2012 Lorin Tarr Gill
Biennial Writing Competition
NLAPW Honolulu Branch
Postmark Deadline for all submissions is March 5, 2012.
The competition is open to all writers in the fields of Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry.
Cash awards will be presented in the following categories:
First Place $125
Second Place $100
Third Place $75
Honorable Mention $25
You may submit one manuscript in each category. Maximum Length: Fiction and Nonfiction: 8 pages, double-spaced
Poetry: 40 lines, single-spaced Each page must be on standard 81/2” x 11” white paper, using standard 12-point font. Send TWO hard copies of each submission. Do NOT send a SASE as submissions will NOT be returned. You will retain all rights and may submit your manuscripts elsewhere.
Because we hope to encourage new writing, please submit UNPUBLISHED work only. Send your very best original work.
Place title and page number, ONLY, on each manuscript page. Do NOT include your name, as judges will receive unmarked entries.
Attach a cover sheet to each submission including full title, author’s full name (no pen names), mailing address, phone number and email address.
Include an entry fee of $9 with each submission. For instance, submitting a poem and a fiction manuscript would be $18.
Mail Entries to:
Jodi Belknap LTG Competition Chair P.O. Box 22387 Honolulu, HI 96823
Winners will be notified in advance & awards presented at the March 30th evening session of the
2012 BIENNIAL WRITERS’ CONFERENCE Fri., March 30, 6:30 PM – 9 PM & Sat., March 31, 7 AM – 5:30 PM
to be held at Punahou School, Mamiya Science Center. 1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
These guidelines and information about the Lorin Tarr Gill Competition & the 2012 Biennial Writers’ Conference are available on our website: www.nlapwhonolulu.org
Presented by the
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN – HONOLULU BRANCH
Essay Competition — From the Boca Raton Branch, Florida
DEADLINE: ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY March 31, 2012
MAIL TO: Carol White, Letters Chair
Boca Raton Branch, NLAPW
5284 Bodega Place, Delray Beach, FL 33484
ENTRY FEE: $5.00 per essay, or three for $12.00
Make check payable to Boca Raton Branch NLAPW
Only one copy of each essay is to be submitted
You may email polowhite@aol.com, for information ONLY
First Prize: $75.00
Second Prize: $50.00
Third Prize: $25.00
Three 3) Honorable Mentions
Five (5) Certificates of Merit Awards
ENTRY RULES: Any Pen woman in good standing may submit a maximum of three (3) original, unpublished essays
YOU MUST HAVE EMAIL ACCESS TO ENTER
Winners will be notified by email
GUIDELINES: Essays with a maximum 750 word count, double-spaced, typed on one side of regular 8 ½ x 11 bond paper
Essays are personal accounts of your life experiences. They can be about family, travel, food, pets, work, clubs, hobbies, weddings, parties, fashion, etc.
· Do not send SASE – Entries will not be returned
· Winning entries not published, you retain all rights
· Use 12 point font – New Roman or Arial
· Entries must be mailed – NO email entries accepted
· Do not send originals
· Entries over the 750 word limit will be disqualified
· Staple entries in upper left corner, with pages numbered
· No paper clips or binders
· Two cover sheets must be included for each entry
· Word count must be listed on both cover sheets. For example: if more than one essay is submitted, then each essay must have two cover sheets
