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Nimrod Literary Awards
Founded by Ruth G. Hardman
The 34th 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, 2012
Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2012
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 heavy 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 be living in the US by October of 2012 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October. All finalists will be considered for publication.
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 2011
The editors of Nimrod International Journal are delighted to announce the winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists of the 33rd Nimrod Literary Awards. Nimrod Literary Awards: The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry
FIRST PRIZE:
Hayden Saunier, “Sideways Glances in the Rear-View Mirror”
SECOND PRIZE:
Suzanne Cleary, “Italian Made Simple” and other poems
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Patricia Hawley, “Transmutation” and other poems
Brent Pallas, “My Dear Emma” and other poems
Robert Russell, “Heaven” and other poems
Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction
FIRST PRIZE:
Sultana Banulescu, “Beggars and Thieves”
SECOND PRIZE:
Kellie Wells, “In the Hatred of a Minute”
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Judith Hutchinson Clark, “Girlfriend”
Caitlin Kindervatter-Clark, “The Pygmy Queen”
Stephen Taylor, “Jolly Old England”
Nimrod extends deep appreciation to all who submitted. There were 632 poetry manuscripts and 474 short stories submitted to the 2011 competition. Selecting poetry finalists and fiction finalists from these was a task that dominated the lives of 41 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 2011, Linda Pastan, poetry, and Amy Bloom, fiction. They chose the winners and honorable mentions from the finalist group. Linda Pastan is the author of over 10 collections of poetry, most recently Traveling Light. Amy Bloom is the author of two novels and three short story collections, most recently the novel Away.
The 34th Nimrod Literary Awards competition begins January 1, 2012; the postmark deadline is April 30, 2012. We welcome your submissions, knowing that each year brings new discoveries, often from those who have submitted to the competition before. (All entrants not previously contacted by Nimrod about their work may consider their work released at this time.)
Finalists Poetry 2011 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
P088, Susan Cohen, CA, “The Woman Who Feels No Fear” and other poems
P124, Brent Pallas, NY, “My Dear Emma” and other poems
P128, Netta Gillespie, IL, “Cassandra”
P141, Katie Kingston, CO, “Experimenting with LSD After the Poetry Reading”
P218, Jefferson Harris, CA, “The Elephant Seals” and other poems
P146, Mary B. Moore, WV, “Drinking the Gin of Time”
P206, Gail Rudd Entrekin, CA, “Rearrangement of the Invisible” and other poems
P222, James K. Zimmerman, NY, “The Dream About the Books” and other poems
P271, James Meetze, CA, from “Phantom Hour”
P310, Ed Frankel, CA, “Among Other Things, Joyce Said” and other poems
P334, Sarah Wetzel, NY, “Pilgrims to a Vanishing River” and other poems
P344, Suzanne Cleary, NY, “Italian Made Simple” and other poems
P439, Hayden Saunier, PA, “Sideways Glances in the Rear-View Mirror”
P481, Patricia Hawley , WA, “Transmutation” and other poems
P547, Madelyn Garner, CO, “Triptych: My Son” and other poems
P549, Robert Russell, WI, “Heaven” and other poems
P599, Mark Wagenaar, IA, “Nail Bed Gospel” and other poems
P611, Rachel Inez Lane, FL, “Raised by Wolves” and other poems
P615, Penelope Scambly Schott, OR, “Beyond Akaroa”
P629, Kyoko Uchida, NY, “Abundance” and other poems
Semi-Finalists Poetry 2011
P063, LeRoy N. Sorenson, MN, “Ghosts at Craigsville” and other poems
P085, Lucy Ricciardi, CT, “D. C. in ’69” and other poems
P092, Tara Taylor, NC, “Something Else” and other poems
P110, Tom Hansen, SD, “How He Went”
P185, Julianna McCarthy, CA, “In the Bedroom” and other poems
P213, Lindsay Knowlton, VT, “The Grace of Memory” and other poems
P259, Nadine Sabra Meyer, PA, “The Lace-Maker’s Bloom” and other poems
P319, Lisa D. Schmidt, WA, “Squirrel in the Attic” and other poems
P323, Gail Peck, “Postcard of Provence” and other poems
P325, Rebecca Lehmann, FL, “Its Likeness is the World” and other poems
P332, Molly Tenenbaum, WA, “The Long and the Short of It” and other poems
P395, Francine Marie Tolf, MN, “The Undertow of Longing”
P401, Christopher Buckley, CA, “The Shape of Things” and other poems
P410, Paige Riehl, MN, “Farm Kids” and other poems
P440, Stan Zumbiel, CA, “Eddie Autumn and His Trio”
P486, Arne Weingart, IL, “Genealogy” and other poems
P626, Darrel Alejandro Holnes, MI, “Pagan” and other poems
Finalists Fiction 2011 (listed in order of number they received at check-in)
F080, Sara Patton, CO, “The Bull Rider”
F138, Scott Kauffman, CA, “Cat Dance”
F151, Rochelle Distelheim, IL, “Comfort Me With Apples”
F277, Bipin Aurora, CA, “Mother of Gulu”
F335, Caitlin Kindervatter-Clark, VA, “The Pygmy Queen”
F348, Judith Hutchinson Clark, NY, “Girlfriend”
F375, Stephen Taylor, CA, “Jolly Old England”
F394, Elizabeth Hille, CA, “The Holler Over”
F444, Kellie Wells, AL, “In the Hatred of a Minute”
F461, Sultana Banulescu, NY, “Beggars and Thieves”
Semi-Finalists Fiction 2011
F149, Matthew Pitt, MS, “A Damn Sight”
F218, David E. Lee, FL, “The Face of the Little Wife”
F283, Pamela Bobowicz, NY, “Say When”
F311, Amina Gautier, IL, “Listening In”
F329, Kenneth W. Finley, TX, “The Lovers’ Tree”
F331, Katherine Hill, PA, “Boxwood”
F340, Judi Blaze, WA, “Louis A. Runs-Along”
F342, Theresa Boyer, MT, “Experiments with Optical Illusions”
F353, Jacqueline Guidry, MO, “Learning the Flute in La Paz”
F392, Emily Gates, NY, “The Other World”
F463, B. G. Firmani, NY, “The Geographic Cave”
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