Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: August 15, 2009
Guidelines:
http://www.nchumanities.org/documents/MicrosoftWord-LFLADetails2009.pdf
Linda Flowers served on the North Carolina Humanities Council from 1992 to 1998, whose mission is to preserve the culture and heritage of North Carolina. Linda Flowers left behind a legacy that includes this literary writing contest.
According to the guidelines, “Submissions should detail examinations of intimate, provocative, and inspiring portraiture of North Carolina, its people and cultures, bringing to light real men and women having to make their way in the face of change, loss, triumph, and disappointments.”
You do not need to be a resident of North Carolina to enter. Entries may be fiction or nonfiction, up to 2,500 words. Only one entry is accepted per writer, so make it spectacular! The winner will be published in North Carolina Conversations, receive $500, and a stipend to a writer’s residency at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Take a few moments to relax by reading some of the intriguing winning stories before you submit your own winning entry.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jennifer McCollum, Ph.D.
Public Relations Officer
336.334.5704
jmccollum@nchumanities.org
2011 Linda Flowers Literary Award: North Carolina Humanities Council Calls for Submissions
GREENSBORO, NC (June 17, 2011) – The North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry for the 2011 Linda Flowers Literary Award. The postmark deadline for submissions is August 15, 2011.
The Linda Flowers Literary Award is given annually by the North Carolina Humanities Council for unpublished writing that portrays North Carolina, its people, and cultures. While authors do not have to be North Carolinians, entries are expected to draw on North Carolina connections and/or memories.
The North Carolina Humanities Council will award the author of the winning entry a cash prize of $500, publication in the Humanities Council’s biannual magazine North Carolina Conversations, and support towards a weeklong writer’s residency at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines.
There is no entry fee. Entries should be no longer than 2,500 words and five copies of an entry should be submitted. For a complete description and full submission guidelines for the Linda Flowers Literary Award, visit the North Carolina Humanities Council website at http://www.nchumanities.org.
Entries should be mailed to the North Carolina Humanities Council, Attention: Dr. Shelley Crisp, Executive Director, 122 N. Elm Street, Suite 601, Greensboro, NC, 27401. Questions may be directed to Dr. Crisp at scrisp@nchumanities.org or (336) 334-5383.
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The North Carolina Humanities Council is a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Humanities Council supports through grants and public programs vital conversations that nurture the cultures and heritage of North Carolina. In addition to grants and publications, the Council offers the Teachers Institute, a free professional education development program for NC’s K-12 public school teachers; Road Scholars, a speakers bureau bringing scholars and NC communities together to explore issues in the public humanities; Let’s Talk About It, a library discussion series of literature and film in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book; Museum on Main Street (MoMS), a traveling exhibition in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and rural NC towns statewide; NC Roadwork, an initiative encouraging the examination of local NC history related to routes of human passage; and Literature and Medicine, a scholar-facilitated book discussion group for hospital staff to reflect on the larger mission of medicine. Learn more about the work of the North Carolina Humanities Council at http://www.nchumanities.org.
Thanks for the comment. I’ve posted the press release on my June 21, 2011 blog post.