This annual competition, established in 1958, identifies and awards Utah writers for works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in the form of short stories, essays, poems, and full-length manuscripts. Submissions must be original works and unpublished at the time of entry. Entries will be reviewed in a blind process by seven judges selected from outside of Utah.
Past award winners have included Ron Carlson, David Lee, Katharine Coles, Ken Brewer, Pam Houston, Lyman Hafen, Margaret I. Rostkowski, Lance Larsen, John Bennion, Scott Cairns, Rod Carney, and Susan Howe. There is no entry fee for the competition, and it is open to all Utah residents.
Competition Timeline
* Manuscripts accepted into contest: Beginning May 2, 2011
* Manuscript deadline: Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 5 p.m.
* Winners contacted: September 2011
Competition Guidelines
It is important you read and understand the rules for the Utah Original Writing Competition. Changes in categories and rules can be found here. If you have any questions about the guidelines, please contact Guy Lebeda via email or call 801.236.7553.
Important change: the contest no longer accepts hard-copy entries. All entries must be made online at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov.
Please note: this is a “first book” contest. Writers interested in entering A, B, C, or D cannot have a book published or accepted for publication in the category they wish to enter; however, authors can have a book published or accepted for publication in a category other than the one they wish to enter.
INTRODUCTION
For more than fifty years, the Utah Division of Arts & Museums annual Utah Original Writing Competition has honored some of Utah’s finest writers with public recognition, career assistance, and cash prizes. Numerous awardees, selected by our nationally recognized literary jurors, have continued on to significant statewide and national acclaim, bringing recognition and prestige to our state. Thanks in part to funding provided by the Utah State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, we hope to continue this tradition far into the future.
CATEGORIES
Class A: Novel
First prize: $1,000 Second prize: $750 Specifications: Fiction; minimum length: 60,000 words No part of the manuscript can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry.
Class B: Biography/Autobiography
First prize: $1,000 Second prize: $750 Specifications: Nonfiction; minimum length: 60,000 words No part of the manuscript can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category alternates each year. Next year it will be “General Nonfiction”)
Class C: Book-length Collection of Stories
First prize: $1,000 Second prize: $750 Specifications: Collection of Stories: minimum length: 60,000 words. No part of the manuscript can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category alternates each year. Next year it will be “Book-length Collection of Poems.”)
Class D: Young Adult Book
First prize: $1,000 Second prize: $750 Specifications: Fiction or nonfiction (general or biography), appealing to readers ages 13 through 18. Compilations of stories for young readers will be accepted. Maximum/Minimum length: none No part of the manuscript can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry. (Please note: This category alternates each year. Next year it will be “Juvenile Book.”)
Class E: Poetry
First prize: $300 Second prize: $200 Specifications: A collection of 10 poems for adults; maximum length: 1,000 lines (total). The collection must have a title. If no title is provided, the judges are instructed to use the first line of the first poem. No part of the collection can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry
Class F: Short Story
First prize: $300 Second prize: $200 Specifications: Fiction for adults; maximum length: 7,500 words No part of the collection can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry
Class G: Personal Essay
First prize: $300 Second prize: $200 Specifications: Nonfiction for adults; maximum length: 7,500 words No part of the essay can be published in book form or have been accepted for publication as a book at the time of entry
RULES
**Important change in eligibility**
This is now a “first book” contest. Writers interested in entering A, B, C, or D cannot have a book published or accepted for publication in the category they wish to enter; however, authors can have a book published or accepted for publication in a category other than the one they wish to enter.
• Due Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 5 p.m. This is a firm deadline.. Late manuscripts will not be considered.
• Residency Requirement: The competition is open to all legal residents of the State of Utah. There is no age restriction.
• Blind Judging: The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript(s).
• Limits on Entries: Writers are allowed to enter more than one category; however, only one entry per category per contestant is allowed. First and second place winners are not eligible to enter that category the next year. In the case of alternating categories, first and second place winners cannot enter the exact category they placed in until at least one round of competition in that category has taken place; however, winners are allowed to enter the alternate class in that area, or any of the other categories. (i.e. The 2010 winner of category B.i. can apply for B.ii. in 2011, but cannot apply for B.i. when it returns in 2012. The next time the winner is eligible to enter is 2013.)
• Previous Publication: Acknowledgement of previously published work should not be included with your entry.
• Judge’s Decisions are Final: Judges have sole and final authority in evaluation of manuscripts. If, in the opinion of the judge, no manuscript entered in a class is of sufficient quality to merit an award, none will be given. The judges are not identified until after the winners have been announced. Judges’ comments will be provided for First Prize and Second Prize only.
• Winning Manuscripts to Remain on File: The manuscripts of the first and second place winners in each class must remain on file with the Utah Division of Arts & Museums as part of our permanent collection. In the event a winning entry is later published, the Utah Division of Arts & Museums appreciates receiving a published copy of the work.
• Rights: Authors of winning entries retain all rights of publication.
• Disqualification: Failure to comply with these rules will result in disqualification.
Application Process
All entries must be submitted online. Paper copies are not accepted.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: glebeda@utah.gov
For submissions: register here
Website: http://arts.utah.gov/
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