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First Novel Fellowship [1]

Greater than $20
Deadline: 
March 15, 2025
Entry Fee: 
$33
Cash Prize: 
$12,000
Website: 
http://wilkes.edu/academics/graduate-programs/creative-writing-ma-mfa/james-jones-fellowship-contest.aspx [2]

A prize of $12,000 is given annually for a novel-in-progress by a U.S. writer who has not published a novel. The first runner-up receives $3,000 and the second runner-up receives $2,000. Using only the online submission system, submit the first 50 pages of a novel-in-progress and a synopsis of up to two pages with a $33 entry fee by March 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Tags: 
novel [3], short stories [4]

James Jones Literary Society, First Novel Fellowship, Wilkes University, Creative Writing Program, 84 West South Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766. 


E-mail address: 
jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu [5]

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/first_novel_fellowship

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/first_novel_fellowship [2] http://wilkes.edu/academics/graduate-programs/creative-writing-ma-mfa/james-jones-fellowship-contest.aspx [3] https://www.pw.org/tags/genre_specifics/novel [4] https://www.pw.org/tags/genre_specifics/short_stories [5] mailto:jamesjonesfirstnovel@wilkes.edu