$15,000 Prize for Emerging African-American Fiction Writers / Funding
Deadline
August 15, 2021
Organization Name: Ernest J Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Organization Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Type: Calls & Submissions | Funding
Fee: Free
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The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence honors Louisiana’s revered storyteller, Ernest J. Gaines, and serves to inspire and recognize rising African-American fiction writers of excellence at a national level. The book award, initiated by donors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, is now in its 15th year and has become nationally recognized in its role of enhancing visibility of emerging African-American fiction writers while also expanding the audience for this literature. The annual award of a $15,000 cash prize is to support and enable the writer to focus on writing.
Learn more and register at: https://ernestjgainesaward.org/literary-award-criteria-registration
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