Overview

Tarcher/Penguin and Julia Cameron are seeking undiscovered writing talent!

- This competition is open to novel and novella-length fiction as well as narrative nonfiction.
- Submissions should be no more than 10 pages (roughly 4-5,000 words maximum), and only one submission per person will be accepted.
- All submissions must be work that has not been published previously or awarded any prize in a prior contest or competition.
- Submissions should be sent electronically within the body of an e-mail (no attachments) to feedback@tarcherbooks.com, along with your full name and contact information. Be sure to put “TTA [Your first and last name]” in the e-mail subject line. Submissions must be received by March 2, 2012.
- Semi finalists will be contacted March 23 to submit (electronically) the full manuscript. The winner will be chosen by Julia Cameron and announced online on April 26.
- The winning piece will win a cash prize of $5,000 and a manuscript review by a Penguin editor.

Eligible media

Literary Arts