2012 New South Writing Contest

Contest Guidelines: 

The 2012 New South Writing Contest will be held from December 1, 2011 through March 5, 2012. (Entries must be received or postmarked by midnight on March 5, 2012). Each year, New South awards $1,000 to a first place winner, and $250 to a second place winner in the genres of poetry and prose. The 2012 New South Writing Contest will be be judged by Tom Hunley in the genre of poetry and Joshua Harmon in the genre of prose.

Whether it is submitted online or via the mail, each entry must include:

1) A reading fee of fifteen dollars ($15). Entry fee includes a copy of the Summer 2012 issue, which will contain the winning entries.

2) The submitter's contact info, including telephone number, email, and mailing address, preferably contained within a formal cover letter.

TO ENTER:

• Visit Tell it Slant for online submissions. Payment accepted via PayPal.

OR

• Paper manuscripts will also be accepted for the contest only. Manuscripts will not be returned, so please do not send your only copy. Send your manuscript, along with a check or money order for $15 made payable to Georgia State University, to:

  New South
  Campus Box 1894
  Georgia State University
  MSC 8R0322 Unit 8
  Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083

FURTHER GUIDELINES FOR POETRY:

• Submit up to three (3) poems per document.

FURTHER GUIDELINES FOR PROSE:

• Non-fiction is welcomed and encouraged.
• Submit one (1) short story or non-fiction piece per $15 Reading Fee.
• Please limit your submissions to 9,000 words.

While we take the greatest care in handling your entries, we assume no responsibility for lost manuscripts. Only unpublished work will be considered. Simultaneous submissions will be considered with notification. All rights revert to author after publication. Current students, staff, and faculty at Georgia State University are not eligible.

New South publishes quality literary art promoting the work of emerging and established writers. New South holds no subject biases. The staff will select the best work regardless of style or genre. The final round of judging will be anonymous (the names will be removed from the manuscripts before the final judges see the entries). Judges from outside the staff will pick the winners from finalists selected by the New South staff.

For questions ONLY (no submissions, please):

newsouth@gsu.edu

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2011 writing contest winners

Poetry, judged by Rodney Jones:

1. "Benthos" by Bruce Bond
2. "Archery With Alex" by Maya Jewell Zeller

Prose, judged by Karen E. Bender :

1. "Who’s Akela?" by Gregory J. Wolos
2. "Palimpsests" by Jill Kronstadt

2010 writing contest winners

Poetry, judged by Robert Wrigley:

1. "Field Rows" by Joshua Robbins
2. "Computer Dating" by Melanie Drane

Prose, judged by Kim Barnes :

1. "The Olympian" by Re'Lynn Hansen
2. "Pyramid Schemes" by Angela Mitchell

2009 writing contest winners:

Poetry, judged by Chelsea Rathburn:

1. Sarah Blackman, "Coriolis"
2. Maya Jewell Zeller, "Monroe Street: Route 24"

Prose, judged by John Weir:

1. Megan Mayhew Bergman, "The Cow That Milked Herself"
2. Liza Wieland, "Quickening"

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