Contests
Each year So to Speak offers fiction, nonfiction, poetry and now an art contest.[past winners]. Past judges have included Claudia Emerson, Jennifer Lauck, Marie Howe, Sharon Mehdi, and Lucy Corin.
Winners in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction are awarded $500, 2 complimentary issues, and publication in the journal. The three finalists are also featured in the journal. All contest entrants receive a free issue!
Winter/Spring 2010 POETRY CONTEST
Submit two copies of your manuscript: one with your name and contact information and one without. Manuscripts should include up to 5 poems, not to exceed 10 pages total. Include a cover letter and a SASE for response. The reading fee is $15. Please make checks or money orders payable to George Mason University. Contest entries are not returned.
Deadline: October 15, 2009.
Judge: Robyn Schiff
Winter/Spring 2010 NONFICTION CONTEST
We welcome submissions of personal essays, memoir, profiles, and other nonfiction pieces not exceeding 4,000 words. Submit two copies of your manuscript: one with your name and contact information and one without. Manuscripts should not exceed 4,000 words; they should be typed and double-spaced with numbered pages. Include a cover letter and a SASE for response. The reading fee is $15. Please make checks or money orders payable to George Mason University. Contest entries are not returned.
Deadline: October 15, 2009.
Judge: Richard Hoffman
Summer/Fall 2010 SHORT FICTION CONTEST
Submit two copies of your manuscript: one with your name and contact information and one without. Manuscripts should not exceed 5,000 words; they should be typed and double-spaced with numbered pages. Include a cover letter and a SASE for response. The reading fee is $15. Please make checks or money orders payable to George Mason University. Contest entries are not returned.
Deadline: March 15, 2010.
Judge: Chimamanda Adichie
Contest Submission Guidelines
To be considered for our annual contests, entrants should send the following:
- Two copies of the manuscript, one with entrant name and contact information and one without.
- $15 entry fee via check or money order made out to George Mason University. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. The entry fees are what make this contest possible.
- SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope).
- A cover letter stating the following:
- Your complete contact information. Note that we prefer home contact infromation, and please include an e-mail address if possible.
- That your work is a contest entry.
- A bio, not longer than 75 words, that describes your background as a writer or artist, including awards or other publications.
- How you heard about So to Speak (for example, if through a directory, which one?).
Mail Contest Submissions to
So to Speak
(Fiction or Nonfiction Contest)
George Mason University, MSN 2C5
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Please make checks payable to George Mason University.
*Note* We will not consider any submission that does not adhere to the guidelines and will immediately recycle the submission.
