Russell C. Leong Literary E-Book Series Prize

We are pleased to announce the Russell C. Leong Literary E-Book Series Prize.  Each author selected for publication by the Leong E-Book Series will receive a $1000 award.  Each year, the series will highlight a different literary genre, starting with poetry in 2011.  For more information regarding the E-Book Series, please go to this link.  A demo of the E-Book iPad app can be seen here.

Year One (2011): Poetry

Year Two (2012): Short Fiction

Year Three (2013): Creative Non-Fiction or Mixed Genre

Submission Guidelines

Deadline: August 30, 2011 for POETRY

Maximum number of manuscript pages: 70

Subject Matter: Must touch upon the Asian and/or Pacific Islander experience in the Americas or in the Pacific region.

Judges: A national rotating panel from distinguished writers and critics.

Applicant Requirements

* Resident or Non-Resident of the Americas (North, Central, South) or the Pacific

* Can be bilingual, but must have English translation (English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, etc.)

* No age, gender, sexual orientation, religious requirements

* Previous publication not required

Please send your manuscript submission and a one-page narrative biography via email to Arnold Pan (arnoldpan@ucla.edu); include the subject line: “Leong E-Book Series–Poetry” in any correspondence.  Questions regarding the series can also be directed to Arnold Pan.  Thank you for your interest.

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