2010 River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize

The 2010 River Teeth Literary nonfiction Prize contest deadline has been changed to December 31, 2009.

River Teeth’s editors and editorial board conduct a yearly national contest to identify the best book-length manuscript of literary nonfiction. The winner will be announced in March of the prize year. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication by the University of Nebraska Press.

General Guidelines:

1. Manuscripts must be between 150-400 pages long
2. Manuscripts must be double-spaced
3. Include a title page with title only
4. Include a cover page with title and contact information
5. Include a $25 contest fee
6. Postmark Deadline is December 31, 2009.
7. Mail entries to:

RIVER TEETH

Ashland University

401 College Ave.

Ashland, OH 44805

All Books Published by The University of Nebraska Press

The River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize Series

River Teeth’s editors and editorial board conduct a yearly national contest to identify the best book-length manuscript of literary nonfiction. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication by The University of Nebraska Press. Manuscripts must be between 150-400 pages long .  Deadline is March 1, 2009.

Past winners have been honored as Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers and School Library Journal Best Adult Books for High School Students, as well as finalists in the Connecticut Book Awards and Sayoran International Prize for Writing.

For more information about River Teeth and the Literary Nonfiction Book Prize, visit http://www.ashland.edu/riverteeth/guidelines.htm

The River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize Series

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River Teeth’s editors and editorial board conduct a yearly national contest to identify the best book-length manuscript of literary nonfiction. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication by The University of Nebraska Press. Deadline March 1, 2008