FALL CONTEST
Attention, nonfiction writers!
Announcing the 2009 New Delta Review Creative Nonfiction Contest
Judge: Peggy Shinner
“Nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and, often, more accessible." –Lee Gutkind
We agree. NDR seeks pieces that activate the compelling bits of “real” life. We welcome hybrid essays, ones that expose the insides of things to risk making language do new things. Personal essays are welcome, too. Use a slice of memoir, but use also a dose of self-awareness. Autobiographical moments which are digested and used to engage the reader, not prove something to the reader, delight us.
Prize: $150 and publication in New Delta Review. Finalists will be considered for publication.
$10 submission fee includes option to purchase discounted two-issue subscription to NDR for an additional $10.
Submit:
• previously unpublished nonfiction piece (up to 4,000 words)
• completed entry form/title page with all contact information
• $10 entry fee postmarked by November 30th
to:
Nonfiction Editor/2009 Nonfiction Contest
New Delta Review
Department of English
15 Allen Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5001
Unlimited submissions are welcome; each submission must be accompanied by $10 fee.
Simultaneous submissions with notification are welcome.
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About the judge: Peggy Shinner's stories and essays have appeared in The Southern Review, Daedalus, The Gettysburg Review, Fourth Genre, TriQuarterly, Alaska Quarterly Review, Western Humanities Review, Another Chicago Magazine, Bloom, River Styx, and others. One of her stories, “Jack’s Things, ” was selected as one of the 100 Distinguished Stories in the Best American Short Stories 2007. She's been awarded two Illinois Arts Council Fellowships, several Pushcart Prize Special Mentions, and residencies at the Ucross and Ragdale Foundations. Her work has been anthologized in Chick-Lit: On the Edge: New Women's Fiction Anthology and Her Face in the Mirror. Currently, she's working on a book of essays about the body.
WINTER CONTEST
THE MATT CLARK PRIZE
$500 in Prizes!
Judges: To Be Announced
Named for Matt Clark, beloved teacher and coordinator of creative writing at Louisiana State University, who died of colon cancer at the age of 31, the Matt Clark Prize literary competition awards achievement in both fiction and poetry.
Prize: $250 in each genre and publication in New Delta Review. Finalists will also be considered for publication.
Deadline: January 31st (postmark date)
$10 submission fee includes option to purchase discounted one-year subscription to New Delta Review for an additional $10.
Submit:
• previously unpublished short story or maximum 5 poems
• completed entry form/title page with all contact information
• $10 entry fee
to:
Matt Clark Fiction/Poetry Prize
New Delta Review
Department of English
15 Allen Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5001
Unlimited submissions are welcome; each submission must be accompanied by $10 fee.
Simultaneous submissions with notification are welcome.
Visit us on Facebook, where you can post questions!
