SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN. UPLOAD DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31, 2012.
Seven Hills Contest, 2012
The Seven Hills Literary Contest is in its seventeenth year. The contest is sponsored by the Tallahassee Writers Association. The contest is open to all, and over the years we have had winners from nearly every state and even some international entries.
Winners are published in The Seven Hills Review the following year, usually by the end of January. We made our first Pushcart Prize nomination in 2010. Congratulations to Gale Massey of St. Petersburg, FL.
All judging is blind by professional, published authors.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE MANUSCRIPTS YOU UPLOAD. Names or identifying information disqualify your manuscript.
Seven Hills Prose Contest Rules
Upload Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012 (Firm)
Contest does not accept work previously published or having received awards in other
competitions. Notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Win cash, publication, and recognition!
• $100 first place winners, $75 second, and $50 third
• Plus publication in the Seven Hills Review
Contest Categories
• Short Story 2,500 word maximum, any genre.
• Creative Nonfiction 2,500 word maximum. Submissions in this genre could include (but are not limited to) memoir, food or travel writing, personal essays, new journalism, biography, nonfiction stories, and nature writing. The emphasis in creative nonfiction is on factually true yet elegant literary expression.
• Children's Chapter Books, for ages 6-12, with 2,500 word maximum. Submit a synopsis of the chapter book (100 words or less) along with a representative excerpt of 2,500 words. (Note: We offer children’s picture book competition in alternate years.)
• Flash Fiction, 500 word maximum, any genre.
Detailed guidelines and criteria for each category may be found at www.tallahasseewriters.net.
Winners will be notified and posted on the TWA website by Nov. 30, 2012. www.tallahasseewriters.net
Book Orders:The Seven Hills Review 2012 may be ordered from amazon.com.
Children’s Chapter Books--Members of TWA - $12.00
Size limit: 2,500 word maximum
Children’s Chapter Books for ages for ages 6-12, with 2,500 word maximum. Submit a synopsis of the chapter book (100 words or less) along with a representative excerpt of 2,500 words. (Note: We offer children’s picture book competition in alternate years.)Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Children's Chapter Books--Non-Members - $17.00
Size limit: 2,500 words
Children’sfor ages 6-12, with 2,500 word maximum. Submit a synopsis of the chapter book (100 words or less) along with a representative excerpt of 2,500 words. (Note: We offer children’s picture book competition in alternate years.) Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Creative Nonfiction--Members of TWA - $12.00
Size limit: 2,500 word maximum
# Creative Nonfiction 2,500 word maximum. Submissions in this genre could include (but are not limited to) memoir, food or travel writing, personal essays, new journalism, biography, nonfiction stories, and nature writing. The emphasis in creative nonfiction is on factually true yet elegant literary expression.
Deadline: August 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Creative Nonfiction--Non-Members - $17.00
Size limit: 2,500 words
# Creative Nonfiction 2,500 word maximum. Submissions in this genre could include (but are not limited to) memoir, food or travel writing, personal essays, new journalism, biography, nonfiction stories, and nature writing. The emphasis in creative nonfiction is on factually true yet elegant literary expression.
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Flash Fiction-- Members of TWA - $12.00
Size limit: 500 words
# Flash Fiction 500 word maximum, any genre.
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012 (upload or postmark)
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Flash Fiction--Non-Members - $17.00
Size limit: 500 words
Flash fiction, 500 word maximum, any genre.
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Short Story- TWA Members - $12.00
Size limit: 2,500 words
# Short Story 2,500 word maximum, any genre.
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.
Short Story- Non-Members - $17.00
Size limit: 2,500 words
2,500 words, any genre.
Deadline: Aug. 31, 2012
Note: members of the Tallahassee Writers Association receive a price break on entries, but no preference in judging. All judging is blind.