Deadline: 4 April 2011 (from 28 March 2011)
NolaVie Creative Writing Competition
Entries are now being accepted for NolaVie’s Writing Competition. Entrants may submit a maximum of five original pieces of writing in three categories: short fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry.
Each writing piece will be judged by Creative Writing Professor Melissa Dickey and NolaVie staff on its ability to convey a unique aspect of life in New Orleans.
PRIZES: $250 cash for the winning creative non-fiction piece, $150 cash for the winning fiction piece, and $150 cash for the winning poetry piece. Both winners and runners-up will be invited to read their works at a special reading at Octavia Books, and have their work published on Nola.com.
Deadline: April 4, 2011. There’s no fee to submit.
Submit here.