2009 WABASH PRIZE FOR POETRY
Thank you to all who submitted to the 2009 Wabash Prize for Poetry, judged by Mark Doty. For information about the winner, see the announcement here.
2010 WABASH PRIZE FOR FICTION
Final Judge: Peter Ho Davies
First Prize: $1000 and winning entry published in Summer/Fall 2010 issue
Entries of honorable mention also published in Summer/Fall 2010 issue
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: March 1, 2010.
1. Submit one piece of fiction (or a series of related short-shorts) totaling no more than 10,000 words.
2. A $15 reading fee payable to Sycamore Review must accompany each story or series of short-shorts. Do not send cash. Sending more than one story is acceptable as long as a reading fee of $15 is included for each story. The reading fee includes a copy of the prize issue.
3. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable only if Sycamore Review is notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
4. All entries must be typed and must include a cover letter with the author’s name and contact information (mailing address, telephone number, and email address) as well as the titles and word counts of all entries submitted. The author’s name or any identifying information should NOT appear on the manuscript itself.
5. Manuscript pages should be numbered and should include the title of the piece.
6. Please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to be notified upon receipt of your manuscript.
7. Manuscripts will not be returned. Winners will be announced by April 30, 2010. For information on winners and runners-up, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with entry.
8. All contest submissions will be considered for regular inclusion in Sycamore Review.
9. All stories must be previously unpublished.
10. Questions may be directed to Anthony Cook, Editor-in-Chief, at sycamore@purdue.edu.
Send 2010 Wabash Prize for Fiction submissions and reading fee to:
2010 Wabash Prize for Fiction
Sycamore Review
Department of English
500 Oval Drive
Purdue University
West Lafayette , IN 47907
For a list of past judges and winners, click here.
