\nNARRATIVE<\/em>\u00a0INVITES<\/span>\u00a0all writers, poets, visual artists,
\nphotographers, performers, and filmmakers between
\neighteen and thirty years old to send us their best work.
\nWe\u2019re looking for the traditional and the innovative,
\nthe true and the imaginary. We\u2019re looking to encourage
\nand promote the best young authors and artists working
\ntoday.<\/span>Awards: First Prize is $1,500, Second Prize is $750,
\nThird Prize is $300,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ten finalists will receive
\n$100 each.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>The prizewinners and finalists will be announced in\u00a0Narrative.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
All N30B entries<\/strong>\u00a0are eligible for the\u00a0$4,000 Narrative Prize<\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n Written:<\/strong>\u00a0Works of prose and of poetry, including short stories, all poetic forms, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Prose submissions must not exceed 15,000 words. Each poetry submission may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. All submissions should be double-spaced, with 12-point type, at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address at the top of the first page. Submit your document as a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .rtf file. You may enter as many times as you wish, but we encourage you to be selective and to send your best work. All entries will be considered for publication.<\/span><\/span> Entry fee:<\/strong>\u00a0There is a $23 fee for each entry. And with your entry, you\u2019ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nfor 2016 and for acceptance as a\u00a0Story of the Week<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0Poem of
\nthe Week<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"30](\"http:\/\/kalamu.com\/neogriot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/narrative.png\")
<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nCLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK.<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n
\nDrawn:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphic novel excerpts and comics of no more than thirty pages, in .pdf format. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.<\/span><\/span>
\nPhotographed:<\/strong>\u00a0Photo essays of between five and twenty images, previously unpublished (including on sites like Flickr, your personal website, stock photography sites, etc.). Images should be submitted in a low-resolution .pdf or .jpg format; however, upon acceptance, images need to be provided with a resolution of at least 300 dpi, in a .tif, .jpg, or raw format that can be reproduced at 1,024 pixels wide. Captions or text should be included, either with the file containing the images or as a separate document in a .doc or .pdf format, with numbered captions corresponding to the similarly numbered photographs. Please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address on the first page of the essay.<\/span><\/span>
\nSpoken:<\/strong>\u00a0Original works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in audio theater, including performance, radio journalism, and stories and poems read aloud. Submissions may run up to ten minutes, in .mp3 format, with a bit rate of at least 128 kbit\/s. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.<\/span><\/span>
\nFilmed:<\/strong>\u00a0Short films and documentaries of up to fifteen minutes. Submissions must be in .mp4 or .mov format. Please include your full name in the title of the file name.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\nat midnight, Pacific standard time.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nJudging:<\/strong>\u00a0The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 15, 2015. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges\u2019 decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and\/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.<\/span>
\nEntries must be previously unpublished,<\/strong>\u00a0though we do accept works that have appeared in college publications. Entries cannot have been the winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest. We accept online entries only. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but if your entry is accepted elsewhere, please let us know as soon as possible (and accept our congratulations!).<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nCLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK.<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/article>\n