Contests
ONE ACT PLAY
Sponsored by
Favrot-Van Horn Fund
Judge: Peter Hagan
Grand Prize:
$1,500
Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival
A VIP Festival pass ($600 value)
Publication in Bayou Magazine
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest Deadline:
EXTENDED! New date: November 1, 2021
POETRY
Sponsored by
Scovern Law
Judge: Natalie Diaz
Grand Prize:
$1,000
VIP Festival pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $15
Contest Deadline:
EXTENDED! New date: November 15, 2021
FICTION
Sponsored by
Kindle Direct Publishing
Judge: Esme Weijun Wang
Grand Prize:
$1,500
Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival in New Orleans
VIP Festival pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest Deadline:
EXTENDED! New date: November 1, 2021
Sponsored by
Kindle Direct Publishing
Judge: Megan Giddings
Grand Prize:
$500
VIP Festival Pass
($600 value)
Public reading at the next Festival
Publication in New Orleans Review Web Features
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $10
Contest Deadline:
EXTENDED! New date: November 15, 2021