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| Pacific Rim Voices | Updated October 05th, 2008 |
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10.1.08 update- No 2008 contest. Do NOT submit. The Kiriyama Prize was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region. The Prize consists of a cash award of US $30,000, which is split equally between the fiction and nonfiction winners. Beginning in 2008, if a work in translation is chosen as a winner in either category, the translator will receive $5,000 and the winning author $10,000. The purpose of the Kiriyama Prize is to promote outstanding books that will contribute to greater understanding of and among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Therefore, to be eligible for the Prize, a book must relate in some significant way to the Pacific Rim or South Asia, to a particular culture or part(s) of these regions, or to people from these regions. The Prize is awarded in two categories: fiction and nonfiction. To be eligible, books submitted must be published in English. They may be works originally written in English OR translations from any other language into English. Only the first, published, English translation of any work is eligible. If a book has been published previously in English, subsequent translations are ineligible. Books submitted must be published in printed form for general commercial release. Self-published books are not eligible. Eligible books must be published in Canada and/or the United States. They may have been published in another country or countries previously. The first US and Canadian editions of the book in English must have been published during the 2007 calendar year. Books that were published before January 2007 in another language or country, but which are published for the first time in English in Canada or the US during 2007, are eligible provided they meet all other criteria for the Prize. Full-length books of both fiction and nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories or essays are also eligible; however, all books entered for the Prize must be written by either a single author or by two authors in collaboration. Edited volumes, anthologies, and other collections by more than two authors are not eligible. Books of poetry are no longer eligible for the award. Winning authors may be citizens of any country and may reside anywhere. The author must be living at the time of the closing date for entries (October 25, 2007). In the case of books by two authors, at least one of the authors must be alive on this date. No entry shall be ineligible because its author has won the Kiriyama Prize or any other prize previously. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Regional |
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| tags: $1000+ prize biography contest creative non-fiction essay literary memoir narrative nonfiction no entry fee non-fiction regional science and nature travel/outdoors | |
| Stanford University Libraries William Saroyan International Prize | Updated September 20th, 2008 |
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8.8.08 UPDATE- Contest is not running in 2008. Will begin accepting submissions in late 2009 with a deadline of Jan 2010. However, works published throughout that two year period will be eligible. Two prizes of $12,500 each are given biennially for works of fiction and creative nonfiction. The awards, cosponsored by the Stanford University Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to "encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan legacy of originality, vitality, and stylistic innovation." Submit five copies of a novel, short story collection, or work of creative nonfiction published between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009, with a $50 entry fee by January 31. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Literary |
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| Graywolf Press Non-Fiction Prize | Updated September 20th, 2008 |
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A $12,000 advance and publication by Graywolf in 2010 will be awarded to the best previously unpublished, full-length work of literary nonfiction by a writer not yet established in the genre. Robert Polito will serve as the judge. “This prize seeks to acknowledge – and honor – the great traditions of literary nonfiction, extending from Robert Burton and Thomas Browne in the seventeenth century through Defoe and Strachey and on to James Baldwin, Joan Didion, and Jamaica Kincaid in our own time" Grey Wolf welcomes submissions from previously unpublished writers. Any writer who has published no more than two books of literary nonfiction (this excludes academic work and books in other genres) and resides in the United States is eligible. Collections of miscellaneous essays/prose are not eligible for the prize. Grey Wolf will consider one submission per person. Manuscripts submitted for previous years' prizes will not be reconsidered unless resubmission has been specifically invited by Graywolf’s editors or the judge. Timeline: Submissions must arrive in the Graywolf offices between September 1-October 1, 2008. Please note that this is not a postmark deadline. The winner will be announced in early 2009 and published in 2010. Procedure: Please send one hard copy of the finished, book-length manuscript, along with a one-page cover letter containing contact information, a brief description of the manuscript (2-4 sentences), and previous publication history to Graywolf Press, attention Nonfiction Prize. Manuscripts should contain approximately 175-400 pages of text, in a standard 12-point font, double-spaced, and printed on one side of the page only. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Literary |
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| French-American Foundation Translation Prizes | Updated October 14th, 2008 |
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The Florence Gould Foundation and the French-American Foundation are currently accepting submissions for their Annual Translation Prizes. This year the foundation will present a $10 000 cash award for the best English translation of French in both fiction and non-fiction. Translations for consideration must have been published for the first time in the United States between January 1 and December 31, 2008 and must be submitted, accompanied by the French original work by November 15, 2008 (one French copy and one English copy). All categories of work are eligible in fiction and non fiction, with the exception of technical, scientific and reference works, and children's literature. The prizes will be announced and presented in the spring of 2009. Each submissions must be sent with the the corresponding submission form with updated information for both Editorial and Publicity Departments for French and American publishers/editors and for the translator. Submissions will not be considered without duly filled submission form. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Translation |
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| tags: $1000+ prize biography contest creative non-fiction literary narrative nonfiction news/current events no entry fee non-fiction translation | |
| The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognizes books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. They are books that open and challenge our minds. Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is the only American book award designated specifically to recognize works addressing issues of racism and diversity. Past winners have presented the extraordinary art and culture of peoples around the world, explored human rights violations, exposed the effects of racism on children, reflected on growing up bi-racial and illuminated the dignity of people as they search for justice. The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is accepting entries through December 31, 2008. Awards are given for both fiction and non-fiction, with winners being announced in the spring. The awards are administered by The Cleveland Foundation. To be eligible, books must be written in English and published in 2008. Plays and screenplays are not eligible, nor are works in progress. Manuscripts and self-published works are not eligible. Upon receipt the books will be forwarded to the jury. All submitted materials become the property of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and will not be returned. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| tags: $1000+ prize African-American biography contest creative non-fiction ethnic family history literary memoir narrative nonfiction no entry fee non-fiction politics religious/inspirational world literature | |
| Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize | Updated July 15th, 2008 |
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Publishers are invited to submit six copies of a published translation from the German language into English. The deadline for submissions is set for end of January. The translation must be published (not only distributed) in the US in the year prior to the submission deadline date. Entries may be fiction or non-fiction and may include: novels, novellas, short stories, plays, poetry, biographies, essays and correspondences. A five-member jury will select the winning translation. The selected translator of the will be invited, with travel and accommodations paid, to the award ceremony in Chicago. It will be hosted by the German Consul General of Chicago and usually takes place in the beginning of June. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Translation |
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| National Book Awards | Updated July 03rd, 2008 |
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Nominations and entries for the Nation Book Award must be submitted by PUBLISHERS only. One Winner in each genre receives $10,000 for the best book chosen in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Sixteen short-list prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded to the Finalists. Full-length books of fiction and general nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories and collections of essays by one author are eligible. Collected and selected poems by one author are eligible. All books must be published in the United States. Authors must be U.S. citizens. Books scheduled for publication between December 1, 2007 and November 30, 2008 are eligible. No entry will be ineligible because its author has previously won the National Book Award, or any other award. Self-published books and e-books are eligible, provided that the author/publisher also publishes titles by other authors. Entry forms must be postmarked no later than June 16, 2008. Judges must receive books, bound galleys, or bound manuscripts no later than August 15, 2008. Each author must be made aware of and consent to the entry of his/her book for the National Book Awards. looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| tags: $1000+ prize any length biography contest creative non-fiction literary narrative nonfiction news/current events non-fiction restricted entry | |
| Summer Literary Seminars Kenya and Russia Contest | Updated October 22nd, 2008 |
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Three prizes, valued at $5,150 each, to attend the Summer Literary Seminars program in either Kenya or St. Petersburg, Russia, and publication in Maisonneuve, Walrus, or St. Petersburg Review are given annually for a single poem or a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. The prizes include airfare, accommodations, and tuition. Second prize in each category is full tuition, valued at $2,350, and third prize is a portion of tuition, valued at $1,175. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Creative Non-Fiction |
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| Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards | Updated September 02nd, 2008 |
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Writer's Digest is searching for the best self-published books of the past few years. Whether you're a professional writer, part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, here's your chance to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books! ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest andPublishers Weekly, and marketing advice from self-publishing guru Dan Poynter. Plus, the editors of Writer'sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of theGrand Prize-Winning book to major review housessuch as The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Publishers Marketing Association, a customized Book Market Map Directory, guaranteed distribution to bookstores and libraries through Baker & Taylor, six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid, guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, and an all-day PublishingGame.com workshop with Fern Reiss. THE CATEGORIES: Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Nonfiction, Inspirational (Spiritual, New Age), Life Stories (Biographies, Autobiographies, Family Histories, Memoirs), Children's Picture books, Middle-Grade/Young Adult books, Reference Books (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guide Books), Poetry RULES: 1. The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize. 2. Entrants must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. No handwritten books are accepted. 3. All books published or revised and reprinted between 2003 and 2008 are eligible. ( Writer's Digest may demand proof of eligibility of semifinalists.) 4. All books must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form. Photocopies of the Official Entry Form are acceptable. You may enter more than one book and/or more than one category; however, you must include a separate book, entry form and the additional fee for each entry. 5. Check, money order or credit card payment for the required judging fee of $100 for the first entry, $50 for each additional entry must accompany submissions. First entry: $100 Additional entries: $50 each send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book |
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| Intersection for the Arts Mary Tanenbaum Award | Updated September 20th, 2008 |
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Under the terms of the trusts, the awards are intended to encourage young writers of an unpublished manuscript that is completed or in-progress. All applicants must, therefore, be between 20 and 35 years of age on March 31, 2008. Originally established in memory of Joseph Henry Jackson, the Mary Tanenbaum Award recognizes outstanding nonfictional prose. Applicants must be residents of and currently living in northern California (anywhere in California north of the line dividing Monterery County from San Luis Obispo County) for three consecutive years immediately prior to the March 31 contest deadline. Eligible writers may submit one application form and three copies of one manuscript to apply for one, two, or all three awards. We will only accept one application and three copies of a single manuscript per writer. There is no application fee. No candidate may win more than one award. Previous winners are ineligible to receive the same award again. Winners will be announced by September 30, 2008. Judges reserve the right to make no awards if, in their view, no manuscripts are worthy. Applications and manuscripts for the 2008 awards will be accepted beginning February 1, 2008. Only submissions received via U.S. or International mail or courier services will be accepted. You may not hand-deliver your submission. Without exception, all submissions must bear an official U.S. or International mail or courier service postmark and be postmarked by March 31, 2008. Do not assume that submissions dropped in a mailbox will be stamped with a timely postmark. Manuscripts must be completely unpublished in its entirety or any parts contained therein. The manuscript must be no longer than 40 (forty) numbered, double-spaced pages (poetry need not be double-spaced), typed or printed on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper. For clarification: manuscripts cannot exceed 40 numbered pages maximum - not 40 double-sided pages, which would be 80 pages total. Manuscripts which are handwritten or are otherwise illegible will not be considered. Please bind manuscripts only with paper or binder clips; please do not use folders. The award judges will use a name-blind process. Manuscripts should be copied on the front and back of each page, and must include a separate cover page that gives the work's title and the length of the manuscript submitted for Award consideration. The applicant's name and address should not appear anywhere on the manuscripts submitted for consideration. Applicants may, however, use the manuscript's title and page numbers on the pages of the manuscript. Manuscripts with inappropriate identifying information will be deemed ineligible. No application will be accepted without the applicant's signature, signifying agreement to the conditions of the competition and verifying the validity of all statements contained therein. Proof of birth, age, and residence may be required and must be furnished within ten days if requested; please do not send or include this information with your application. Award-winning manuscripts become the property of The San Francisco Foundation and will become part of the Foundation's permanent archives located at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. Authors will retain full rights for the publication/distribution of their works. Final Checklist for Submissions 1) Three copies (double-sided) of manuscript (40 pages maximum - not 40 double-sided pages). 2) No name on manuscript. 3) Signature on application form. 4) Postmark on envelope (no later than March 31, 2008). 5) Self-addresses stamped postcard for confirmation of receiving manuscript (optional). send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Literary |
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