2014 Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize
The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors for its Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize. One award of $1,000 CAD is given.
The Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize is awarded to the best work submitted to the magazine’s annual contest for a genre that embraces, but is not limited to, the personal essay, memoir, narrative nonfiction, social commentary, travel writing, historical accounts, and biography, all enhanced by such elements as description, dramatic scenes, dialogue, and characterization.
Entries may be sent by regular mail or email.
New this year: Pay only $15 for each additional entry after the first.
About Constance Rooke
Constance RookeConnie Rooke (1942–2008) was born Constance Merriam Raymond in New York City. She pursued undergraduate studies at Smith College, where she won the same writing scholarship earlier held by Sylvia Plath (a matter of some pride). After a year roaming around Europe, she settled in New Orleans, concentrating on graduate studies at Tulane. In 1967, she began working on her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she took over the editorship of the venerable Carolina Quarterly, and met and married Leon Rooke, the writer in residence at the time. In 1969, she joined the University of Victoria’s Department of English. Read more.
2014 Deadline
The deadline for the 2014 Creative Nonfiction Prize is August 1, 2014 (postmark date).
This year’s judge is Priscila Uppal. Check out her biography here.
Read about our 2013 CNF Prize winner, Liz Windhorst Harmer.
Liz Windhorst Harmer won Gold at the 34th annual National Magazine Awards for her same winning piece! Take a look at our announcement page for more details.
Guidelines
- The entry must be between 2,000 and 3,000 words. Only indicate title and word count on the first page (no names or addresses). Please double space your work.
- No restrictions as to subject matter or approach apply. For example, the entry may be personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary journalism. (Read our Creative Nonfiction mandate here; read the Creative Nonfiction Collective’s definition of creative nonfiction here.)
- Entry fee required:If entering more than once, a handling fee of $15 is charged for each additional entry. Additional entries must be submitted and paid for at the same time as the first entry.
- $35 CAD for Canadian entries;
- $40 US for American entries;
- $45 US for entries from Mexico and outside North America.
- $15 CAD for each additional entry (from anywhere)
- see How to Pay below
- Entrants receive a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review for themselves or a friend.
- Entrants submitting more than one entry receive a one-year subscription for the first entry only.
- Entries already published, accepted, or submitted elsewhere are ineligible.
- Previous publication is considered to be any appearance in print or online, including on or in a newspaper, newsletter, magazine, anthology, chapbook, book, website, electronic magazine, personal blog, Twitter, or Facebook. Please note that even if the print run or circulation of the print publication where the work has previously appeared is small, this is still considered previous publication. No work that has been excerpted elsewhere is eligible for submission; nor is a work that has been revised since its original publication.
- Entrants’ anonymity is preserved throughout the judging. Contact information (including an email address) should not appear on the submission, but along with the title on an enclosed separate page.
- The winner and finalists will be notified via email.
- Entrants will not be notified about the judges’ decisions even if an SASE is enclosed for this purpose.
- The winner and finalists will be announced on The Malahat web site and facebook page, with the publication of only the winning entry in The Malahat Review’s Winter 2014 issue.
- The winner will be interviewed. The interview will appear on our website and in Malahat lite, the magazine’s monthly e-newsletter, in December 2014.
- No entries will be returned, even if accompanied by an SASE.
Enter by Email
- Send entries as an attachment to cnfprize@uvic.ca
- The subject line must contain the entrant’s full name and method of payment. e.g., “John Smith cheque” or “Jane Tucker credit online” or “Jane Doe credit mail-in”
- Entrants must also submit an information sheet as a separate attached file:Acceptable file formats: Word (.doc and .docx) or pdf
- Entrant’s full name
- Title of entry
- Word count for entry
- Entrant’s mailing address
- Entrant’s email address
- Method of payment (see How to Pay below)
- whether you wish to be added to our electronic mailing list to receive news on contest calls for entries, prize winners, events, and literary updates in our monthly newsletter, Malahat lite
- Note: if submitting more than one entry, please only submit one cover sheet with relevant information (title and word count for each piece)
Enter by Regular Mail
- Provide the following information on a separate sheet:
- Entrant’s full name
- Title of entry
- Word count for the entry
- Entrant’s mailing address
- Entrant’s email address
- whether you wish to be added to our electronic mailing list to receive news on contest calls for entries, prize winners, events, and literary updates in our monthly newsletter, Malahat lite
- Method of payment (see How to Pay below)
- Send entries and enquiries to:
The Malahat Review
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700
Stn CSC
Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
Canada
Email: cnfprize@uvic.ca
Telephone: 250-721-8524
Fax: 250-472-5051
How to Pay
You can pay online or, if you’re mailing your entry, enclose payment with it.
Online Payment
- After paying by credit card, please print a copy of the receipt for your records.
- We will match your payment with your entry by your name. If there is any doubt, we will contact you to confirm your receipt number.
Mail-In Payment
- By Cheque or Money Order: Enclose a cheque or money order, made out to The Malahat Review, in Canadian or US funds with your entry.
- By Credit Card: Complete our Credit Card Payment Form and enclose it with your entry.
>via: http://malahatreview.ca/contests/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.html