The Glass Woman Prize: New Contest Opens Today
December 22nd 2008 00:32
Fifth Glass Woman Prize Reading Period Starts Today
The Glass Woman Prize website announced the winners of its Fourth Glass Woman Prize today, kicking off the reading period for the next contest, which carries a March 21, 2009 submission deadline. (Prize notification date for the Fifth Glass Woman competition will be June 21, 2009.) Beate Sigriddaughter, who hosts the contest, charges no reading fee and finances contest prizes herself, using 10% of her personal income.
Competition Prizes and Winner Selection Info
The top prize in the Fifth Glass Woman contest will be $700, with two runner-up awards of $100 each and an additional $50 prize. Non-obligatory online publication of the winning entry is also included with each monetary award. Though she uses a group of (female) readers to make initial selections (after all, she received 492 entries in the Fourth Glass Woman Prize competition), Beate reserves the right to be the final judge, selecting the winning entries herself.
Contest Guidelines and Type of Works Sought
The following info, quoted from the website, explains the kind of work Beate is seeking:
The Fifth Glass Woman Prize will be awarded for a work of short fiction or creative non-fiction (prose) written by a woman. Length: between 50 and 5,000 words.
One submission is allowed per entrant per reading period. Beate also says that "(p)reviously published work and simultaneous submissions are OK" and adds that "(c)opyright is retained by the author."
To read some of the winning entries and get a better idea of the type of work that impresses this judge, visit the website by following the link in the first paragraph of this post.
Purpose of the Contest
About her reasons for running the contest, Beate has this to say (again, taken from her website):
I want to help along the cause of women expressing themselves authentically and fearlessly and passionately. It has something to do with a contribution to justice and soul growing in the world.
One of my ex-husbands once said that women don't support each other. I want to either change that or prove it wrong. This is my small gesture of changing the world.
One of my ex-husbands once said that women don't support each other. I want to either change that or prove it wrong. This is my small gesture of changing the world.
Beate states the following about her standards for judging contest entries, "My criterion is passion, excellence, and authenticity in the woman’s writing voice."
Why Not Go For It?
If the Glass Woman Prize sounds like something you'd be interested in winning--and particularly if you already have a short fiction story, creative non-fiction piece, or thought-provoking essay lying around which is "significant to women"--why not enter? You certainly have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Even if you haven't written anything yet, this contest could be just the inspiration you need to help you get creative!
Best of luck with your entry--and all your writing endeavors!
Jeanne
Did you enjoy this post? What are your thoughts about this contest? How does it compare to other contests you know of? How likely will you be to enter the Glass Woman Prize contest? Do you have any other contest experiences you'd like to share with us--or any other ideas about writing competitions? What are your thoughts on writing contest entry fees, and do you ever enter contests that charge entry fees? Why or why not?
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Comment by moonglow
A Lot of Scrap
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
I enjoy sharing these leads with my fellow writers. Didn't win this contest this time around, though. But, there's always next time!
Hope you'll decide to enter!
Jeanne
Comment by Wilson Pon
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Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Hopefully some of your female writer friends will be interested enough to enter!
Thanks for spreading the word!
Jeanne
Comment by Robyn McMaster
Might just try it on for size. Thanks.
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
I always figure it's worth a try--particularly when the prize is a significant one! As long as the type of writing sought for the competition is one in which you're interested, and especially if you have some material already written, why not go for it?
Hope you will decide to give it a try! Sounds like it's right up your alley!
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne
Comment by Robyn McMaster
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Always happy to encourage and inspire a fellow writer! I definitely do think that the higher the stakes, the more we push, pull, coax, stretch, and mold our writing skills!
Comment by Lillie Ammann
Good luck in the next round of the contest.
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas!
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Hoping you and yours also had a truly blessed Christmas!
Thanks for the visit!
Jeanne
Comment by Mark Antony
I would'nt mind having a go...BUT I think I am the wrong gender!!! However, all the very best of luck to all who enter!
Comment by Jeanne Dininni
Writer's Notes
Sorry this one's limited to the ladies, but thanks for your good-natured good wishes to those who fit the criteria for entry!
Jeanne