Awards Celebration and Writing Workshop
The 32nd Nimrod Literary Awards
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction &
The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
Founded by Ruth G. Hardman
FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and publication
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and publication
Contest Rules
Contest Begins: January 1, 2010
Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2010
Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems).
Fiction: 7,500 words maximum.
No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author's name, full address, phone & email. "Contest Entry" should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a black clip. Manuscripts will not be returned. Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s Web site. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2010 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October.
Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee. Make checks payable to Nimrod.
Send to:
Nimrod Journal
Literary Contest--Fiction or Poetry
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
Nimrod Literary Awards 2009
The editors of Nimrod International Journal are delighted to announce the winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists of the 31st Nimrod Literary Awards.
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry
FIRST PRIZE: $2,000: Mike Nelson, “Acacia”
SECOND PRIZE: $1,000: Alicia Case, “Ascension” and other poems
HONORABLE MENTION: Natalie Diaz, “The Elephants” and other poems
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction
FIRST PRIZE: $2,000: Lacey Jane Henson, “Trigger”
SECOND PRIZE: $1,000: Margaret Kaufman, “Live Saving Lessons”
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Patricia Grace King, “Dogs in Guatemala”
Teresa Milbrodt, “Holes (or Annotated Scrapbook, Sections Slightly Charred)”
Laura Hulthén Thomas, “Down to the Last Kopek”
Nimrod extends deep appreciation to all who submitted. There were 784 poetry manuscripts and 654 short stories submitted to the 2009 competition. Selecting poetry finalists and fiction finalists from these was a task that dominated the lives of 42 Nimrod editors all spring. They approached their mission with dedication and discretion, reading and rereading the final group, comparing notes, and speaking for favorites. The finalists’ manuscripts, without cover letters or names, were sent to the judges for 2009, Marie Howe, poetry, and Robert Olen Butler, fiction. They chose the winners and honorable mentions from the finalist group.
The 32nd Nimrod Literary Awards competition begins January 1, 2010; the postmark deadline is April 30, 2010. We welcome your submissions, knowing that each year brings new discoveries, often from those who have submitted to the competition before. (All entrants not listed here, or not previously contacted by Nimrod about their work, may consider their work released at this time.)
Finalists Poetry 2009 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
029, Alex Grant, NC, “The Bearded Lady” and other poems
090, Joan Colby, IL, “The Lunar Year” and other poems
120, Anna Carson DeWitt, NC, “Massachusetts Avenue Tableau” and other poems
147, Simon Peter Eggertsen, NY, “Seven Poems from Nowhere”
150, Dede Wilson, NC, “Eliza: The New Orleans Years, 1837-1862”
159, Sally Allen McNall, CA, “Gathering in the open” and other poems
178, Maggie Queeney, NY, “Font” and other poems
184, Jacqueline Berger, CA, “Home Visit” and other poems
193, Natalie Diaz, AZ, “The Elephants” and other poems
215, Judy Rowe Michaels, NJ, “Saint Luke’s Garden, Hudson Street” and other poems
218, Katharyn Howd Machan, NY, “Branches” and other poems
236, Michael Andrews, CA, “By the Poppy” and other poems
308, Cecilia Woloch, CA, “The Silk of Longing Is Never Worth What We are Paid” and other poems
312, Alicia Case, DC, “Ascension” and other poems
429, Danica Colic, NY, “Tamsen Donner”
442, Melanie McCabe, VA, “Exile” and other poems
547, Jessica Moll, CA, “Sand Dollars” and other poems
565, Johnie O’Neal, OK, “Cotton-Picker” and other poems
701, Mike Nelson, MI, “Acacia”
722, Terry Blackhawk, MI, “Out of the Labyrinth” and other poems
735, Tracy Truels, NY, “Ceremony” and other poems
746, Lois Baker, OR, “The Lost Cub” and other poems
Semi-Finalists Poetry 2009
142, Lee Rossi, CA, “The Apartment” and other poems
205, Andrea O’Brien, KY, “Origins” and other poems
287, Peter Munro, WA, “Prelude” and other poems
347, Lauren Schmidt, OR, “What I Learned from Birds” and other poems
362, PMF Johnson, MN, “Lord of Dust” and other poems
432, Lorraine Healy, WA, “On a Visit Home to Buenos Aires . . .” and other poems
449, Lynn Shoemaker, WI, “The Rachel Nausicaa Suite”
595, Gabriel Spera, CA, “Apricots” and other poems
611, Melissa McNulty, DC, “River” and other poems
Finalists Fiction 2009 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
168, Stefan R. De La Garza, CA, “Jupiter”
182, Katherine Ellis, WA, “Sticky”
198, Lacey Jane Henson, WA, “Trigger”
334, Jacqueline Guidry, MO, “Flirting with Normal, Flirting with Crazy”
401, Linda Woolford, MA, “Bounty”
410, Laura Hulthén Thomas, MI, “Down to the Last Kopek”
444, Teresa Milbrodt, CO, “Holes (or Annotated Scrapbook, Sections Slightly Charred)”
466, Patricia Grace King, IL, “Dogs in Guatemala”
525, Michael Fischer, MI, “Crybaby Lane”
532, Lori Huth, NY, “El Corazón”
593, Virginia Konchan, OH, “Blackbird”
606, Sonya Larson, MA, “It’s Better to Be Lucky Than Good”
607, Karl Roeseler, CA, “Late Work”
614, Timothy Crandle, CA, “University Hospital”
650, Margaret Kaufman, CA, “Life Saving Lessons”
Semi-Finalists Fiction 2009
114, Rochelle Distelheim, IL, “Song of Sol”
445, Teresa Milbrodt, CO, “Snakes”
459, T. L. Crum, CA, “Thirty-Seven”
464, Alice Templeton, CA, “Natural Resources”
493, Sallie Bingham, NM, “Exchange”
497, Paul Takeuchi, NY, “Back Trouble”
521, Amina Gautier, MO, “Virgin of Providence”
524, Rachel Wright, GA, “Last Year’s Man”
526, Joshua Cross, OK, “Dessert in the Dinner Hole”
585, Gina M. Angelone, FL, “The Favorite”
595, Eva Talmadge, NY, “The Story of My Leg”
644, Viet Thanh Nguyen, CA, “All the Wonders of the World”