LITFEST CONTEST 2019 - Deadl;ine Extended to Feb. 13

ARE YOU A WRITING MACHINE?

Announcing the Jimenez-Porter Literary Prize a.k.a.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: EXTENDED!

Wednesday, FEB 13, 2019, by 11:59pm

This year's judges:  Hilary Plum for prose, Matthew Olzmann for poetry!

What: 

The Jimenez-Porter Writers’ House is proud to award the fourteenth annual Literary Prize for Undergraduate Writing at LITFEST on THURSDAY, May 2, 2019.  Winners must attend & read at LITFEST to collect.

Awards:

1^st place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $150.00

2^nd place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $100.00

3^rd place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $50.00

How, or Guidelines for Submissions: 

Ø  Poetry submissions must not exceed 3 pages, maximum 1 poem per page.  Fiction submissions must not exceed 3000 words.

Ø  To submit go to www.styluslit.org, click on “Submit,” and choose categories of “Jimenez-Porter Literary Prize” in Prose or Poetry. While you're there, submit to Stylus, too!

Ø  Do not put your name or contact info on body of work. Work is judged anonymously, by an “outside” judge (i.e. outside of University of Maryland).

Ø  For more information about guidelines, please e-mail Johnna Schmidt at jmschmid@umd.edu