Deadline 16 September 2013
Description
The fifth annual Drake University Emerging Writer Award is accepting submissions. The Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series at Drake University and the students of Drake University's English Department will select one outstanding published First Novel.Guidelines
The Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series at Drake University is currently open to submissions of published first novels for consideration for the Drake University Emerging Writer Reading, which will be held during the second week of April 2014.
Entries may be submitted by the author or the publisher, and must include:
- a copy of the book
- a cover letter that includes a brief biography
- contact information for the author
- and a statement affirming that this is his/her first book-length fiction publication
- a self-addressed stamped envelope
The following are ineligible for the awards:
1) authors who have published more than one novel through independent, university, or commercial publishers;
2) entries from vanity presses and self-published books; 3) current students and employees of Drake University.
All materials should be sent to:
Drake University Emerging Writer Award
c/o Amy Letter, Writers and Critics Series
English Department, Howard Hall
Drake University
2505 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311
c/o Amy Letter, Writers and Critics Series
English Department, Howard Hall
Drake University
2505 University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50311
Prize
The winning author will receive an honorarium of $1000 plus travel and lodging expenses to read at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.More
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