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courtesy of
THE STEPHEN
EISEN MEMORIAL YOUTH PRIZES
IN POETRY & FICTION
(a division of the National League of American Pen Women's
Soul-Making Literary Competition 2001
Robin Jacobson, Poetry Judge
Kenn Rabin, Fiction Judge
Poetry Prizes: $50 (1st), $25 (2nd), and $10 (3rd) prize
Fiction Prizes: $50 (1st), $25 (2nd), and $10 (3rd) prize
NOTE: The Soul-Making Literary
Prize Competition is sponsored
by a nonprofit arts organization which does NOT espouse any
particular spiritual belief system. The competition is open to
all
persons without regard to age, race, gender or sexual orientation,
mental or physical challenges, ethnicity, creed, nationality,
or
national origin.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please read guidelines carefully! This is a nonprofit contest
staffed
completely by volunteers. So have a heart, and follow ALL the
submission guidelines, or we will have to discard your entry.
Thanks!
DEADLINE (extended): Dec. 31, 2001 (postmarked)
THEME: Fresh and finely crafted
writings that illumine the search
for spirit, and/or express the experience of soul-making.
ABOUT SOUL-MAKING: It can occur
in any moment, from the
smallest, most ordinary -- such as scrubbing a floor or pedaling
a
bicycle -- to the most tragic or miraculous. Soul-making implies
a
life journey, so spirit -- or the search for it -- is present
not only in
moments of hope, faith, joy, revelation, and redemption, but
also
in moments of confusion, fear, anger, sorrow, and despair. And
at
least as often in the quietest, least dramatic moments. So soul-making
is not only about angels, fairies, rituals, or magic, not only
about
battles between good and evil, but also about careful attention
paid
in the moment -- there may be as much spirit in giving someone
a
haircut as in slaying a dragon, in tying a shoelace as in falling
in love.
Whatever our beliefs may be about the divine, when it comes to
creative writing, the saying is apt that "God is in the
details" -- the
great mystic poet William Blake wrote of "see[ing] a world
in a grain
of sand." To help your spirit come through more clearly
in your
writing, look, listen, use all your senses, observe closely,
be specific.
Let your writing surprise you. And never doubt that your own
life is
as worthy of a poem or a story as the lives of saints and heroes.
OPEN TO YOUNG ADULTS:
Grades 7-12 or Ages 12-17 (or equivalent) by contest deadline
(proof of age required of winners)
POETRY: 1 to 3 poems per entry (no more than 1 poem per page)
FICTION: 1 short story per entry
(3,000 words max per story, double spaced)
Indicate "YOUTH POETRY" or
"YOUTH FICTION"
on each poem or story,
as well as each entry card and envelope!
ACCEPTABLE material:
* original works written in the English language
* unpublished and previously published works
* simultaneous submissions
* multiple entries by the same writer (separate fee for each
entry)
* entries from prior winning writers in this or any other competition
HOWEVER, works which have won
awards in previous
Soul-Making Competitions may not be re-entered.
NO substitutions or revisions of work will be accepted after submission.
ALL manuscripts must be typed.
ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRONIC ENTRIES ACCEPTED!
Do NOT put your name on your
manuscript!
INSTEAD: Enclose one typed 3 x 5
card printed or typed with
your name, mailing address, and phone number (plus fax and/or
email address if you have them), YOUTH POETRY or
YOUTH FICTION, and title(s) of work(s).
Manuscripts will not be returned. Please enclose stamped,
self-addressed envelope (SASE) if you wish to receive
competition results.
FEE: $5 per entry, payable to
NLAPW, Nob Hill Branch
(check or money order in U.S. dollars only)
MAIL entry with fee to:
Eileen Malone, Contest Chair
Soul-Making Literary Competition
Stephen Eisen Memorial Youth Prizes
1544 Sweetwood Drive
Colma, CA 94015
READING AND AWARDS CEREMONY:
All winners invited
to read their works in annual televised ceremony at San Francisco
Public Library (main branch). This event is FREE and open to
the public.
For further info:
Email: SoulMakingContest@welcome.to
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