Judge: Richard Ford
Grand Prize
- $1,500
- VIP Festival Pass ($500 value), March 25-29, 2009
- Publication in the New Orleans Review
- Domestic Airfare and Accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans
- Public Reading
Second Prize: $200, a Public Reading, and Festival Pass
Third Prize: $100, a Public Reading, and Festival Pass
Eligibility: Short stories, written in English, up to 7,000 words
Deadline: November 15, 2008 (postmark)
Entry Fee: $20
- Unlimited entries per person
- Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Stories must be previously unpublished.
- Please include a cover page with only your TITLE, NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, and E-MAIL ADDRESS. Do not include your name on any other pages.
- No manuscripts will be returned.
- Winner and finalists will be announced on this website by March 1, 2009
Two ways to enter:
- If entering by mail, make checks or money orders payable to Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, and send your check and entry to:
Writing Contest
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514
New Orleans, LA 70113
- If entering online, begin your online entry submission here.
Note: Volunteers and board members of the Festival, and Loyola students and faculty are ineligible. If you wish to receive details about the selection process, please write to the address above requesting them and provide a SASE.
