Faulkner-Wisdom Writing Competition
This one is a pretty big deal. The Faulkner-Wisdom Competition, sponsored by The Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans, sponsors an annual competition that includes prizes for novel ($7,500 prize), novella ($2,500 prize), novel in progress ($2,000), short story ($1,500), Essay ($1,000), poetry ($750), and story by a high school student ($750). The winners will accept their prizes in person at the “Faulkner for All” literary gala in New Orleans in November. The deadline for an entry is May 1 (recently extended from April 1); rules and guidelines are so extensive that I’ll just refer you to the competition’s web site rather than attempt to summarize them. Some of us (actually all of us, given the range of genres represented) should think about entering this competition. I believe Mary Ann O’Gorman was a semifinalist in the short story category a couple of years ago; this could be our year.
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