29 October 2010

Lilith's Fiction and Poetry Prize (for Jewish Women)

Post date: 29 October 2010
Deadline: 15 December 2010

ANNUAL FICTION COMPETITION

Lilith Magazine is looking for unpublished original stories with heart, soul and chutzpah illuminating issues in the lives of Jewish women.

FIRST PRIZE: $250 and publication of story in LILITH Magazine.

Submission instructions:

--Manuscripts should be double spaced and should not exceed 3000 words.
--Manuscripts should be mailed in. We will NOT accept electronic submissions.
--Enclose a stamped envelope for return of manuscript.

Deadline: December 15, 2010

Send fiction contest submissions to:

Fiction Competition
LILITH MAGAZINE
250 West 57th Street, Suite 2432
New York, NY 10107


POETRY PRIZE AT LILITH

Lilith magazine invites submissions of edgy, exciting poetry touching in any way on Jewish women's experience for The Charlotte Newberger Prize in Jewish Women's Poetry at Lilith. Winning poets will receive a cash award, and publication in the renowned independent Jewish women’s magazine, and the possibility of a public reading.

For over 30 years, Lilith magazine has been one of the rare publications to feature poetry alongside its investigative reports, scholarship, memoirs and fiction. This first-ever poetry prize at Lilith is named for a woman who has been a longtime supporter of the arts in Chicago and on the national scene.

Submission instructions:

--Poets are invited to submit up to three poems, in hard copy only.
--Each poem not to exceed 100 lines in length.
--Include name and contact information, including e-mail and phone numbers, on each page submitted.
--Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for the return of any manuscript.

Deadline: December 15, 2010

Send poetry contest submissions to:

Charlotte Newberger Poetry Prize
LILITH MAGAZINE
250 West 57th Street, Suite 2432
New York, NY 10107

More information here.
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