[La-students] fiction contest for college undergraduates

[Joe Orozco]

THE STONY BROOK SHORT FICTION PRIZE
17TH ANNUAL AWARD 2008
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/fiction.nsf/pages/eligibility

Eligibility: Only undergraduates enrolled full-time in American and Canadian
universities and colleges for the academic year 2007-2008 are eligible for 
the
prize. This Prize has always encouraged submissions from students with an
Asian background, but we want to make it clear that we encourage students of 
all
races and backgrounds to enter.

Submissions of no more than 7500 words should be typed on paper 8.5 by 11
inches and be accompanied by proof of the participant’s current 
undergraduate
enrollment and a permanent address, phone number and email address. No 
electronic
submissions accepted. No other entry form is required. Manuscripts will not
be returned.

Evidence of current enrollment: a xeroxed copy of a grade transcript, a 
class
schedule or receipt of payment of tuition showing your full-time status for
either fall ’07 or spring ’08 semesters will do. The name of the institution
and its address must be clear. Please indicate the name of the department of
your major field of study.

The 2008 winner will receive $1,000.

Inquiries may be directed to: jjwest(at)optonline.net (replace (at) with @).

Submission to this Prize assumes the right of Stony Brook to publish the
winning story on its Web site. Stony Brook reserves the right not to award 
the
Prize.
DEADLINE: Submissions must be postmarked by
March 1, 2008.

The winner and runners-up will be contacted in June 2008, at which time the
contest results will be posted and the winning story published on the 
Fiction
Prize Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/fictionprize.

Submissions should be sent to:
JOHN WESTERMANN
DIRECTOR OF THE SHORT FICTION PRIZE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
HUMANITIES BUILDING
STATE UNIVERSITY
STONY BROOK, NY 11794-5350