Deadline: July 31, 2010 Web: www.glimmertrain.org Entry Fee: $15 A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short story. Submit a story of up to 3,000 words with a $15 entry fee during the month of July. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
The Story Prize
July 10, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Deadline: July 15, 2010 Web: www.thestoryprize.org E-mail: info@thestoryprize.org Entry Fee: $75 A prize of $20,000 is given annually to honor a short story collection written in English and first published in the United States. Two runners-up will receive $5,000 each. Larry Dark and Julie Lindsey will select the three finalists; three independent judges will choose […]
Monroeville Celebrates To Kill a Mockingbird
July 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Monroeville County, Alabama Presents: 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend To Kill a Mockingbird July 8, 2010 – July 11, 2010 Monroeville County Courthouse Want to visit the courthouse where To Kill a Mockingbird was filmed? Journey to Monroeville, Alabama the week of July 8 – 11 for a weekend long celebration of To […]
A TALE OF TWO FARMS
July 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
A TALE OF TWO FARMS July 24, 2010 5:00 p.m. A Southern Summer Celebration Featuring One of the Nation’s Leaders of the Local Food Movement Join P. Allen Smith and executive chef Joshua Smith of Local Roots, Roanoke’s first farm-to-table restaurant, for a garden-fresh culinary experience. The evening begins with live music, a […]
Faulkner Fanatics Gather in Oxford
July 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The 2010 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will examine the topic “Faulkner and Film” through five days of lectures and discussions by literary scholars and critics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to view five or six films based on Faulner’s works. If you consider yourself a Faulkner fanatic, of if you’ve just always wanted an excuse […]