2014 New South Writing Contest Now Open for Submissions
The New South Writing Contest, awarding $1,000 to a winner in poetry and a winner in prose, and $250 to the runners up in each category, is now open. Contest guidelines are applicable from December to March ONLY.
The deadline for contest submissions is March 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM. Submittable submissions will close automatically; mailed submissions will not be accepted.
The 2014 New South Writing Contest will be be judged by Brian Oliu in the genre of poetry and Christopher Merkner in the genre of prose. Please take care that you are submitting under the contest genre; regular submissions received during the contest period WILL NOT be entered into the contest. Your $15 entry fee also includes a one-year subscription to New South. You may submit electronically here. Instructions for mailed submissions are below.
Each entry must include:
- A reading fee of fifteen dollars ($15). Entry fee includes a one year subscription to the journal!
- The submitter’s contact info, including a mailing address for your subscription. (Do not include any identifying information in the manuscript).
PROSE
Non-fiction is welcomed and encouraged. Submit one (1) short story or non-fiction piece per $15 Reading Fee. Please limit your submissions to 9,000 words.
POETRY
Submit up to three (3) poems per document.
OTHER DETAILS:
Only unpublished work will be considered, and only writers who have not published a book of prose or poetry are eligible. Simultaneous submissions will be considered with notification. All rights revert to author after publication. Current students, staff, and faculty at Georgia State University are not eligible. Current students and associates of the two contest judges are also ineligible.
New South publishes quality literary art promoting the work of emerging and established writers. We hold no subject biases, and the staff will select the best work regardless of style or genre. The final round of judging will be anonymous (the names will be removed from the manuscripts before the final judges see the entries). Judges from outside the staff will pick the winners from finalists selected by the New South staff.