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Annual Literary Contest Guidelines 2006

Notice: The Literary Contest has been extended. Submissions must be post marked no later than February 1, 2007.

 

The annual literary contest, in collaboration with Loving Healing Press, was established to honor writers who have written a short story that would qualify for publishing.

Eligibility

Reader Views Literary Contest is open to all writers regardless of residency, however, the story must be written in the English language. Work already published is not eligible. 

Judging

All initial judging will be done by judges obtained by Reader Views. Thirty semi-finalists will be named.  Final judging is for twenty stories that will be printed in an anthology published by Loving Healing Press. All semi-finalists will be asked to submit their story in Microsoft Word document for final judging.

Theme

Theme is “Transformation.”  It must be true story about the most important self-discovery that you (or a family member had) or event/decision that caused you to look at the world or yourself in a whole new way for the rest of your life. Working title is "THE STORY THAT MUST BE TOLD: TRUE TALES OF TRANSFORMATION"

Guidelines

Stories must be between 1000 and 3000 words double spaced in 12 point font. Cover page must include title, number of words, a brief synopsis, and name/address/e-mail address of writer. (Please follow this guideline - most entries are disqualified at this point because this guideline is not followed.) Semi-finalists will resubmit story in Microsoft Word document for publishing process.

Awards

Twenty stories will be published by Loving Healing Press in book form. All twenty writers will receive a copy of the book (shipping/handling fee charged) and opportunity to purchase books for resale. The final book will be available for purchase on amazon as well as other online bookstores. Semi-finalists will be announced in our weekly e-mail newsletter on March 5, 2007 and the finalists on April 2, 2007.

Entry Fee

$20.00 USD per story via U.S. check or international money order payable to: Reader Views.  More than one story per writer will be accepted, however, only one story per writer is eligible to be published. An entry fee must accompany each story.

Submissions received without the entry fee will not be considered. Entry fee is non-refundable.

Registration Deadline

Writers are encouraged to submit their entries as soon as possible but postmarked no later than February 1, 2007. Any submission postmarked after this date will not be accepted.

Submission

Submission form may be downloaded here. 

Submission form and fee must accompany the manuscript and sent to:

Reader Views Literary Contest 2006
7101 Hwy 71 W #200
Austin, TX 78735

Do not send your manuscript directly to Loving Healing Press. It will be disqualifed if you do.

Rights

Reader Views or Loving Healing Press will not retain any rights to submitted manuscripts, nor will they reproduce or publish any submission without the writer’s authorization. All contact information will not be disclosed to a third party.

Reader Views reserves the right to disqualify any entry if guidelines and criteria are not met. Entry fee is non-refundable to disqualified entries.