Submit 1 story up to 750 words $15 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Oct 31
Submit 1 story 751 to 1500 words $15 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Oct 31
Submit 1 novella up to 75 pages or 20,000 words $25 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Nov 30
Submit 3 of your best poems $15 reading fee
(Poems will be judged as a collective work)
Judge: Kay Stripling Byer Deadline: Dec 31
Submit 1 personal essay, stand-alone memoir, or
other CNF up to 5000 words $15 reading fee
Judge: Dinty W. Moore Deadline: Dec 31
Submit 1 story 1501 to 5000 words $15 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Jan 31
Submit 1 story (any genre--sci/fi, horror, mystery,
thriller, romance, etc) up to 5000 words $15 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Feb 28
Writers ages 13-17 may submit 1 story up to
5000 words or 3 poems $5 reading fee
Judge: To Be Announced Deadline: Mar 31
May 31, 2009 on this website
October 2009 in the second annual
Press 53 Open Awards Anthology
GUIDELINES
Prose: submit 2 double-spaced, stapled or paperclipped copies in standard font (Times, Courier, etc), 12-pt. type, with numbered pages.
Poetry: submit 2 copies of 3 poems (10 pages max), single-spaced, stapled or paperclipped. Note: 3 poems equals a single submission. Poetry will be judged on the collective strength of all 3 poems.
Cover Sheet: Include cover sheet with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, (Young Writers please include birthdate/age), category (Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Young Writers, etc), with word count, and the title of the work(s). NOTE: This is a blind read; your name must appear only on your cover sheet.
Reading Fees:
Young Writers: $5
Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Short Story, Genre Fiction, Short Story, Creative Nonfiction: $15
Novella: $25
Payment: Send check or money order payable to Press 53 with your entry. If you wish to pay with credit/debit card, use the PayPal links across from the category above.
Mail submissions to The P53 Open Awards, Press 53, PO Box 30314, Winston-Salem, NC 27130-0314. (If you pay by PayPal, print a copy of your PayPal receipt and include with your entry)
Deadlines: Entry must be postmarked by midnight on the deadlines stated above. Press 53 has the right to extend deadlines if deemed necessary. Multiple entries are accepted; provide payment for reading fee for each entry. Young Writers include a reduced reading fee of $5 with each entry. Simultaneous submissions and previously published pieces are accepted so long as any previous publishing agreements do not prohibit Press 53 from publishing the work in October 2009. Work may be withdrawn from the contest at any time, but reading fees will not be refunded.
Prizes: Winning entries will be awarded the Press 53 Open Award (a beautiful personalized award), publication in the Press 53 Open Awards Anthology, two complimentary copies of the book in which the work appears, and a winner's discount on unlimited additional copies to sell on your website or at readings.
Judges: Preliminary judges will include teachers, editors, and published writers. All work will be read blindly. Include a cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, email address and the title, genre, and word count of your submission. Your name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. Please staple each manuscript separately. Judges' decisions are final.
Eligibility: Contest is open to writers anywhere in the world who write in English. Press 53 employees and family members are noteligible. Writers who have published full-length books with Press 53 are not eligible. Writers whose work appears in anthologies published by Press 53 are eligible. Judges agree to disqualify any work that, for whatever reason, they may recognize, so use your best judgement when submitting.
Awards: Check soon for photos of the Press 53 Open Award.
Disclaimer: Reading fees are non-refundable. Entries postmarked after deadlines will not be considered. Entries received with author's name appearing anywhere on mss will not be considered. No refunds will be made. Work withdrawn from the contest will not receive a refund. All manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. All submissions must be original works.
Winners Announced: On this website in May 2009. SASEs are not necessary. Winners will be notified by email. Other entrants may check this website for winners or email us.
