Writers! Submit your work to the Porter Fleming Literary Competition

Writers age 18 and over residing in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are eligible to apply for the Porter Fleming Literary Competition. Entries must be postmarked no later than July 19, 2013.

Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online media and not accepted by any publisher at the time they are entered. Manuscripts previously submitted to the Porter Fleming Literary Competition may not be resubmitted. Submit as many entries in as many categories as you wish.

Competition categories:

• Fiction – short stories only (2,500 words maximum)
• Nonfiction – article or essay (2,500 words maximum)
• Poetry – (up to three poems per entry, not to exceed five pages total per entry)
• One-Act Play – (professional format required, limited to 15 pages)

Awards (cash awards in each category):

• First Place – $1,000
• Second Place – $500
• Third Place – $250

View the complete guidelines and application online.

Organized by the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia, the Porter Fleming Literary Competition is in its 20th year of recognizing outstanding writing and writers. The competition honors the memory of Porter Fleming, one of Augusta’s leading citizens and foremost philanthropists.

Via: Morris Museum of Art