It is Rosebud’s great honor to announce The 4th Biennial X.J. Kennedy award for creative nonfiction. Mr. Kennedy is one of America’s most admired editors, poets and essayists. He was the judge of the first competition and remains a valued supporter of and advisor to the award. The current contest will be judged by Rosebud editor and VOICE OVER columnist Roderick Clark and by Robert Wake, Editor of Cambridge Book Review Press. As Judge Clark observes: “Paper is flat and the world is round. Telling the truth about the world requires both discipline and imagination. The winner must display both.”

THE DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 31, 2006.

GUIDELINES

The contest begins now and ends December 31, 2006 (as per entry postmark). The author submitting the best piece of original, unpublished nonfiction will be awarded $1,000, publication of the work in Rosebud, and three copies of the contest issue. Ideal length is 3500 words or less, although longer pieces will be considered. Entries may be any kind of nonfiction, including essays of all kinds, nature and travel writing, and memoir. Each entry should have a cover letter with a brief biography included. There is a $10 entry fee per piece submitted. If you send a $15 fee for at least one piece we will mail the prize-winning
issue to you as well. Make checks payable to Rosebud/X.J. Kennedy Award.

Send entries to:
X.J. Kennedy Award
c/o Roderick Clark
N3310 Asje Road
Cambridge, WI 53523

Entries will not be accepted via e-mail. Questions may be directed to jrodclark@smallbytes.net

NOTE CAREFULLY THAT ENTRIES MAY NOT BE READ OR RETURNED IF: the required $10 entry fee is omitted. the required SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) is omitted. there is insufficient postage or insufficient return postage. entries are postmarked after the deadline. Note that email entries are not allowed.

There are no further guidelines.