[Cwgrad-announcements] Fiction Contest for College Students (Undergrad/Grad)

[Robin Russin]

> GUIDELINES FOR THE 2007 CHARLES JOHNSON STUDENT FICTION AWARD
>
> The Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award from Southern Illinois  
> University Carbondale is an annual award competition intended to  
> encourage increased artistic and intellectual growth among  
> students, as well as reward excellence and diversity in creative  
> writing. Each year, $1000 and a signed copy of a Charles Johnson  
> book will be awarded to the winner. The winning entry will also be  
> published in the Winter/Spring issue of CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. The  
> award is co-sponsored by Charles Johnson, CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, and  
> the SIUC
> Department of English and College of Liberal Arts.
>
> The award competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate  
> students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents currently  
> enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. college or university. There  
> is no entry fee.
>
> Entrants may only submit one story. All entries will be screened by  
> published and accomplished writers and editors. The award winner  
> will be selected by Charles Johnson. Finalists must meet all  
> contest guidelines and be able to verify their status as students.
> (Evidence of current enrollment: a xeroxed copy of a grade  
> transcript, a class schedule or
> receipt of payment of tuition showing your full- or part-time  
> status for the Spring 2007 semester. The name of the institution  
> and its address must be clear. Please indicate the name of the  
> department of your major field of study.)
>
> Submit one unpublished short story, no longer than 20 pages in  
> length. All entries must be typed double-spaced. Please type or  
> print full name, complete address, phone number, e-mail address,  
> and name of college or university attending on a cover page for the  
> manuscript. Cover letters are not required. Submissions must be  
> postmarked in March or April 2007
> (in 2008, submissions must be postmarked in March).
>
> Entries will not be returned, and we are unable to provide feedback  
> on the entries. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but the  
> contest director must be informed immediately if a story is  
> accepted for publication elsewhere.
>
> Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of  
> contest results. If you would like confirmation that the manuscript  
> has been received, please include a self-addressed, stamped
> postcard as well. The winner will be announced in September 2007 on  
> the Southern Illinois
> University Carbondale website http://www.siuc.edu/~johnson/ 
> winners.html.
>
> Mail entries (with a self-addressed stamped envelope) to:
> Allison Joseph
> Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award
> English Department
> English Department – Mail Code 4503
> Southern Illinois University Carbondale
> 1000 Faner Drive
> Carbondale, IL 62901
> You may e-mail questions or comments to aljoseph at siu.edu.  
> Electronic submissions and faxes are not accepted.












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