2008 Evolution contest
The Evolution Contest reading period is now closed. Winners will be announced on our website in October. Thanks!
In Spring 2009, Ecotone will publish a special issue celebrating the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and the sesquicentennial of the publication of The Origin of Species. We are now accepting submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for the Ecotone Evolution Contest, which will creatively reflect the subject of evolution.
We are looking for bold interpretations about a theory that has radically altered the experience of being human: What does it mean to share our DNA with other animals? What are the consequences of our diminishing biodiversity? Why have political lines hardened around an issue so rooted in science?
The Ecotone Evolution Contest will be judged by Jennifer Ackerman, author of Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream and Notes from the Shore. [more about jennifer]
Poetry submissions should include between one to six unpublished poems. After the contest has been judged, we will work with the authors invidually to create their own chapbook. Final chapbook lengths will vary, depending on the genre of the winning manuscripts.
Please include your name, genre, contact information, and “Ecotone Evolution Contest” on all entries. All manuscripts and correspondence regarding submissions should be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.) for a response; no replies will be given by e-mail. For further information, e-mail [evolution at ecotonejournal dot com] or read the general [submission guidelines].
A printable PDF version of this announcement is available for download [here]
Please mail contest submissions, along with a check made out to the UNCW Creative Writing Department (memo: Ecotone Evolution Contest), to:
Ecotone Evolution Contest
Creative Writing Department
University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
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