Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize - NCWN Non-Members

JACOBS/JONES AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERARY PRIZE

Postmark Deadline: January 2 (annual) Submissions Accepted: November 1 – January 2

The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize honors Harriet Jacobs and Thomas Jones, two pioneering African-American writers from North Carolina, and seeks to convey the rich and varied existence of African-American/Black North Carolinians. The contest is administered by the Creative Writing Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication of the winning entry in The Carolina Quarterly.

Eligibility and Guidelines

• The competition is open to any African-American/Black writer whose primary residence is in North Carolina.
• Entries may be fiction or creative nonfiction, but must be unpublished, no more than 3,000 words, and concerned with the lives and experiences of African-American/Black North Carolinians. Entries may be excerpts from longer works, but must be self-contained. Entries will be judged on literary merit.
• An entry fee must accompany each submission: $10 for NCWN members, $20 for nonmembers. You may submit multiple entries, but the correct fee must accompany each one.
• You may pay the members’ entry fee if you join the NCWN when you submit.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
• The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript.
• The winner will be announced in February.

For questions, please contact mail@ncwriters.org.