The 26th Annual Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival is pleased to announce its 2012 Fiction and One-Act Play Contests. Each fiction submission must be one original and previously unpublished short story of up to 7,000 words. One-act play submissions should run no more than one hour in length and require minimal technical support for a 100-seat theater. Content for both contests is not limited to Tennessee Williams- or New Orleans-related themes.
Fiction submissions will be accepted through November 15, and one-act play submissions will be accepted through November 1. Entries for both contests are unlimited and may be submitted by mail or online.
The grand prize winner of the fiction contest will receive $1,500, airfare and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2012 Festival in New Orleans March 21-25, a VIP all-access Festival pass, a public reading opportunity at the Festival, and publication in Louisiana Literature. Top ten finalists will receive a panel pass for the Festival.
The grand prize winner of the one-act play contest will win $1,500, a staged reading at the 2012 Festival, a full production of his or her play at the 2013 Festival, a VIP all-access Festival pass for 2012 and 2013, and publication in Bayou. Top ten finalists will receive a panel pass for the Festival.
For more information and to submit your work, visit the website at http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/index.php?topic=contests.
