Deadline June 15 | Transgender Writers Welcomed: The 2012 Gatewood Prize for a Collection of Poems by a Woman

Deadline: 15 June 2012

The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first or second full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of poems by a woman writing in the English language. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

2012 JUDGE: BRENDA SHAUGHNESSY

Brenda Shaughnessy is a poet and editor. Her most recent book, Human Dark with Sugar (Copper Canyon, 2008), won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her first book, Interior with Sudden Joy (FSG, 1999) was a finalist for the Lambda Award, Norma Farber Award, and the PEN/Joyce C. Osterweil Award. She is the poetry editor of Tin House Magazine, has been a Radcliffe Institute Fellow and a Japan-US Friendship Commission fellow. She teaches at Princeton, NYU, The New School and other institutions and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.

GENERAL TERMS:

• Poet must be a woman; our definition of "woman" is broad and includes transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, and female-identified individuals.
• Multiple submissions are acceptable, but each manuscript must be entered under separate cover and fee.
• You must let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration.
• No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered; the winning manuscript may be revised before publication.
• Translations ineligible.
• Manuscripts by close friends and former students of the judge are ineligible. If the judge would recognize your manuscript for any reason, please wait until next year to enter the contest.
• Co-written collections are eligible provided both poets meet all eligibility requirements.
• Submissions will be read by Switchback editors and staff members. We will select ten manuscripts to send on to the judge, who will choose the final winner.
• Manuscripts remain anonymous until a winner is selected. Please remove any identifying references from your manuscript (including those in the body of the manuscript).
• Only include cover letters in the appropriate box in the online form; do not upload a cover letter as the first page of your manuscript.
• Entries that do not meet these terms may be disqualified.

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:

• Manuscripts should be between 48 and 80 pages, paginated.
• Please include a cover page with ONLY the title of the manuscript.
• Table of contents recommended.
• No acknowledgments page.

NOTIFICATION:

You will be notified of your submission status via email. Winners and finalists will be announced on our blog and website in early October.

ENTRY FEE:

• Option 1: $18 for reading fee only
• Option 2: $28 for reading fee and a book of your choice from our catalog (excluding limited edition FOUR). Please specify which book you would like to receive in the cover letter on the Submittable form; if you do not specify, we will send you a copy of the contest winning book. To ensure a timely delivery, be sure that your mailing address is up-to-date in the Submittable system.
• All payments will be accepted via Submittable. We do not accept cash, checks, or money orders.

DEADLINE:

Manuscripts will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on June 15, 2012.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: email editors at switchbackbooks dot com with any questions

For submissions: visit their page at Submittable to submit your manuscript

Website: http://www.switchbackbooks.com/

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Deadline June 10 | Seekardia Writing Contest for LGBTIQA Youth ($150 prize per age group | Wisconsin only)

Deadline: 10 June 2012

What's Religion got to do with it? What’s your experience with religion? Enter the Seekardia Writing Contest, Winsconsin's first writing contest for LGBTIQ Youth. First Place in each division receives $150.

2012 RULES AND SUBMISSION FORMAT

Divisions -entries will be grouped and judged in these categories:

• Youth Division 1 - Essays by writers 14-18 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 2 - Poetry by writers 14-18 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 3 - Essays by writers 19-24 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 4 - Poetry by writers 19-24 (as of 6/10/12)

All winning entries will be used for publication by Seekardia. See more under Prizes.

WHAT TO WRITE

We want to hear about your own real experiences with religion as someone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, queer or an ally via an essay or poetry. How have you felt supported by or separated from religion as an LGBTIQ or A person?

You may write on direct experiences (for example, how someone supported or criticized you, or someone you care about as an LGBTIQ person, in the name of God), or indirect experiences (for example, someone made a blanket statement about LGBTIQ people in the name of God). Whether your experiences are direct or indirect please express how you have been personally affected.

You are free to choose one or more experiences about which you will write, but you may have a better chance at writing an effective piece if you focus on one experience.

POSSIBLE WRITING PROMPTS

You are not required to answer the following specific questions in your poetry or essay, but some of these questions may assist you in focusing your writing:

1. What do I believe? Do I believe in God or a higher power?
2. How did the experience(s) I’m writing about affect my views on religion(s)?
3. Did my experience(s) draw me closer to God or a higher power or push me away?
4. Have I ever believed that I had to choose between being LGBTIQ or A and my faith?
5. Has/have my experience(s) with religion helped me to accept myself as I am?
6. Are there differences between the way religious people I have met say that God views LGBTIQ people and the way I think God sees us/my family or friends?

CONTEST RULES

1. All entries must be original unpublished works by nonprofessional authors.
2. ONE ENTRY FOR EACH DIVISION (IN YOUR AGE GROUP) PER PERSON.
3. Please read the stated Rules for Submission carefully. If you miss something and there is enough time, we’ll notify you so you can resubmit the corrected entry by the contest deadline (11:59 pm on June 10, 2012).
4. By entering the contest, the authors give permission to Seekardia to publish their submission in a booklet and to make it available to Proud Theater to use verbatim or to create a performance based on the submission (winning entries may or may not be used by Proud Theater). The winning entries may also be posted on the Seekardia web site (winning entries may or may not be posted).

SUBMISSION DETAILS

1. Entries can be in the form of a non-fiction essay or poetry based on your real experiences. You are the sole author of the entry that does not violate Copyright laws.
2. Please relate being LGBTIQ or A to your experience(s) with religion.
3. Essays may be 600 to 1,200 words (quality counts more than length).
4. Poetry may be any length.
5. Please use an easy to read font (readable is better than fancy) and font size.
6. Please number the pages.
7. Essay/poem title should appear on each page of the manuscript, but author's name should only appear on the title page.
8. If you are under the age of 18, please inform your parent or legal guardian prior to submitting your poem or essay.

TITLE PAGE -the title page should include the following contact information:

• essay or poem title
• word count
• author’s name
• complete mailing address of author
• email address of author
• phone number of author
• birth date of author (day/month/year)

Each winning entry will require written permission from a parent or legal guardian if you are less than 18 years of age for the piece to be accepted into publication. Pseudonyms are optional for writers in both age groups for publication.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

• Entries will be accepted from April 10, 2012 through June 10, 2012.
• All entries are due by 11:59 pm, June 10, 2012.

PRIZES

• The first place winner of each Youth Division will receive $150.
• Each other winner (other youth whose entries will be published by Seekardia) will receive a $20 gift certificate (TBA)
• In addition, Proud Theater will choose among the entries to create a performance.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: consult@seekardia.com

For submissions: entries should be emailed as attachments to consult@seekardia.com or snail mail to Seekardia, P.O. Box 8853, Madison, WI 53708-8853

Website: http://seekardia.com

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TransEnough and BLITZ Essay Contest

Deadline: 30 June 2012

We are excited to announce a collaborative essay contest with BLITZ. Here is your chance to get creative and give voice to what it means for you to be a trans* person.

ESSAY TOPIC: This is a two part essay. We want you to tell us what it means to you to be TransEnough AND what does the BLITZ phrase “You are the artist of your own creation” mean to you?

PRIZES

• Grand Prize – 1 TransEnough Tee of your choice + 1 BLITZ t-shirt of your choice
• Second & Third Place Winners – 1 BLITZ sticker

RULES

All submissions must be sent via Word document email attachment no later than midnight June 30, 2012. Submit your entry to del@transenough.com. All submissions not received in the aforementioned format or received after the deadline will be disqualified. All submissions must be your own original work. Submission of an entry indicates consent by the author to post their essay on the TransEnough and BLITZ websites (all posted essays will be credited to the author). All entries will be judged by both TransEnough and BLITZ. Each site will pick their top three entries as semi-finalists. Those entries (up to 6) will then be posted to the TransEnough site to be voted on in order to determine the grand prize winner and second and third place finalists.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: del@transenough.com

Website: http://transenough.com/

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Call for Entries: One In Ten Gay Screenplay Contest (USA/ worldwide)

Deadline: 1 September 2012

One In Ten Screenplay Contest is open to all writers and offers cash awards and industry contacts to the winners. A requirement of the competition is that at least one of the primary characters in the screenplay be gay or lesbian (bisexual, transgender, questioning, and the like) and that gay and lesbian characters must be portrayed positively. All writers are encouraged to enter!

Deadline for entering is September 1, 2012. Winners announced on November 15, 2012.

RULES

• Screenplays must not have been previously optioned, produced, or purchased prior to September 1, 2012.
• Screenplays must be original work of applicant(s).
• Winning screenplay submissions written by 2 or more writers require all awards to be divided equally among the writers.
• Screenplays must be in English.
• Multiple submissions are accepted but each submission requires a separate entry form and separate fee.
• Screenplays must be between 90 - 125 pages.
• Cherub Productions is not responsible for screenplays lost, stolen, or lost in shipping.
• Judges decisions are final.
• Screenplays must contain at least one primary character who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
• Screenplays must portray the primary gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or questioning character positively.
• Entry must be postmarked by September 1, 2012.
• Each submission must be accompanied with a $45.00 (US) submission fee** (Payable to: Cherub Productions, One In Ten Screenplay Contest).

ENTRANTS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES

Please submit $45.00 (US) in cash or an international money order drawn on a US Bank.
Entry fees not drawn on a US Bank are subject to a $25.00 (US) bank processing fee.

PRIZES FOR THE 2012 CONTEST

• 1st Place $1000 cash prize and submission to 5 studios / producers / agents
• 2nd Place $500 cash prize and submission to 3 studios / producers / agents
• 3rd Place $100 cash prize
• *Additional prizes provided by Script P.I.M.P.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: cherubfilm@aol.com

For: submissions: enter the competition here

Website: http://www.screenplaycontests.com

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Deadline June 1 | Xcite Books - Diva Magazine Writing Contest for Lesbian Writers

Deadline: 1 June 2012

Xcite Books has teamed up with the UK’s leading lesbian magazine Diva to find h0t new lesbian writing talent.

Using the Delicious Divas theme we are looking for lesbian-themed short stories of between 3000 – 5000 words. This theme can be very widely interpreted but must be a short story rather than the description of an experience.

As with all Xcite books, all s3xual activity must be consensual and legal.

Stories must conform to the Xcite books guidelines. Full guidelines can be found here http://www.xcitebooks.com/write-for-xcite.html

Five winning stories will be published in an ebook anthology produced by Xcite Books called Delicious Divas, which will be published on August 1st.

Submissions should be sent as a word document attachment to xcitecomp@xcitebooks.co.uk by June 1st.

The judging panel includes Xcite editor Elizabeth Coldwell and Diva editor Jane Czyzselska. The judge’s decision is final.

The winners will be announced on June 30th and the ebook released on August 1st. The winners will also receive copies of Xcite’s lesbian short story collections Wanton Women and Girl Fun 1.

Entries can be accepted under pseudonyms.

The winners will be announced and notified on June 30th 2012 and the ebook released on August 1st 2012.

Copyright for the winning entries will be retained by Xcite Books for five years. Winning authors will be paid royalties each month of 50% of net receipts.

This is a unique opportunity to get your work noticed by the Xcite editorial team and could pave the way to become a prolific author!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: xcitecomp@xcitebooks.co.uk

Website: http://xcitesexystories.com/

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Seekardia Writing Contest for LGBTIQA Youth (Wisconsin)

Deadline: 10 June 2012

What's Religion got to do with it? What’s your experience with religion? Enter the Seekardia Writing Contest, Winsconsin's first writing contest for LGBTIQ Youth. First Place in each division receives $150.

2012 RULES AND SUBMISSION FORMAT

Divisions -entries will be grouped and judged in these categories:

• Youth Division 1 - Essays by writers 14-18 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 2 - Poetry by writers 14-18 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 3 - Essays by writers 19-24 (as of 6/10/12)
• Youth Division 4 - Poetry by writers 19-24 (as of 6/10/12)

All winning entries will be used for publication by Seekardia. See more under Prizes.

WHAT TO WRITE

We want to hear about your own real experiences with religion as someone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, queer or an ally via an essay or poetry. How have you felt supported by or separated from religion as an LGBTIQ or A person?

You may write on direct experiences (for example, how someone supported or criticized you, or someone you care about as an LGBTIQ person, in the name of God), or indirect experiences (for example, someone made a blanket statement about LGBTIQ people in the name of God). Whether your experiences are direct or indirect please express how you have been personally affected.

You are free to choose one or more experiences about which you will write, but you may have a better chance at writing an effective piece if you focus on one experience.

POSSIBLE WRITING PROMPTS

You are not required to answer the following specific questions in your poetry or essay, but some of these questions may assist you in focusing your writing:

1. What do I believe? Do I believe in God or a higher power?
2. How did the experience(s) I’m writing about affect my views on religion(s)?
3. Did my experience(s) draw me closer to God or a higher power or push me away?
4. Have I ever believed that I had to choose between being LGBTIQ or A and my faith?
5. Has/have my experience(s) with religion helped me to accept myself as I am?
6. Are there differences between the way religious people I have met say that God views LGBTIQ people and the way I think God sees us/my family or friends?

CONTEST RULES

1. All entries must be original unpublished works by nonprofessional authors.
2. ONE ENTRY FOR EACH DIVISION (IN YOUR AGE GROUP) PER PERSON.
3. Please read the stated Rules for Submission carefully. If you miss something and there is enough time, we’ll notify you so you can resubmit the corrected entry by the contest deadline (11:59 pm on June 10, 2012).
4. By entering the contest, the authors give permission to Seekardia to publish their submission in a booklet and to make it available to Proud Theater to use verbatim or to create a performance based on the submission (winning entries may or may not be used by Proud Theater). The winning entries may also be posted on the Seekardia web site (winning entries may or may not be posted).

SUBMISSION DETAILS

1. Entries can be in the form of a non-fiction essay or poetry based on your real experiences. You are the sole author of the entry that does not violate Copyright laws.
2. Please relate being LGBTIQ or A to your experience(s) with religion.
3. Essays may be 600 to 1,200 words (quality counts more than length).
4. Poetry may be any length.
5. Please use an easy to read font (readable is better than fancy) and font size.
6. Please number the pages.
7. Essay/poem title should appear on each page of the manuscript, but author's name should only appear on the title page.
8. If you are under the age of 18, please inform your parent or legal guardian prior to submitting your poem or essay.

TITLE PAGE -the title page should include the following contact information:

• essay or poem title
• word count
• author’s name
• complete mailing address of author
• email address of author
• phone number of author
• birth date of author (day/month/year)

Each winning entry will require written permission from a parent or legal guardian if you are less than 18 years of age for the piece to be accepted into publication. Pseudonyms are optional for writers in both age groups for publication.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

• Entries will be accepted from April 10, 2012 through June 10, 2012.
• All entries are due by 11:59 pm, June 10, 2012.

PRIZES

• The first place winner of each Youth Division will receive $150.
• Each other winner (other youth whose entries will be published by Seekardia) will receive a $20 gift certificate (TBA)
• In addition, Proud Theater will choose among the entries to create a performance.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: consult@seekardia.com

For submissions: entries should be emailed as attachments to consult@seekardia.com or snail mail to Seekardia, P.O. Box 8853, Madison, WI 53708-8853

Website: http://seekardia.com

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Deadline May 20 | LGBT Bar Association's Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition

Deadline: 20 May 2012

The Michael Greenberg writing competition scholarship recognizes and encourages outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons. The scholarship was established in memory of Michael Greenberg, former National LGBT Bar Association board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from complications related to AIDS.

TOPIC: Legal issues affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and/or Intersex community.

ELIGIBILITY: Students must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school during the 2011-12 academic year.

AWARDS:

First Place
$1,000 cash prize
Publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality at Tulane University Law School
Registration, airfare (within the 48 contiguous United States) and lodging for the Lavender Law Annual Conference and Career Fair in Washington, D.C., which will take place from August 23-25, 2012.

First & Second Runner-up
Registration for the Lavender Law Annual Conference and Career Fair in Washington, D.C.

FORMAT: Each entry should be a scholarly piece fit for publication in a law review. Entries should follow standard note format, including Bluebook (19th edition) citation form. All entries must be submitted in English. Each entry should be no longer than 25 single-sided pages with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. The page limit includes footnotes. Footnotes should be single-spaced and 10-point font. Entries containing endnotes or including appendices or supplemental material will not be considered. Published papers or papers to be published in other publications during the entirety of the competition process are ineligible. Each individual may submit only one entry and group entries will not be accepted. Entries should be the sole work of the author and should not yet have undergone significant editing by others. Editing includes any significant revision as well as technical or substantive review of citations. Informal support, such as general comments on preliminary drafts, is allowed.

All entries must be submitted electronically in either Word or PDF format. Entrants must not include their name or the name of their school on the competition paper itself. Instead, participants must submit a separate cover page indicating their name, school, permanent address, telephone number, and a statement indicating that a preemption check has been completed as of the date of submission. We reserve the right to reject any submissions that do not conform to these standards, in particular those that list any identifying information on the submission directly.

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted before the competition closing date of May 20, 2012. All entries must be submitted via email to writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org. Please write “Michael E. Greenberg Writing Competition” in the subject line.

QUESTIONS?

Please contact LGBT Bar Law Student Division Co-chair Ashley E. McGovern at writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org with any questions or concerns. Do not include any substantive information regarding your piece, as submissions are blind-graded by student co-chairs. For more information about the National LGBT Bar Association, please visit: www.lgbtbar.org.

If you are interested in getting involved with the exciting work of the National LGBT Bar Law Student Division, through the National LGBT Law Student Congress, please send an email to info@LGBTbar.org.

JUDICIAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

If you are a sitting Judge and interested in participating as a grader, please contact Ashley E. McGovern at writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org. Please write “Judicial Volunteer” in the subject line.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: writingcompetition@lgbtbar.or

Website: http://www.lgbtbar.org

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Deadline May 18 | LGBT Synergy Out/Write Story Competition

Deadline: 18 May 2012

LGBT Synergy is a not-for-profit, all volunteer community development organisation. We empower people to identify and organise programs and services geared towards the wants and needs of the LGBT community in Ireland.

LGBT Synergy is proud to present Out/Write, a short story competition open to all.

Out/Write is looking to find the hidden creative talents of writers of all ages, from all backgrounds across the country. Have you got a story to tell? If you have, then enter and your story can help LGBT Synergy make a difference.

Stories should be no more than 2500 words long on the theme of “LGBT Lives Aren’t All Fairytales”.

Opening date for entries is Wednesday 29 February, closing date is Friday 18 May.

All entrants will be invited to attend an awards ceremony during Dublin Pride Week.

The entry fee is a donation to LGBT Synergy.

RULES AND CONDITIONS

The competition is open to people of all communities resident in Ireland Entries, in Irish or English, must be the original work of the author and must have been written specifically for this competition and not previously published

Stories must be no longer than 2,500 words in length, typed and double spaced, to be considered.

The author is advised to retain a copy of his/her entry as LGBT Synergy cannot return scripts
Entries will be accepted from Wednesday 29 February 2012 until Friday 18 May 2012. The winners will be announced in June 2012

Each submission can be sent/delivered in an A4 envelope and accompanied by entry fee code and a completed entry form

Unlimited amount of entries, however donation with each

Winning stories may be included in a collection of short stories for charity

The authors name should only appear on the accompanying entry form

The theme of the contest is “LGBT Lives Aren’t All Fairytales”, however the story title may be anything of your choosing

The decision of the judges is final and LGBT Synergy cannot enter into correspondence concerning the judging or merits of any entry

Each submission can be sent/delivered by email and accompanied by paypal entry fee code and a completed entry form



CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: mark@lgbtsynergy.com

For submissions: enter online here

Website: http://www.lgbtsynergy.com/

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Book Manuscripts on Gender, Queer Sexuality and Transgender Studies Sought: NWSA First Book Manuscript Competition 2012

Deadline: 1 June 2012

(Note: Possible topics may include but are not limited to Gender and queer sexuality, Gendered experiences of people of color, Transgender studies, and Women of color feminisms.)

The National Women's Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce a competition for the best dissertation or first book manuscript by a single author in the field of women's and gender studies. Applicants must be National Women's Studies Association members.

If a winner of the competition is selected, he or she will receive a publication contract with the University of Illinois Press. Runners up may also be considered for publication with the University of Illinois Press. Submitted dissertations must have been completed and defended after June 1, 2008. All submissions must be postmarked by June 1, 2012, and should include the following materials:

• Cover letter
• C.V.
• Proposal, including a 4-5 page overview of the scope of the project and analysis of competing titles
• Complete unbound manuscript, at least 150 double spaced pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font

Please mention the competition in your cover letter, and also indicate if any material from the manuscript has been previously published. The winner will be announced at NWSA's annual conference.

All submissions must be exclusive submissions to the University of Illinois Press for the duration of the contest, and finalists will be notified by mid-August.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: direct all questions and submissions to Larin McLaughlin, Senior Acquisitions Editor, University of Illinois Press at larinmc@uillinois.edu

Website: http://www.nwsa.org/

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Transgender Writers Eligible: The 2012 Gatewood Prize for a Collection of Poems by a Woman

Deadline: 15 June 2012

The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first or second full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of poems by a woman writing in the English language. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

2012 JUDGE: BRENDA SHAUGHNESSY

Brenda Shaughnessy is a poet and editor. Her most recent book, Human Dark with Sugar (Copper Canyon, 2008), won the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her first book, Interior with Sudden Joy (FSG, 1999) was a finalist for the Lambda Award, Norma Farber Award, and the PEN/Joyce C. Osterweil Award. She is the poetry editor of Tin House Magazine, has been a Radcliffe Institute Fellow and a Japan-US Friendship Commission fellow. She teaches at Princeton, NYU, The New School and other institutions and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and son.

GENERAL TERMS:

• Poet must be a woman; our definition of "woman" is broad and includes transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, and female-identified individuals.
• Multiple submissions are acceptable, but each manuscript must be entered under separate cover and fee.
• You must let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration.
• No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered; the winning manuscript may be revised before publication.
• Translations ineligible.
• Manuscripts by close friends and former students of the judge are ineligible. If the judge would recognize your manuscript for any reason, please wait until next year to enter the contest.
• Co-written collections are eligible provided both poets meet all eligibility requirements.
• Submissions will be read by Switchback editors and staff members. We will select ten manuscripts to send on to the judge, who will choose the final winner.
• Manuscripts remain anonymous until a winner is selected. Please remove any identifying references from your manuscript (including those in the body of the manuscript).
• Only include cover letters in the appropriate box in the online form; do not upload a cover letter as the first page of your manuscript.
• Entries that do not meet these terms may be disqualified.

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:

• Manuscripts should be between 48 and 80 pages, paginated.
• Please include a cover page with ONLY the title of the manuscript.
• Table of contents recommended.
• No acknowledgments page.

NOTIFICATION:

You will be notified of your submission status via email. Winners and finalists will be announced on our blog and website in early October.

ENTRY FEE:

• Option 1: $18 for reading fee only
• Option 2: $28 for reading fee and a book of your choice from our catalog (excluding limited edition FOUR). Please specify which book you would like to receive in the cover letter on the Submittable form; if you do not specify, we will send you a copy of the contest winning book. To ensure a timely delivery, be sure that your mailing address is up-to-date in the Submittable system.
• All payments will be accepted via Submittable. We do not accept cash, checks, or money orders.

DEADLINE:

Manuscripts will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on June 15, 2012.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: email editors at switchbackbooks dot com with any questions

For submissions: visit their page at Submittable to submit your manuscript

Website: http://www.switchbackbooks.com/

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LGBT Heritage Month 2012 Youth Creative Writing Contest (LA County)

Deadline: 18 May 2012

Contest theme: Celebrating our past - shaping the future

Guidelines for entry: Submit an original written piece of work to enter in this contest. One entry per participant. Contest is open to all youth grades 6-12 within Los Angeles County.

Requirements: Creative writing must be an original work in the form of a poem,song, story, essay, etc. and not previously published. Entry must be typed on MS word document or on paper, not exceeding one page. PDF files are accepted.

Submissions must include: participant's full name, title of entry, grade level, participant's telephone number and email address, school or organization's name and address, and teacher's full name, telephone number and email.

Awards:

• 1st place: $1000
• 2nd place: $600
• 3rd place: $400

Winners will have an opportunity to perform their winning piece at the LGBT Heritage Month opening ceremony! Awards sponsored in part by Lifeworks.

Terms and conditions: No purchase necessary to enter contest. One entry per participant. Contest is open to all youth grades 6-12 within Los Angeles County. Only winners will be notified via telephone after May 18, 2012, further details of the ceremony will be provided at this time. All entries, including winners’ works, become the property of the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles has the right to reproduce or publish the written work in any medium for current or future use in educational materials and programs. Selection of winners by the judging panel is final. All questions and concerns related to the Contest should be directed toward the City of Los Angeles at (213) 978-2751.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: mike.ai@lacity.org or call (213) 978-2751

For submissions: Mike Ai - 200 N. Spring, 3rd floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012, email: mike.ai@lacity.org

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LGBT Poetry/ Fiction Entries Sought: Brickhouse Books Stonewall Chapbook Competition

Deadline: 15 May 2012

Owing to BhB’s having received a relatively small number of eligible submissions to the Stonewall chapbook competition during the current round, the deadline to submit has been extended to May 15, 2012. Judging will take place June-August 2012, with the winner for 2012-13 to be announced in the early fall. In order to speed manuscripts on their rounds of preliminary judges, we urge you to submit your work BOTH ON PAPER AND ELECTRONICALLY. This applies to those mss. already submitted as well as to new submissions. (New submitters should consult the guidelines below.)

BACKGROUND:

This division of BrickHouse Books is dedicated to publishing poetry from an LBGT perspective. In addition to publishing book-length manuscripts, Stonewall also runs an annual chapbook competition. The prize is publication of the chapbook.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• 20-30 page manuscript of poetry or short fiction
• $20 reading/judging fee
• S.A.S.E.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: send queries and manuscripts to Clarinda Harriss, Director, 306 Suffolk Rd., Baltimore, MD 21218 or charriss@towson.edu

Website: http://brickhousebooks.wordpress.com

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Call for Submissions - Screaming Weenie’s Clean Sheets: Canada’s Queer Play Development Series

Deadline: 30 April 2012

Screaming Weenie’s Clean Sheets – Canada’s new queer play development series.
An event of original queer-themed plays by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights, Clean Sheets workshops new plays selected from an open, nation-wide call for submissions. Previous years have included playwrights from northern, eastern, and western Canada.

APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDELINES

Clean Sheets as a place to workshop and showcase your work. This form will provide you with some essential information and help guide you with your application.

SERIES INFORMATION

Clean Sheets is produced by Screaming Weenie Productions, an award-winning professional Queer theatre company in Vancouver, BC. Clean Sheets is the annual event of original queer-themed plays by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights. Up to four plays will be selected from an open, nation-wide call for submissions. Each script selected will be workshopped and given a staged reading by a professional dramaturge and actors. In previous years, Clean Sheets has been hosted by at the Queer Arts Festival in Vancouver the week following Pride Celebrations (early-mid August).

Actual dates to be determined.

In the weeks leading up to Clean Sheets, chosen playwrights will be teamed with a dramaturge in order to begin communication on dramaturgy and allow us to secure actors for the event.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of Clean Sheets are:

• To promote and nurture the development of Queer-Canadian playwrights and original work

• To give theatrical form to issues that deal specifically with the lives of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgendered people

• To promote, through theatrical expression, compassion, empathy, and understanding

FEES

You must include with your application a $25.00 Reading Fee that is non-refundable.

SELECTION

The curators will read all submissions. Please adhere to the following guidelines when preparing your proposal. All applications must include:

1. Bio: Maximum two pages, including an overview of your work as a playwright and/or a theatre artist. What inspires you? Talk about where you are with the play and how you would like to ultimately see your work staged.

2. The Play: Include one typed copy of the play. (handwritten scripts will not be accepted) The curators are not required to read more than 75 pages. Make edits if you wish.

3. Optional Support Materials: If you like, include up to five pages of support material for you and your play. Résumés and letters of support from professional artists are a good example.

DEADLINE

The deadline for submissions is Tuesday April 30, 2012. All submissions must be post marked no later than this date. The successful applicants will be notified directly and posted on the Clean Sheets web site by May 15, 2011.

RULES & REGULATIONS

1. All submitted works must be in development. Respect must be paid to the dramaturges and actors hired to give their talents and time to assist you in furthering the development of the play. Please do not submit works that you believe are complete and ready for a full
production.

2. All applications must be postmarked no later than April 17, 2012. All submissions must be by Post or Courier. No hand-delivered entries will be accepted.

3. All submissions must be typed and printed in 12-point font on unbound, single-sided, white, letter-size paper.

4. Only plays written in English will be considered.

5. No guarantee of acceptance should be expected by applicants.

6. By submitting an application, you are guaranteeing us that you have full rights of performance for your play. If your play contains outside copyrightable elements, you must obtain the relevant rights from the owner.

7. If accepted into Clean Sheets, all playwrights agree to submit an electronic draft of the play, including all changes, within 60 days of completion of the workshop.

Download application form >>

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquires: info@screamingweenie.com

For submissions: Screaming Weenie Productions, 220 - 111 Hastings Street W, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4

Website: http://www.screamingweenie.com

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Accepts Gay/ Lesbian Romance - Win a Publishing Contract: Regency Romance Contest

Deadline: 1 May 2012

Love a story about passion in the parlor, clandestine meetings, willful heroines and gallant heroes? Intrigued by double dealing and secret couplings among proper English society? Is regency romance for you? It’s for us as we launch our newest line. Write one for us!

Do you have a regency you’ve been thinking about submitting? Have you’ve always wanted to write a regency? Now is your chance.

Polish up your best effort and enter it in the Secret Cravings Publishing Regency Romance contest. The winner will be offered a contract. Strut your stuff. Join our brand-new and growing regency line and become a member of the SCP family of authors.

Length: 5-100,000 words.

GENERAL SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES

At this time, we are accepting submissions for all genres of romance including:

• Historical, Contemporary, and Futuristic Time Periods
• Paranormal (shape shifters, ghosts, vampires, wereanimals)
• Westerns
• Time Travel
• Pirate
• Steampunk
• Mystery
• Fantasy (Including Sci-Fi)
• Chick Lit
• Mainstream
• Sweet Romance
• Romantic Suspense
• Urban Fantasy
• Gay/Lesbian
• Fairies
• Bisexual
• Horror
• Regency
• Gothic

We do accept reprints and self-published works as long as you are a contracted author with Secret Cravings Publishing. You must show us your terminated agreement(s) and letter stating your termination with whomever you have published with in the past.

All manuscripts must be formatted with 12 Times New Roman font, 1.5 spaced, 0.3 indent and please include your name, address and email address on your manuscript. There is a tab for our style sheet at the bottom of our website. This goes into detail about our style, expectations and things you should self-edit your book for before submission of your manuscript. Please make sure your name and contact information is on your manuscript when submitting.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com

For submissions: submit all entries to publisher@secretcravingspublishing.com

Website: www.secretcravingspublishing.com

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Xcite Books - Diva Magazine Writing Contest for Lesbian Writers

Deadline: 1 June 2012

Xcite Books has teamed up with the UK’s leading lesbian magazine Diva to find h0t new lesbian writing talent.

Using the Delicious Divas theme we are looking for lesbian-themed short stories of between 3000 – 5000 words. This theme can be very widely interpreted but must be a short story rather than the description of an experience.

As with all Xcite books, all s3xual activity must be consensual and legal.

Stories must conform to the Xcite books guidelines. Full guidelines can be found here http://www.xcitebooks.com/write-for-xcite.html

Five winning stories will be published in an ebook anthology produced by Xcite Books called Delicious Divas, which will be published on August 1st.

Submissions should be sent as a word document attachment to xcitecomp@xcitebooks.co.uk by June 1st.

The judging panel includes Xcite editor Elizabeth Coldwell and Diva editor Jane Czyzselska. The judge’s decision is final.

The winners will be announced on June 30th and the ebook released on August 1st. The winners will also receive copies of Xcite’s lesbian short story collections Wanton Women and Girl Fun 1.

Entries can be accepted under pseudonyms.

The winners will be announced and notified on June 30th 2012 and the ebook released on August 1st 2012.

Copyright for the winning entries will be retained by Xcite Books for five years. Winning authors will be paid royalties each month of 50% of net receipts.

This is a unique opportunity to get your work noticed by the Xcite editorial team and could pave the way to become a prolific author!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries/ submissions: xcitecomp@xcitebooks.co.uk

Website: http://xcitesexystories.com/

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No Peace Without Justice LGBTI Writing Contest (prize: 3 winners of $700)

Deadline: 30 June 2012

Everyday, in each part of the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) suffer from severe episodes of violence and discrimination, which are clearly against their human rights. One of the last examples is represented by the case, reported by international press and media in the previous weeks, of young “emo” killed in Iraq due to their alleged homosexuality. Militias that committed murders (at least 58 young victims during the last weeks, but the number is to increase), are thought to have acted following a “list” with names of people accused of having eccentric attitude, excessively feminine, and for that reason being homosexual.

At the beginning of this year, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called on the international community to put an end to discriminatory actions against LGBTI communities. His statements was particularly directed to the African Countries that more and more frequently promote discriminatory and xenophobic legislation towards LGBTI people, in that way putting at risk their integrity and personal security. Although advocacy campaigns and programs aimed at ending discrimination and human rights violations are worldwide diffused, the way to a full recognition and international protection of LGBTI communities is still too long.

Considering the experience gained over time by NPWJ, working in the field of democracy in Middle East and North Africa, and bearing also in mind the profound changes followed to the outbreak of Arab Spring, it seemed the right occasion to analyse the way in which LGBTI people's rights have been influenced by the changes actually going on in almost all the countries involved in the events of the Arab Spring. The issue of LGBTI rights within the Arab Countries is particularly pressing and delicate, not so frequently considered by media, due both to political reasons and socio-cultural taboos, and this is way there's only few and informal documentation available. Starting from preliminary information founded and received, but also considering the difficulties faced in the research of direct and reliable sources regarding this issue, NPWJ has decided to work on this topic, giving direct voice to people truly interested in the possible link between the “Yasmine Revolution” (as Arab Spring is frequently called) and LGBTI rights.

In this framework, No Peace Without Justice, in cooperation with the radical association Certi Diritti e and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT) is launching a writing contest on LGBTI rights in the MENA Region and the Arab Spring: “The people demand the end of discrimination”.

The contest is open to MENA Region individual activists and associations with an interest in LGBTI rights.

Participants are required to write an essay, paper or article addressing whether and how the Arab Spring/Jasmine Revolution has affected LGBTI Rights and/or how LGBTI rights activists have contributed to the democracy movement. In particular, they should be able to underscore whether the Arab Spring has led to any developments, be they positive or negative, in the field of LGBTI rights in their countries.

The selection and shortlist of the best contributions will be done by an international jury of eminent personalities in human rights field.

Short-listed essays will be published even under pseudonym if necessary and promoted by No Peace Without Justice. The top three submissions will each receive a monetery prize of 700 USD each.

DEADLINES

Participants need to register by Monday 30 April 2012 by mail to lgbti@npwj.org, with a brief description (between 100 and 300 words) of the essay, name (individual or organization), age, email, city and country. Only participants registered by 30 April 2012 will be able to take part in the writing contest.

Essays will be between 2000 and 3500 words, and are due on 30 June 2012.

Participants’ personal information will be kept in the strictest confidence and essays can be published under a pseudonym if preferred. However, No Peace Without Justice will need the real names and addresses of participants in order to transfer funds and comply with copyright requirements.

Download the flyer in English, French, Arabic

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: lgbti@npwj.org

For submissions: lgbti@npwj.org

Website: http://www.npwj.org

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2012 Spilling Ink Queer Fiction Prize

Deadline: 30 September 2012

We always make an effort to notify winners within 30 days of closing date.

• 1st Prize – £500, publication in 2012 print anthology, 1 free copy
• 2nd Prize – £250, publication in 2012 print anthology, 1 free copy
• 3rd Prize – £125, publication in 2012 print anthology, 1 free copy
• Shortlisted – publication in 2012 print anthology, 1 free copy
• Honourable Mentions – offer to publish in the quarterly ejournal Spilling Ink Review
• Entry fee (per entry): £5 or €8 or $10

GUEST JUDGE: GREGORY WOODS

Gregory Woods was born in Egypt in 1953 and grew up in Ghana. He began his teaching career at the University of Salerno and now works at Nottingham Trent University, where he was appointed Professor of Gay and Lesbian Studies in 1998. His was the first such appointment in the United Kingdom. He was awarded a PhD by the University of East Anglia in 1983, and a DLitt in 2006. In addition to his poetry collections, all published by Carcanet Press, he is also the author of a number of critical books, including Articulate Flesh: Male Homo-eroticism and Modern Poetry (1987) and A History of Gay Literature: The Male Tradition (1998), both from Yale University Press. He chairs the Gender Studies expert panel on the European Science Foundation’s project to develop a European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), is a member of the peer review colleges of the European Science Foundation and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, assessing funding applications in gay and lesbian studies, and is a strategic reviewer for the latter, the AHRC. He is also an artistic assessor for Arts Council England. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a founding Fellow of the English Association. Find out more about Gregory and his amazing body of work at gregorywoods.co.uk and Carcanet Press.

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

• 2200 words max (no minimum).
• Although there is no theme or style restriction for this prize we are interested in fiction produced by or for the LGBT community. We are particularly interested in short stories written by emerging or established lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered authors.
• Multiple entries are accepted but must be accompanied with an entry fee.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please let us know as soon as possible if your entry has been accepted elsewhere or won/placed in another writing competition. Entry fees will not be refunded in this case.
• Entries may be submitted via email or post. Entries submitted via email must be attached in the form of a Word (doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf). Entries submitted via post must be printed on standard-size paper and double-spaced. Entries sent via post will not be returned (please don’t send your only copy).
• Please be kind when formatting and adhere to general rules of courtesy (i.e. 12pt standard font, double-spaced, pages numbered).
• Your name, email address or any other distinguishing names should not appear in the body of your story. For example, please don’t put your name and email address in the header or footer. It is fine to include the title of your submission.
• Submissions must be entrant’s own original work and must be previously unpublished (if your work has appeared in an online workshop or a member’s only writer’s chat – etc – it is eligible for this competition).
• International submissions are welcomed but all entries must be written in English.
• As a condition of submitting, the author must hold the copyright of the entry. If the entry is successful Spilling Ink will have one time publicatiopn rights. Copyright remains with the author.
• Entries will be judged anonymously and all decisions are final.

HOW TO ENTER

You have two options: Online and Postal

ONLINE ENTRY

You may submit your entry(ies) via email and pay the entry fee(s) online via PayPal. You do NOT need a PayPal account to use this option. Click the appropriate button below and you’ll be re-directed to a secure PayPal shopping cart. Please notice that you have the option to pay online in GBP (£), EURO (€) and USD ($). If you wish to enter more than one submission you will be given the opportunity to change the quantity on the PayPal shopping cart.

If you do not wish to pay online you may still submit your entry via email and send a cheque via the post. We can only accept cheques for GBP £ from a UK bank. Please make cheques payable to ‘Spilling Ink Review’ and post to: Spilling Ink Review, PO Box 16864, Glasgow, Scotland G11 9DJ.

Once you have a receipt/transaction number submit your entry via email to: spillingink.email@gmail.com

Be sure to cut and paste your PayPal receipt/transaction number into the body of the email (or let me know that payment has been sent via post)

State the competition category in the subject line of your email

In the body of the email please include the following:

• Name
• Postal Address
• Title of Entry and Word Count
• PayPal Receipt/Transaction Number

Don’t forget to attach your story! Atachments must be in the form of a Word(doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf). It would also help if the document name is the title of your story.

POSTAL ENTRY

Entries submitted via post should be printed on standard-size paper and double-spaced. Please adhere to common formatting (such as 12pt font, Times New Roman – or similar standard font – double-spaced). We do not reject entries based on varied formatting but we do appreciate standard style.

Entries sent via email will not be returned. Please do not send your only copy.

If you do not have an email address or you wish to receive hard-copy confirmation that we received your entry, please include a SASE or postcard.

Postal submissions should be accompanied by a cheque from a UK bank made out to ‘Spilling Ink Review’. We can only accept cheques in GBP (£).

Postal submissions should be accompanied by a coversheet stating the following:

• Name
• Postal Address
• Title of Entry and Word Count
• Email address (if available)

If you are more comfortable using a Competition Entry Form, please feel free to click the button below, print and submit with your postal entry.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS

Winners and runners-up will be notified by email after the closing date and results posted on the Spilling Ink Review website.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: spillingink.email@gmail.com

For submissions: spillingink.email@gmail.com (payment of entry fee should be made here)

Website: http://spillinginkreview.com

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LGBT Synergy Out/Write Story Competition

Deadline: 18 May 2012

LGBT Synergy is a not-for-profit, all volunteer community development organisation. We empower people to identify and organise programs and services geared towards the wants and needs of the LGBT community in Ireland.

LGBT Synergy is proud to present Out/Write, a short story competition open to all.

Out/Write is looking to find the hidden creative talents of writers of all ages, from all backgrounds across the country. Have you got a story to tell? If you have, then enter and your story can help LGBT Synergy make a difference.

Stories should be no more than 2500 words long on the theme of “LGBT Lives Aren’t All Fairytales”.

Opening date for entries is Wednesday 29 February, closing date is Friday 18 May.

All entrants will be invited to attend an awards ceremony during Dublin Pride Week.

The entry fee is a donation to LGBT Synergy.

RULES AND CONDITIONS

The competition is open to people of all communities resident in Ireland Entries, in Irish or English, must be the original work of the author and must have been written specifically for this competition and not previously published

Stories must be no longer than 2,500 words in length, typed and double spaced, to be considered.

The author is advised to retain a copy of his/her entry as LGBT Synergy cannot return scripts
Entries will be accepted from Wednesday 29 February 2012 until Friday 18 May 2012. The winners will be announced in June 2012

Each submission can be sent/delivered in an A4 envelope and accompanied by entry fee code and a completed entry form

Unlimited amount of entries, however donation with each

Winning stories may be included in a collection of short stories for charity

The authors name should only appear on the accompanying entry form

The theme of the contest is “LGBT Lives Aren’t All Fairytales”, however the story title may be anything of your choosing

The decision of the judges is final and LGBT Synergy cannot enter into correspondence concerning the judging or merits of any entry

Each submission can be sent/delivered by email and accompanied by paypal entry fee code and a completed entry form



CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: mark@lgbtsynergy.com

For submissions: enter online here

Website: http://www.lgbtsynergy.com/

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Free to Enter: Short Story Contest in Honor of Lesbian Writer Nicole Blizzard

Deadline: 1 April 2012

Every year, RAW encourages writers to write and sponsors a short story contest open to all women living in Alaska. The fiction pieces must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. The grand prize is $500, second place $300, and third place $100. Entries come from all over Alaska and we encourage you to enter!

We have also changed the name of the contest to the Nicole Blizzard Short Story Contest. Nicole Blizzard was a local lesbian writer and editor who passed away in December 2009. She created, published and edited the local LGBT literary journal Naked Ptarmigan (which also published the winner of the RAW short story contest), Nicole also published her first collection of short stories. We are pleased to rename the contest in honor of her.

2012 GUIDELINES:

• New this year: Email the short story to info@radicalartsforwomen.org by 5 p.m. April 1.
• Attach story to email as a Word or rtf document.
• Include in body of email author’s name, address, phone number, email, story title, and word count.
• The short story must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. Do not put author’s name on the story; include the author’s name in the body of the email with the story title. The fiction and lesbian stipulations may be interpreted by the author, but we are not seeking poetry or non-fiction. Erotica is acceptable. Unpublished submissions only.
• Author must be a woman living in Alaska as of February 2012.
• There is no entry fee.
• Winner receives $500 and the winning short story will appear on www.radicalartsforwomen.org. Second place receives $300 and third place $100.
• Honorable mentions will be given at the judges’ discretion.
• New this year: Radical Arts for Women may publish winning entries (including honorable mentions) in a printed and electronic book collection. Submission to the contest gives Radical Arts for Women First North American Serial rights and electronic rights for this publication. Author will retain all other rights. If you do not wish your story to be included in this publication, let us know in your submission email.
• Winners will be announced at Celebration of Change April 21, 2012. Winners will be posted on the website

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: info@radicalartsforwomen.org

For submissions: info@radicalartsforwomen.org

Website: http://www.radicalartsforwomen.org

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LGBT Bar Association's Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition

Deadline: 20 May 2012

The Michael Greenberg writing competition scholarship recognizes and encourages outstanding law student scholarship on the legal issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons. The scholarship was established in memory of Michael Greenberg, former National LGBT Bar Association board member and Philadelphia attorney who died in 1996 from complications related to AIDS.

TOPIC: Legal issues affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and/or Intersex community.

ELIGIBILITY: Students must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school during the 2011-12 academic year.

AWARDS:

First Place
$1,000 cash prize
Publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality at Tulane University Law School
Registration, airfare (within the 48 contiguous United States) and lodging for the Lavender Law Annual Conference and Career Fair in Washington, D.C., which will take place from August 23-25, 2012.

First & Second Runner-up
Registration for the Lavender Law Annual Conference and Career Fair in Washington, D.C.

FORMAT: Each entry should be a scholarly piece fit for publication in a law review. Entries should follow standard note format, including Bluebook (19th edition) citation form. All entries must be submitted in English. Each entry should be no longer than 25 single-sided pages with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. The page limit includes footnotes. Footnotes should be single-spaced and 10-point font. Entries containing endnotes or including appendices or supplemental material will not be considered. Published papers or papers to be published in other publications during the entirety of the competition process are ineligible. Each individual may submit only one entry and group entries will not be accepted. Entries should be the sole work of the author and should not yet have undergone significant editing by others. Editing includes any significant revision as well as technical or substantive review of citations. Informal support, such as general comments on preliminary drafts, is allowed.

All entries must be submitted electronically in either Word or PDF format. Entrants must not include their name or the name of their school on the competition paper itself. Instead, participants must submit a separate cover page indicating their name, school, permanent address, telephone number, and a statement indicating that a preemption check has been completed as of the date of submission. We reserve the right to reject any submissions that do not conform to these standards, in particular those that list any identifying information on the submission directly.

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted before the competition closing date of May 20, 2012. All entries must be submitted via email to writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org. Please write “Michael E. Greenberg Writing Competition” in the subject line.

QUESTIONS?

Please contact LGBT Bar Law Student Division Co-chair Ashley E. McGovern at writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org with any questions or concerns. Do not include any substantive information regarding your piece, as submissions are blind-graded by student co-chairs. For more information about the National LGBT Bar Association, please visit: www.lgbtbar.org.

If you are interested in getting involved with the exciting work of the National LGBT Bar Law Student Division, through the National LGBT Law Student Congress, please send an email to info@LGBTbar.org.

JUDICIAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

If you are a sitting Judge and interested in participating as a grader, please contact Ashley E. McGovern at writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org. Please write “Judicial Volunteer” in the subject line.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: writingcompetition@lgbtbar.or

For submissions: writingcompetition@lgbtbar.org

Website: http://www.lgbtbar.org

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