Georgia Southern University's

Department of Writing and Linguistics

announces

The Roy F. Powell Awards

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction Writing Competition

$100 prize in each category!

Publication in Miscellany !

The Rules :

1. The competition is open to all Georgia Southern University students.

2. You may enter one or all categories by submitting three poems and/or one short story no longer than eight pages and/or one nonfiction work (autobiography, essay, editorial, biographical profile, journalistic feature story, review, historical, and other true-life material) no longer than eight pages. Include your name, address, phone number, e-mail on the cover page of your entry .

3. All entries must be original and unpublished.

4. All entries must be typewritten and double spaced on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 paper. Since manuscripts will not be returned, please do not enclose an SASE . Keep the original copy of your manuscript, and submit a good quality photocopy.

5. Send or deliver entry (indicate on the envelope whether poetry or fiction or non-fiction) to:

The Roy F. Powell Awards Writing Competition, Department of Writing and Linguistics,

1118 Newton Hall, P.O. Box 8026 .

6. All entries must be received in the Writing & Linguistics main office by 4:00 pm, Friday, February 20, 2009. Winners will be notified by March 10, 2009. If you have not been contacted by this date, you can assume your entry is not a finalist. We regret we cannot contact you personally. For more information: enelson@georgiasouthern.edu (poetry) , or lvaleri@georgiasouthern.edu (fiction) , or shuber@georgiasouthern.edu ( nonfiction ).