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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Maurya Simon
[mailto:maurya.simon@ucr.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 13, 2006 1:46
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Amanda Labagnara<BR><B>Subject:</B> Fwd: Nimrod Writing
Awards<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Hi Amanda,</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Please
forward this announcement to everyone. Thanks, Maurya<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Dear Writer,<BR> It’s time to
enter the <I>Nimrod</I>/Hardman Awards competition for two annual awards given
by <I>Nimrod International Journal</I>, deadline April 30, 2006. <B>The
Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
offer first prizes of $2,000 and second prizes of $1,000, along with
publication of the winning stories and poems, and a trip to Tulsa to receive
the awards and take part in our annual writing workshop.</B> Past
winners include Sue Monk Kidd, Kate Small, Diane Glancy, Steve Lautermilch,
Ellen Bass, Thomas Gough, Ruth Schwartz, and Sarah Flygare. Past judges
for the Awards include Marvin Bell, Mark Doty, Janette Turner Hospital,
Stanley Kunitz, W. S. Merwin, Pattiann Rogers, William Stafford, Ron Carlson,
Edward Hirsch, and John Edgar Wideman. <BR><BR> <BR>I have included the
Awards rules in this e-mail. Please contact us if you have any
questions, or visit our website—<A href="http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod"><FONT
color=#2600f0>www.utulsa.edu/nimrod</A></FONT>—to learn more about
<I>Nimrod</I>. Also, feel free to share this information with any
writing friends or groups. I hope to see your submission
soon!<BR><BR> <BR>Best,<BR><BR> <BR>Eilis O’Neal<BR>Managing
Editor<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR>
<DIV align=center>The 28th <I>Nimrod</I>/Hardman Awards<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction
&<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><BR> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>FIRST PLACE: $2,000 AND PUBLICATION<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>SECOND PLACE: $1,000 AND PUBLICATION<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><BR> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><B>Contest Rules<BR></B></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Postmark Deadline: APRIL 30, 2006 <BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Poetry: 1,900 words maximum, 500 words minimum (about 3-10
pages); one long poem or several poems. <BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Fiction: 7,500 words maximum.<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><I><BR></I> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><I>No previously published works or works accepted for
publication elsewhere</I>. Author's name must not appear on the
manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles,
author's name, full address, phone, e-mail & fax numbers. "Contest
Entry" should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover
sheet. Manuscripts will not be returned. <I>Nimrod</I> retains the
right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If
no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be
posted on <I>Nimrod</I>’s web site.<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><BR> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both processing fee of
$2.50 & a one-year subscription. Make checks payable
to:<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><BR> </DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>NIMROD<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Literary Contest--Fiction or Poetry<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>The University of Tulsa, 600 S. College<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>Tulsa, OK 74104<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center>(918) 631-3080<BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><A
href="http://www.utulsa.edu/nimrod">www.utulsa.edu/nimrod</A><BR></DIV><BR>
<DIV align=center><A
href="mailto:nimrod@utulsa.edu">nimrod@utulsa.edu</A><BR></DIV><BR> <BR>*If
you do not wish to receive notification of Nimrod events, please reply to this
email and ask to be removed from our
list.<BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> <BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Maurya Simon<BR><BR>Professor <BR>Department of Creative
Writing<BR>University of California Riverside<BR>900 University
Avenue<BR>Riverside, CA 92521-0318<BR><BR>TEL. (951) 827-2006
(office)<BR><BR>FAX: (951) 827-3619 <BR></P></BODY></HTML>