Deadline
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Categories
Entry Fees
$20 per entry
Prizes
FIRST PRIZE: $1000.00 CDN (per category) plus a full manuscript review** by the literary agency The Rights Factory
THREE HONORABLE MENTIONS PER CATEGORY: Guaranteed publication in donttalktomeaboutlove.com
Description
What does LOVE mean to you? We want your fiction, non-fiction, poetry or artwork, exploring love in any of its myriad expressions: romantic, platonic, parental and more. We know there is a whole world of love out there. Write it. Draw it. Paint it. Then send it in.
All submitted works must be original and unpublished. Texts must be written in English. All works must fall within one of the following categories and be within the specified word/line count.*
Fiction (maximum 2,000 words)*
Non-fiction (maximum 2,000 words)*
Poetry (maximum 75 lines)*
Participants may submit as many texts as they wish in one or all categories. A writer can win only one prize per category. Each text may be submitted to only one category. For each entry, participants must complete a separate submission form and pay the entry fee. Please see complete submission guidelines on the Submittable submissions form.
* Word count includes titles, except poetry. Submissions over the specified word count will be disqualified. Word counts are determined using Microsoft Word’s word counter.
** Manuscript review for up to 75,000 words for fiction and nonfiction; 10,000 words for poetry. Review will be in the form of a one-hour personal/Skype/telephone meeting.
Contact Information
Sam Hiyate
[email protected]