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Aesthetica
CREATIVE WRITING AWARD
Two prizes of £1,000 (approximately $1,290) each and publication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual are given annually for a poem and a short story. The winner in poetry also receives a full membership to the Poetry Society in London, and the winner in short fiction receives a consultation with the literary agency Redhammer Management. Both winners receive a subscription to Granta and a selection of books from Bloodaxe Books and Vintage Books. The editors will judge. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a £12 (approximately $15) entry fee or a short story of up to 2,000 words with an £18 (approximately $24) entry fee by August 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Aesthetica, Creative Writing Award, P.O. Box 371, York, YO23 1WL, England. www.aestheticamagazine.com/creative-writing-award
Aspen Words
LITERARY PRIZE
A prize of $35,000 is given annually for a book of fiction published in the current year that “illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.” The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the 2019 Aspen Words Summer Benefit in Aspen, Colorado, as a featured speaker and guest of honor. Novels, story collections, and translations of books of fiction published in the United States in 2018 are eligible. Publishers may submit the required entry form with a $30 entry fee, along with five copies of a book (or bound galleys), by August 1. There is no entry fee for presses whose annual net sales are less than $4 million. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Aspen Words, Literary Prize, 110 East Hallam Street, Suite 116, Aspen, CO 81611. (970) 925-3122. Ellie Scott, Contact.
literary.prize@aspeninstitute.org www.aspenwords.org/programs/literary-prize
Baton Rouge Area Foundation
ERNEST J. GAINES AWARD FOR LITERARY EXCELLENCE
A prize of $10,000 is given annually to an emerging African American writer for a short story collection or novel published in the current year. The winner also receives travel and lodging expenses to attend an awards ceremony in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in January 2019. Anthony Grooms, Edward P. Jones, Elizabeth Nunez, Francine Prose, and Patricia Towers will judge. Submit eight copies of a short story collection or a novel (or bound galleys) published in 2018 by August 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, 100 North Street, Suite 900, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. (225) 387-6126. Lois
