Contests
Each year So to Speak offers a fiction, nonfiction, and poetry contest. 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.
Fall 2011 SHORT FICTION CONTEST
We will begin reading for our Fall 2011 Short Fiction Contest January 1, 2011. To enter, submit a manuscripts not exceeding 4,500 words (with double-spaced and numbered pages) and a cover letter through our Submission Manager. The reading fee is $15 and can be paid through our Submission Manager.
All entrants will receive a free copy of our Spring 2011 issue.
Deadline: March 15, 2011
Judge: T. Greenwood
T. Greenwood is the author of six novels. She has received grants from the
Sherwood Anderson Foundation, the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, the
National Endowment for the Arts, and, most recently, the Maryland State Arts
Council. Two Rivers was named Best General Fiction Book at the San Diego
Book Awards last year. Four of her novels have been BookSense76/IndieBound
picks; This Glittering World is a January 2011 selection.
She teaches creative writing at both UCSD's Extension Program and at The Ink
Spot. She and her husband, Patrick, live in San Diego, CA with their two
daughters. She is also an aspiring photographer.
More information on T. Greenwood can be found at her website:
http://www.tgreenwood.com and her blogs: http://www.mermama.blogspot.com and
http://www.ephemerafiles.blogspot.com
Spring 2012 POETRY CONTEST
To enter, submit up to 5 poems (not to exceed 10 pages) and a cover letter, through our Submission Manager. The reading fee is $15 and can be paid through our Submission Manager.
All entrants will receive a free copy of our Spring 2011 issue.Deadline: October 15, 2011
Judge: TBD
Spring 2012 NONFICTION CONTEST
We welcome submissions of personal essays, memoir, profiles, and other nonfiction pieces not exceeding 4,500 words. Manuscripts should be double-spaced with numbered pages and include a cover letter. To enter, submit through our Submission Manager. The reading fee is $15 and can be paid through our Submission Manager.
All entrants will receive a free copy of our Spring 2011 issue.
Deadline: October 15, 2011
Judge: TBD
