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New Works Competition 2015

$12.00 USD

Ends on 3/31/2015

Every year, we hold a writing competition in conjunction with the Hugo Literary Series. We seek previously unpublished poems, short stories, and personal essays of no more than 1,500 words on the theme “One Hour” (scroll down for more info). The winner will receive $500 and an invitation to read at the final Hugo Literary Series on May 29, 2015, alongside Meg Wolitzer, Justin TorresAmelia Gray, and musician Abi Grace. Entries must be received by March 31, 2015 at midnight. There is an entry fee of $12. Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting.Guidelines: Do not include name and contact information anywhere within the document. Submissions should be typed in 12-point standard font and have numbered pages. Prose should be double-spaced. In the prompted space, include a cover page with the following information: genre and title/titles of your work, name, address, phone number, and email address.

Entry Restrictions: The New Works Competition is open to residents of all states; however, those out of state will need to cover their own travel. 

Please write on the following theme: 
One Hour

A lot can happen in an hour. Tobias Wolff’s famous short story “Bullet in the Brain” takes place over the span of a few minutes; the second half of the story, in fact, takes place over a fraction of a second. Great storytelling is about managing time within the story—the writer needs to choose when to slow time down, when to speed it up, and when to march along in step. Your piece must take place within the span of an hour, be it a poem, story, or essay.

 

>via: https://hugohouse.submittable.com/submit/38672