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<\/a><\/p>\nJames Jones Fellowship
\nContest-2017<\/span><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nEnds on March 15, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0$33.00 USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\nThe 26th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship<\/span>
\nwill be awarded to an American author of a first novel-in-progress, in 2017, by the James Jones Literary Society.<\/span><\/p>\nThe award is intended to honor the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into cultural and social issues exemplified by the late James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and other prose narratives of distinction. Jones himself was the recipient of aid from many supporters as a young writer and his family, friends, and admirers have established this award of $10,000 to continue the tradition in his name. Two runners up awards of $1000 each may be given by the Jones Literary Society.\u00a0 All selections are at the discretion of the judges.<\/span><\/p>\nEligible writers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nHave never published a novel<\/span><\/p>\nAre U.S. citizens<\/span><\/p>\nMay have published any other type of work including non-fiction articles and short stories<\/span><\/p>\nNon eligible writers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nOfficers of the James Jones Literary Society<\/span><\/p>\nWriters who have published previous novels<\/span><\/p>\nEligible submissions<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nUnpublished\u00a0 novels<\/span><\/p>\nNovels in which one or more chapters have been published<\/span><\/p>\nNon eligible submissions<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCollections of short stories<\/span><\/p>\nLinked short stories<\/span><\/p>\nSelf-published novels<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNote: Manuscripts may be simultaneously submitted for the First Novel Contest and to a publisher for publication. If the work is accepted by a publisher at any time up to the announcement of the First Novel winner, the Society must be notified and the selection will be withdrawn from the contest.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEntry Fee: A $30 check\/money order, payable to Wilkes University, not to James Jones First Novel Fellowship, must accompany each entry.\u00a0 For online submissions there is an additional $3.00 processing fee.<\/span><\/p>\nManuscript Guidelines: A two-page (maximum) outline or synopsis of the entire novel and the first 50 pages of the novel-in-progress\u00a0are to be submitted. A specific format for the outline or synopsis is not required.<\/span><\/p>\nThe manuscript must be typed,\u00a0double-spaced & single sided; outline may be single-spaced. Entrants should include their name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if available)\u00a0ONLY<\/b>\u00a0on the\u00a0cover letter<\/b>, but nowhere else on the manuscript.\u00a0 Pages should be numbered. \u00a0For\u00a0online entries<\/b>\u00a0put your cover letter in the cover letter box, and attach your outline\/synopsis and the first 50 pages of your novel as one document.<\/span><\/p>\nIf a manuscript is selected for the final round, the author will be asked to send another copy of the originally submitted first 50 pages. Submissions will be acknowledged only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped postcard. No manuscripts will be returned. Failure to comply with manuscript guidelines may disqualify entries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFor a copy of the press release on the winners, please submit a SASE (to the address listed in the next paragraph) marked “Winners 2017 Contest.” The press release will be available in late Fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEntries for the 2017 contest will be accepted after October 1, 2016.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0DEADLINES: Entries can be mailed via\u00a0SNAILMAIL or our ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM.\u00a0 Hard Copy entries should be sent to the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, c\/o\u00a0M.A.\/M.F.A.\u00a0in Creative Writing, Wilkes University, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, and postmarked no later than midnight March 15, 2017 Eastern Standard time.\u00a0ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM\u00a0entries should be sent to jamesjones.submittable.com\/submit ELECTRONIC ENTRIES should be sent no later than midnight, March 15, 2017 Eastern Standard time.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nThe winner will be notified in\u00a0September 2017. The first-prize winner must accept the award at the James Jones Literary Society Conference held each fall, usually in early November. Transportation funding will be provided. An excerpt from the winning manuscript will be published in Provincetown Arts (July 2017.)<\/p>\n
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<\/b>For more information, please contact us via\u00a0<\/b>e-mail<\/a>\u00a0or visit our website\u00a0www.wilkes.edu\/pages\/1159.asp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
Ends on March 15, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0$33.00 USD\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The 26th Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship<\/span> The award is intended to honor the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into cultural and social issues exemplified by the late James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and other prose narratives of distinction. Jones himself was the recipient of aid from many supporters as a young writer and his family, friends, and admirers have established this award of $10,000 to continue the tradition in his name. Two runners up awards of $1000 each may be given by the Jones Literary Society.\u00a0 All selections are at the discretion of the judges.<\/span><\/p>\n Eligible writers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Have never published a novel<\/span><\/p>\n Are U.S. citizens<\/span><\/p>\n May have published any other type of work including non-fiction articles and short stories<\/span><\/p>\n Non eligible writers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Officers of the James Jones Literary Society<\/span><\/p>\n Writers who have published previous novels<\/span><\/p>\n Eligible submissions<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Unpublished\u00a0 novels<\/span><\/p>\n Novels in which one or more chapters have been published<\/span><\/p>\n Non eligible submissions<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Collections of short stories<\/span><\/p>\n Linked short stories<\/span><\/p>\n Self-published novels<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Note: Manuscripts may be simultaneously submitted for the First Novel Contest and to a publisher for publication. If the work is accepted by a publisher at any time up to the announcement of the First Novel winner, the Society must be notified and the selection will be withdrawn from the contest.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Entry Fee: A $30 check\/money order, payable to Wilkes University, not to James Jones First Novel Fellowship, must accompany each entry.\u00a0 For online submissions there is an additional $3.00 processing fee.<\/span><\/p>\n Manuscript Guidelines: A two-page (maximum) outline or synopsis of the entire novel and the first 50 pages of the novel-in-progress\u00a0are to be submitted. A specific format for the outline or synopsis is not required.<\/span><\/p>\n The manuscript must be typed,\u00a0double-spaced & single sided; outline may be single-spaced. Entrants should include their name, address, telephone number and e-mail address (if available)\u00a0ONLY<\/b>\u00a0on the\u00a0cover letter<\/b>, but nowhere else on the manuscript.\u00a0 Pages should be numbered. \u00a0For\u00a0online entries<\/b>\u00a0put your cover letter in the cover letter box, and attach your outline\/synopsis and the first 50 pages of your novel as one document.<\/span><\/p>\n If a manuscript is selected for the final round, the author will be asked to send another copy of the originally submitted first 50 pages. Submissions will be acknowledged only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped postcard. No manuscripts will be returned. Failure to comply with manuscript guidelines may disqualify entries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For a copy of the press release on the winners, please submit a SASE (to the address listed in the next paragraph) marked “Winners 2017 Contest.” The press release will be available in late Fall 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Entries for the 2017 contest will be accepted after October 1, 2016.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0DEADLINES: Entries can be mailed via\u00a0SNAILMAIL or our ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM.\u00a0 Hard Copy entries should be sent to the James Jones First Novel Fellowship, c\/o\u00a0M.A.\/M.F.A.\u00a0in Creative Writing, Wilkes University, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766, and postmarked no later than midnight March 15, 2017 Eastern Standard time.\u00a0ONLINE SUBMISSION FORM\u00a0entries should be sent to jamesjones.submittable.com\/submit ELECTRONIC ENTRIES should be sent no later than midnight, March 15, 2017 Eastern Standard time.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The winner will be notified in\u00a0September 2017. The first-prize winner must accept the award at the James Jones Literary Society Conference held each fall, usually in early November. Transportation funding will be provided. An excerpt from the winning manuscript will be published in Provincetown Arts (July 2017.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/b>For more information, please contact us via\u00a0<\/b>e-mail<\/a>\u00a0or visit our website\u00a0www.wilkes.edu\/pages\/1159.asp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n
\nwill be awarded to an American author of a first novel-in-progress, in 2017, by the James Jones Literary Society.<\/span><\/p>\n