2020-21 Writing Contests
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:
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest Deadline:
October 1, 2020
POETRY
Sponsored by
Scovern Law
Judge: Paisley Rekdal
Grand Prize:
- $1,000
- VIP Festival pass ($600 value)
- Publication in Antenna::Signals print magazine
- Public reading at the next Festival at Antenna::Signals live event
Finalists:
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $15
Contest Deadline: October 15, 2020
FICTION
Sponsored by
Kindle Direct Publishing
Judge: Minrose Gwin
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 a literary panel at the next Festival
- Publication in Louisiana Literature
Finalists:
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $25
Contest Deadline: October 1, 2020
VERY SHORT FICTION
Judge: Leigh Camacho Rourks
Grand Prize
- $500
- VIP Festival Pass ($600 value)
- Public reading at a literary panel at the next Festival
- Publication in New Orleans Review Web Features
Finalists
Finalists will receive a panel pass ($100 value) to the Festival. Their names will be published on this site.
Entry Fee: $10
Contest Deadline: October 15, 2020
2019-20 Contest Winners
2019-20 Poetry Contest Winners
Judge: Beth Ann Fennelly
Winner:
Connor Yeck
“B-Reel”
Cincinnati, Ohio
Runners-up:
2nd: Genevieve Paiement-
“Mama’s Use-By Date”
3rd: Jason Myers-
“The Taste Beneath the Taste We Seek”
Finalists:
Judy Bankman
Adele Brown
Zoe Canner
Danielle East
Max McDonough
Charlotte O’Brien
Shailen Scott
Tobias Wray
2019-20 Fiction Contest Winners
Judge: Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Winner:
D.R. Glass
“I’m Only Here to Keep You Warm”
Portland, Maine
Runners-up:
2nd: Fanny Rothchild-
“The Torture of Separation”
3rd: Nicole Olweean-
“How to Accept the Lunar Landing”
Finalists:
Steven Bieler
Desiree Evans
Steven Fromm
Laura Herbst
Ariele Le Grand
Kira Marie McCullough
Alex Pickens
Daniel Spiro
2019-20 One-Act Play Contest Winners
Judge: Peter Hagan
Winner:
Erin Considine
“Twenty-Two”
Lawrenceville, GA
Runners-Up:
2nd: Konner Wilson-
“Kindred”
3rd: Phil Darg-
“Thespis”
Finalists:
Lauren Fulton
Olivia Haller
Ken Kaye
James Kraft
Marc Littman
Paul Millet
Seanan Palmero
Drew Petriello
Rachel Wilson
2019-20 Very Short Fiction Winners
Judge: Jac Jemc
Winner:
Kristian O’Hare
“Hard Swallow”
San Francisco, CA
Runners Up:
2nd: Matthew Cherry-
“Chambered”
3rd: Don Taylor-
“The Gift”
Finalists:
James Bartelle
Sally Basmajian
Darren Bulhak
Pamela Ebel
Julia Bailey Johnson
Meagan Perry
Rob Selzer
Ian Supak
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