Two prizes of $500 and publication of two winning novellas in a collection are offered for the two best original novellas submitted between April 1, 2007 and October 1, 2007.

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:

ms. should contain a minimum of 60 and no more than 120 double-spaced manuscript pages, not including front matter ms. pages should be numbered, and, if appropriate, include a table of contents include one title page with ms. title, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address author’s name should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript include a second title page containing ms. title only clearly indicate on the outside of the mailing envelope “Novella Contest” do not include a cover letter, biographical information, or acknowledgments.

MULTIPLE & SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS:

send multiple submissions in the same envelope, marked “Multiple;” entry fee must be included for each ms. simultaneous submissions accepted; please notify us immediately if the ms. is accepted elsewhere.

ELIGIBILITY:

mss. that have been previously published in their entirety, including self-published, are not eligible translations are not eligible students enrolled in a degree-granting program at the time of the submission pay a reading fee of $15.00.

MAIL ENTRIES TO:
Cleveland State University
Poetry Center – Novella Contest
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

READING FEE: $25.00

(Reading fee for students is $15.00, see “Eligibility.”)
check or money order payable to Cleveland State University

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

for notification of ms. receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard (optional) manuscripts are not returned once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered
announcement of winners will appear in the March/April 2008 issue of Poets & Writers for notification of contest results, include a self-addressed stamped envelope (optional).