The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is pleased to announce that our annual fiction and one-act play contests are now accepting submissions. Our team is gearing up for our 27th celebration of our namesake playwright and the city in which he found his “spiritual home.” Details are below.


5th Annual Fiction Contest

Judge: Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours

Grand Prize

  • $1,500
  • Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the 2013 Festival in New Orleans
  • VIP All-Access Festival Pass ($500 value)
  • Public reading at a literary panel at the 2013 Festival (March 20-24)
  • Publication in Louisiana Literature

Top Ten Finalists

  • Names will appear on website. Finalists will also receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the 2013 Festival.

Submit unpublished short stories up to 7,000 words. Unlimited entries per person.

Deadline: November 15, 2012

**For eligibility and full guidelines see our contest page: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Contact: contests@tennesseewilliams.net

25th Annual One-Act Play Contest

Grand Prize:

  • $1,500
  • Staged reading at the 2013 Festival (March 20-24)
  • Full production at the 2014 Festival
  • VIP All-Access Festival pass for 2013 and 2014 ($1,000 value)
  • Publication in Bayou

Top Ten Finalists

  • Names will appear on website. Finalists will also receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the 2013 Festival

Submit unpublished, never publicly performed one-act plays up to one hour in length.

Deadline: November 1, 2012

**For eligibility and full guidelines see our contest page: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

Contact: contests@tennesseewilliams.net

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Writing contests for playwrights, poets, and short story writers. Big prizes! www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests

27th annual Festival: March 20-24, 2013

The Festival’s mission is threefold: to serve the community through educational, theatrical, literary, and musical programs; to nurture, support, and showcase regional, national and international writers, actors, musicians, and other artists; to honor the creative genius of Tennessee Williams, who considered this city his spiritual home.