From: Mia H H Lam Subject: WIMMIN OF COLOR WRITERS COMPETITION (fwd) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 08:49:23 -1000 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 18:29:28 -1000 From: Madeleine Lim To: aplb@QueerNet.ORG Subject: WIMMIN OF COLOR WRITERS COMPETITION From: CCarter033@aol.com Reply-To: artstour2000@egroups.com To: artstour2000@egroups.com Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 16:29:06 EST THE 1ST ANNUAL LITERARY EXCHANGE WIMMIN OF COLOR WRITER'S COMPETITION DEADLINE Extended to - March 1, 2000 The Literary Exchange Wimmin of Color Writer's Competition is the first of it's kind to increase the visibility of and to acknowledge the contributions for established lesbian of color writers to our movement and culture. This is our first year in what we hope will be an annual competition with monetary awards increasing each year. Winners of the competition will be announced at our First Annual Wimmin of Color Writer's Conference May 6, 2000 Chicago, IL Radisson Hotel WRITING SAMPLE GUIDELINES Applicants must submit a sample of poetry, fiction, scriptwriting, or essay as described below. Please do not put your name on any pages of the writing sample. JEWELLE GOMEZ AWARD for FICTION: Open to published and unpublished writers. Select up to 10 pages from a novel or a collection of short stories double spaced pages that explore some aspect of being a womyn of color. (ie. Coming Out, Sexuality, Body Image, etc.) $250 Award CHERYL CLARKE AWARD for POETRY: Open to published and unpublished writers. Select at least 3 and no more than 5 pages of poetry that uniquely express the Womyn of Color experience. ( ie. Sexuality, Coming Out, Butch/Femme, Leather, etc…) Include at least two poems. Poetry submissions must be collated. $250 Award DR. SHIRLENE HOLMES AWARD for SCRIPTWRITING: Open to unpublished or published play writers. Select one act of a play or up to 20 pages that include some aspect of the Womyn of Color experience. Manuscripts must be double spaced and allude to, if not implicitly include, lesbian identifiable themes. You are allowed 1 page extra for overview of play if longer than one act, to include character description, setting, background knowledge, and synopsis. $250 Award + Stage Reading by A Real Read, Chicago's Premiere African-American Performance Ensemble. BARBARA SMITH AWARD for LITERARY CRITICISM: Open to published and unpublished writers. One essay maximum 15 pages double spaced that explores some aspect of Womyn of Color literature. Use MLA to document sources. $500 Award LlSA MOORE CHAPBOOK AWARD for CHAPBOOK SUBMISSION Open to writers who only have self-published books in fiction or poetry. Send a copy of your book or manuscript up to 30 pages for consideration of award. $500 Award NEW GENERATION AWARD for POETRY AND FICTION Open to ages 16-25 year olds only Poetry - 3-5 pages on some aspect of Young Womyn of Color experience. Fiction - max. of 10 double spaced pages on some aspect of the young Womyn of Color experience. (No submission fee required) $150 Award. APPLICATION GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS In order to be considered for an award, you must submit the following: 1. Three copies of a selection of your writing (see "Writing Sample") 2. Your application must have a cover page which should include: *Name, Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail information. *List title(s) and number of pages of the writing sample that you are submitting with this application: *Genre of work submitted (Poetry, Fiction, Scriptwriting, Literary Criticism, New Generation) *List publications, including date, in which your work has appeared: if you have published a book, include title, date published, and publisher. *Short Bio 3. You are eligible for an award from The Wimmin of Color Writer's Competition if : *You are a lesbian of color writer of fiction, poetry, playwriting, or critical essay *Your work includes some lesbian content 4. Check or Money Order of $10 payable to The Literary Exchange and mail to: The Literary Exchange Writer's Competition P.O. Box 438583 Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 509-6881 (773) 874-1518 (Fax) LITEXC@ aol.com (E-Mail) INSTRUCTIONS FOR MANUSCRIPTS: (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY) 1.Three copies of the manuscript are required (as indicated above). Each copy must be paper clipped together: NO BINDERS OR STAPLING. Each copy of your submission must be complete. Please do not send uncollated material. 2.Manuscripts must be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Fiction, Playwriting, and Essay manuscripts must be double spaced12-point font 3.All pages must be chronologically numbered on each page. 4.Only clear, readable copies are acceptable; otherwise manuscripts will not be read. 5.Books, magazines, and photocopies thereof, will not be accepted. 6.Do not attach or bind the cover sheet to the manuscript. 7.Your name must NOT appear on any of the pages of your manuscript, including any title page. 8.Manuscripts will not be returned. DEADLINE All completed applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2000 to be considered for Award. SELECTION PROCESS All applications will be reviewed by a panel of lesbian writers who will remain anonymous until after the process has been completed. The names of applicants will not be known to the panelists. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS The selection process will be completed by March 30, 2000. All applicants will be notified of the results by mail. Please do not call the office. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ********** To post, send mail to aplb@queernet.org. To unsubscribe, send mail to majordomo@queernet.org; put a line saying unsubscribe aplb in the body. (This may fail if your address has changed since you signed up; if so, or for other assistance, contact aplb-approval@queernet.org.)