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Information on the Julia Peterkin Award from the English Department of Converse College

Submission Guidelines
for the 2008 Julia Peterkin Award


Eligibility
The 2008 Julia Peterkin Award is open to all poets. Works previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion in the submission. Only original works in English may be submitted.


Manuscript Format Guidelines
Entries must be typed on quality paper, 8 1/2 by 11. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable. Each entry should include up to 10 pages of poetry (blind submissions ), along with a cover page including the writer’s name, address, daytime phone number, and titles of submission. Also include a one-paragraph biography.


Entry Requirements

• A handling fee of $15 made payable to: Converse College English Department.
  Deadline: February 15, 2008.
• Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like direct notification of contest results. Results will be mailed in May of 2008. No manuscripts can be returned.
• Send one copy of the manuscript prepared according to format guidelines.
• The winner will receive $1,000 and travel expenses for a reading at Converse College. Winner should be willing to read at Converse during Fall 2008.

Send entries to:

The Julia Peterkin Award
Converse College
Department of English
580 E. Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302

For more information, call (864) 596-9011.