THE LAMAR YORK PRIZES FOR FICTION AND NONFICTION
 

Two prizes of $1,000.00 each and publication in The Chattahoochee Review are awarded to a winning story and essay in the annual Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction, which honor the founder and former editor of The Chattahoochee Review.

• Send stories and essays of up to 5,000 words, double-spaced.

• Entries must be postmarked or submitted via Submittable (under the appropriate contest category) between October 1 and January 31. All entries will be considered for publication.

• Submissions are judged anonymously. Please include a cover letter with the entry’s title and entrant’s name, address, and phone number. Remove identifying information from the submission. We would greatly appreciate a note letting us know how you heard about the contest in your cover letter.

• Simultaneous submissions are discouraged but permissible, though we ask to be notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere (gpccr@gpc.edu).

• An entry fee of $15 (nonrefundable) includes a one-year subscription to The Chattahoochee Review beginning with the Spring 2013 issue. Each additional entry requires a separate fee but may include a gift subscription; please make a note with payment.

• No theoretical, scholarly, or critical essays will be considered, but all other approaches and topics are welcome. Only unpublished essays and stories will be considered. While manuscripts will not be returned, authors may include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for notification of receipt of manuscript.

• Winners will be announced on TCR’s website in March and published in the Spring 2013 issue.

• The editors support the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses Contest Code of Ethics, and will judge the prizes this year. The Editor and an outside judge in each category will make the final decisions. Faculty of GPC, former students of the editors, and close friends or associates should refrain from submitting.

Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) Contest Code of Ethics:
“CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to (1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; (2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and (3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.” 

Congratulations to our 2013 Lamar York Prize Winners: Amina Gautier for her story “Bodega,” and Ming Holden for her essay “Coyote.” Their work will appear in Volume 33.1, due out this summer. Please visit our news and events blog, The Hooch, for a list of finalists. Warmest regards to all who entered!

THE TOWNSEND PRIZE FOR FICTION

The Townsend Prize for Fiction is awarded biennially to the Georgia writer judged to have published the best book-length work of fiction in the previous two years. The prize was founded in 1980 in honor of founding editor of Atlanta Magazine, Jim Townsend. Past recipients include respected Georgia authors Celestine Sibley, Alice Walker, Terry Kay, Ha Jin, and Kathryn Stockett.

Books are brought to our attention through communication from publishers, agents, and in some cases authors themselves. The final nominees are then selected by The Chattahoochee Review. Determination of the winner is carried out by anonymous, independent judges and announced at an awards ceremony.

The last Townsend Prize for Fiction was awarded on April 26th, 2012, at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, and Ann Beattie gave the keynote address. Thomas Mullen received the Prize for The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers.