{"id":176424782,"date":"2013-08-31T03:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T08:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/?p=176424782"},"modified":"2013-08-31T03:15:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-31T08:15:23","slug":"pub-hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/2013\/08\/31\/pub-hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"PUB: Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hunger-mountain-vcfa-logo.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176424783\" alt=\"hunger mountain vcfa-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/hunger-mountain-vcfa-logo.gif\" width=\"225\" height=\"142\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\nWhat is the\u00a0<em>Hunger Mountain\u00a0<\/em>Creative Nonfiction Prize?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">An annual contest for the best writing in the boundless field of creative nonfiction. A chance for your creative nonfiction to be read by\u00a0<em>Hunger Mountain\u00a0<\/em>editors and guest judges!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">What will the winner receive?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">One first place winner receives $1000 and publication<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Two honorable mentions receive $100 each.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Who can enter the contest?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Anyone! Everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Who is this year\u2019s judge?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">This year\u2019s judge hasn\u2019t been announced yet. Check back for news.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">When is the deadline?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>The deadline is September 10.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you\u2019re entering electronically, you can wait until the last minute of the last hour.\u00a0 If you\u2019re using snail mail, your entry should be postmarked by Sept. 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Where\u00a0are last year\u2019s winning entries?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/the-relative-nature-of-things\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Click to read \u201cThe Relative Nature of Things\u201d by Lee Reilly, selected by Anthony Swofford and Christa Paravanni.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/south-omaha\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or Here<\/span><\/a>. Click to read the 2012 winner, \u201cSouth Omaha From the F Street Exit, JFK Freeway\u201d by Dani Bojanski, selected by Sue William Silverman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/blackout\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or here.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Click to read the 2012 runner-up \u201cBlackout\u201d by Daisy Hernandez.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/i-got-so-much-love\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or here.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Another 2012 runner-up, \u201cI Got So Much Love I Don\u2019t Know Where to Put It\u201d by David LeGault.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/breathing-room-on-judgment-day\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or here<\/span><\/a>. Click to read the 2011 winner \u201cBreathing Room On Judgment Day\u201d selected by Melissa Febos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/birds-have-eyes\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or right here<\/span><\/a>. Click to read \u201cBirds Have Eyes\u201d by Valerie Arvidson, the 2010 winner chosen by Robin Hemley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/afterlife\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Or here<\/span><\/a>! Click to read 2010 runner-up \u201cAfterlife\u201d by Susan Southard, chosen by Robin Hemley.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Does\u00a0<em>Hunger Mountain<\/em>\u00a0accept electronic entries?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Yes! Please enter an original unpublished piece of creative nonfiction, no more than 10,000 words.\u00a0<strong>Your name and address should not appear on the essay itself<\/strong>; we read contest entries blind.\u00a0 Click the link below to access our submission manager. Once in the submission manager, you\u2019ll need to choose \u201cHunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize.\u201d\u00a0 Pay the $20.00 entry fee and upload your entry:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hungermtn.submishmash.com\/submit\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter the Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Does\u00a0<em>Hunger Mountain<\/em>\u00a0still accept entries via snail mail?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Yes! Entries must be postmarked by September 10th and accompanied by your $20.00 entry fee (please send a check or money order made out to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize\/www.vermontcollege.edu\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Vermont College of Fine Arts<\/strong><\/span><\/a>).\u00a0 Please enter an original unpublished piece of creative nonfiction, no more than 10,000 words.\u00a0<strong>Your name and address should not appear on the essay itself<\/strong>; we read contest entries blind.\u00a0 Instead of writing your name on the manuscript, enclose an index card with the essay title, your name, address, phone number, and email address. If you like, you may also enclose a postage-paid postcard for acknowledgement of entry and a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for a list of winners.\u00a0 Entries must be typed, double-spaced, and on one side of the paper only. Use a paper clip or send unbound (<strong>no staples or binding,<\/strong>\u00a0please!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Send entry and $20.00 entry fee to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">CNF Prize<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><em>Hunger Mountain<br \/>\n<\/em>Vermont College of Fine Arts<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">36 College Street<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Montpelier, VT 05602<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Will entries be considered for general publication as well as for the CNF prize?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Yes, they will.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Are simultaneous submissions okay?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Yes,\u00a0 but please let us know right away if your work is accepted elsewhere. And unfortunately we can\u2019t refund entry fees if the work is accepted elsewhere<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">May I submit more than one essay for the contest?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Yes, multiple entries are allowed. But each entry should be submitted separately, and include its own entry fee. (You may send more than one entry and entry fee in the same envelope if you\u2019re using snail mail.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">What if I have a question that\u2019s not answered here?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Email us at hungermtn@vcfa.edu.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Thanks for entering our contest, and good luck!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&gt;via:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.hungermtn.org\/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize What is the\u00a0Hunger Mountain\u00a0Creative Nonfiction Prize? An annual contest for the best writing in the boundless field of creative nonfiction. A chance for your creative nonfiction to be read by\u00a0Hunger Mountain\u00a0editors and guest judges! What will the winner receive? 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