop Contests & Guidelines
The Hal Bernard
Memorial Award for Novel
- The first 10 pages (double-spaced)
- 1-page synopsis
- 1-paragraph "elevator pitch."
- Any genre, literary or mainstream
The Past Presidents’
Romance Award
- The first chapter and a five-page synopsis
- Romance novels only
The GT Youngblood
Short Fiction Award
- Complete manuscript not over 3000 words
- Any genre, literary or mainstream
The Microcosm Award
- Fiction of at least 100 and not more than 500 words
The Vega Award for
Speculative Short Fiction NEW
- Complete manuscript not over 4000 words.
- Stand-alone novel chapters also accepted
-
Lines of Worth Award
(in honor of Dorothy
Williamson Worth and all she did to encourage poets at SWA)
- Each entry should be a collection of three poems, each up to
thirty lines, not
including the title.
- Awards will be made to
collections.
The Harry Rubin Award
for Limericks NEW
- Submit 3 Limericks in standard form
The Julie L. Cannon
Award
- Writing which exemplifies the southern spirit preferably in a
subtle, nuanced, and
non-stereotypical manner
- 1,000 words or less
- Fiction or nonfiction, NO poetry
The Bill Westhead
Memorial Award
- Complete manuscript not over 3000 words
- For the best short story with a subject matter of an event
occurring during the
writer's childhood that shaped his/her life.
The Angel Award for Holiday
Seasonal Writing
-
Short fiction, poetry or essays of 1200 words maximum about the holiday season.
The ThomasMax “You are Published”
Contest
-
Prize is publication and 25 copies of the book with no obligation to author.
-
Manuscript may be submitted in full or only first three chapters.
- A
complete synopsis (3 to 10 pages) should accompany all entries. Approximate
word
count should be included with synopsis, preferably 40,00 to 90,000 words,
fiction,
non-fiction, or a collection of short stories.
- Do
not send work currently under consideration by the publisher.
- The
standard contract, which will be modified slightly to show that no money is due from the author, can be seen by clicking here: http://www.thomasmax.com/images/authorcontract.pdf
-
Other details are available at http://www.thomasmax.com/contest.htm or send
SASE
to “You are Published,” P O Box 250054, Atlanta GA 30325
The Very Merrie Bosom Buddy Award
-
Nonfiction up to 750 words about your best friend.
- This
poignant true story must make the reader laugh and cry.
The Dr. George L. Sheppard
Memorial Award –
-
Nonfiction up to 750 words about a supportive sibling.
- This
poignant true story must make the reader laugh and cry.
The Award for Excellence in
Inspirational Writing
- The
piece may be religious or secular.
- It
should be wholesome and leave the reader with a “take away” message of
encouragement,
hope, comfort, fresh motivation, or renewed spiritual strength.
-
Complete manuscript not over 1500 words
The Cappy Award for Humor
-
Complete manuscript not over 1000 HILARIOUS words
Manuscripts entered in these contests will not
receive evaluations by faculty members. Contests are judged by the contest
sponsors. If you want a faculty evaluation, please see Evaluation guidelines
How do you get register?
No comments:
Post a Comment