After years of celebrating published authors, the Women’s National Book Association has decided the time is right to celebrate emerging writers! The First Annual WNBA National Writing Contest is a chance for the many talented WNBA writers to show off their unpublished work.
The contest judges are Valerie Martin, an award-winning author (Kafka Prize, Orange Prize) and Julie Kane, Poet Laureate, Louisiana, 2011-2013.
The submission period for the contest is May 1st – September 15th, 2012. The following submissions will be accepted:
- Fiction: 2,500 word limit – may be a short story, or a stand alone excerpt from a novel in progress
- Poetry: 35 line limit – or one page double spaced
The contest is open to previously unpublished work only. For full details, visit the contest page on the WNBA national website. Good luck, and happy writing!
