Second Annual Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest
John Berendt JUDGE: Bestsellling author John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The City of Falling Angels) The Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festivals Second Annual Short Fiction Contest is soliciting original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content on the broad theme of Saints and Sinners. The contest is open to authors at all stages of their careers and to stories in all genres. The entry fee is $15 per story. There is no limit on the number of stories each author may enter. One grand prize of $250 and two second place prizes of $50 will be awarded. In addition, the top stories will be published in an anthology from QueerMojo, an imprint of Rebel Satori Press. There will also be a book release party held during the 9th annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in New Orleans May 12-15, 2011. The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts is November 1, 2010. [download id="2"]
Annual Full-Length Play Competition
[download id="3"]The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in association with the Marigny Theatre Corporation and the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is now taking submissions for the annual full-length play competition. Registration: There is a $15 fee for every play submitted. Participants can enter more then once. Click here to open and print the registration form in your browser. Note: you cannot complete this form online; you must print it and return the completed paper form with each of your submissions. This requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or above. Prizes: The winning entry will receive complimentary registration to the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival and a stipend of $250. The winning play from our fifth annual contest will also be produced by the Marigny Theatre Corporation and will premiere the weekend of the 9th annual Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in May 12-15, 2011. Finalists: The finalists' names and titles will be announced on the Saints and Sinners website. Dates: Deadline for submission is December 31st yearly. (Entries postmarked later than December 31st will not be considered) The winner will be announced in March of the following year. Entry Fees: Participants can make more than one submission. There is a $15 entry fee ...
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A) DEVIL: $25 Recognition in the Festival program book B) SAINT: $75 Recognition in the Festival program book One Saints & Sinners Master Class ticket ($25 value) C) SINNER: $125 All of the benefits of Levels A-B, plus: Exclusive Saints and Sinners Gift Item (Distributed at the Festival) D) ANGEL: $250 All of the benefits of levels A-C, plus: One weekend pass ($125 value) E) LITERARY PANEL SPONSOR: $1500 Underwriting of one of the Festival's literary panels. You will receive credit directly beneath the panel description of your choice in the Festival program, as well as an "All Access Pass," which provides you with admittance to every event during the Festival Purchase Membership Online Download mail-in form As the festival enters its eighth year, we would like to ask your help in achieving a goal of raising $10,000 between now and December 31. As many of you already know, Saints and Sinners is currently completely organized by unpaid volunteers. It is truly a labor of love as all of the work is done without monetary compensation. Our fundraising goal would allow us to hire a much-needed, part-time office assistant to help with the pre-conference administrative work, and pay for general operating expenses to ...
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Writing Competitons
Second Annual Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest
John Berendt JUDGE: Bestsellling author John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The City of Falling Angels) The Saints and Sinners GLBT Literary Festivals Second Annual Short Fiction Contest is soliciting original, unpublished short stories between 5,000 and 7,000 words with GLBT content on the broad theme of Saints and Sinners. The | Read More →
Annual Full-Length Play Competition
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival in association with the Marigny Theatre Corporation and the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival is now taking submissions for the annual full-length play competition. Registration: There is a $15 fee for every play submitted. Participants can enter more then once. Click here to open and print the registration form | Read More →
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