The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is now accepting entries for its 2019-2020 Fiction, Poetry, Very Short Fiction, and One-Act Play Contests.
FICTION
For our Fiction Contest the deadline is October 1, 2019. Entry Fee is $25.
Grand Prize: $1,500
Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival
VIP All-Access Festival pass for the next Festival ($600 value)
Public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival
Publication in Louisiana Literature
Judge: Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of the acclaimed novel, We Cast a Shadow and a forthcoming short story collection.
Our Poetry Contest deadline is October 15, 2019. Entry Fee is $15.
Grand Prize: $1,000
VIP All-Access Pass ($600 value) for the Festival
Publication in Antenna::Signals Magazine
Public reading at the next Festival at Antenna::Signals live event
Judge: Beth Ann Fennelly, Mississippi Poet Laureate and author of three poetry collections: Open House, Tender Hooks, and Unmentionables. Her newest book is Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs.
Our One-Act Play Contest deadline is October 1, 2019. Entry Fee is $25.
Grand Prize: $1,500
Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival
VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value)
Publication in Bayou Magazine
Judge: Peter Hagan, President of the Dramatists Play Service.
Our Very Short Fiction Contest deadline is October, 15, 2019. Entry fee is $10.
Grand Prize: $500
Public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival
VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value)
Publication in New Orleans Review Web Features
Judge: Jac Jemc, author False Bingo.
Top nine finalists for all contests will receive a literary discussion pass ($100 value) to the Festival (March 25-29, 2020), and their names will be published on the Festival's website. For more information and full guidelines, see our submission page (www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests)
The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival celebrates the genius of Tennessee Williams, who once called our city his "spiritual home," and the contemporary artists who are as honest and unflinching in their examination of the human condition as our patron playwright. Founded in 1986 by a group of cultural enthusiasts, the Festival has grown from a small gathering of 500 to a five-day literary event, which sees 13,000+ seats filled each year. In late March, we toast Williams' birthday with theater, literary panels, food, and music events featuring luminaries and the brightest new talents in American arts. For more information, visit www.tennesseewilliams.net or find us @TWFestNOLA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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