Who’s Eligible:
Members of NCWN-West whose dues are paid up to date.
Original Work:
The entry must be the author's original work and not previously published.
Eligible Genres:
All fiction except children’s fiction.
Dates:
Submissions will be accepted beginning June 1, 2016. All entries must be
emailed or postmarked by August 31, 2016.
Entry Fees:
An individual writer may enter up to three submissions. A fee of $5.00 must accompany each entry. Entry fees will be used
for awarding prizes to the winner or winners.
Length:
The word count (excluding the title) may not exceed 300 words.
How to Enter:
No entry form is required. Electronic and paper entries are acceptable.
Handwritten copies cannot be accepted.
To
submit by email, copy and paste the manuscript into the body of an email
or send the manuscript as an email attachment to novelistapproach@gmail.com.
Checks
for email and paper entry fees, as well as paper manuscripts, should be
submitted by mail to Pat Meece Davis, 23 Tutor Lane, Brevard, NC 28712.
Author’s Identifying Info:
The author's identifying information and manuscript title should appear on
the subject line of the email or on a separate sheet of paper if entering by
mail.
You
may enter up to three manuscripts, but each entry must be submitted separately
with a $5.00 fee for each.
Judges:
Judging will be non-biased. Writers’ identities will not be shared with the
judges.
Agreement:
By entering this contest, the author agrees NCWN-West may publish the winning
entry/entries on its website. Polish and proofread your work.
The winner will be asked to provide a short paragraph
biography to accompany the published manuscript.
Poetry, judged by Kelly Davio,
author of the poetry collection Burn This House (Red Hen Press), and
editor of LA Review: Three poems judged as a
group.
Flash Fiction, judged by Jane
Ciabattari, former president of the National Book Critics Circle,
author of the short story collection Stealing the Fire (Canios
Editions): Fiction up to 750 words.
Short-Short Story, judged by David James
Poissant, multi-award-winning author with forthcoming story collection
and novel from Simon & Schuster: Fiction of 751-2000
words.
Short Story, judged by Robin
Black, author of If I loved you, I would tell you this (Random
House): Fiction of 2001-5000 words.
Novella, judged by David Abrams,
author of Fobbitt (Grove/Atlantic), and editor of The Quivering Pen:
Fiction of 12,000-25,000 words.