Social Justice and Equity Award in Creative Non-Fiction - $5.00
Size limit: 100,000
The winner of the Benu Prize for Creative Nonfiction receives $1000. The winner also receives 10% of the royalties from book sales. The initial run will be 1,000 copies. The winner will also receive 20 copies of the book. Benu Press sells books to authors at a 35% discount, and these copies may be sold directly to customers at readings and events. Benu Press will not sell books to authors on a sale or return basis. Books that have been previously published are not eligible. All work must be original work by the author.Manuscripts must be written in English, and must not contain excessive adult language or exploitive themes. Manuscript must be 144 to 450 pages. The contest readers will perform a blind review of each entry.
There is an early bird discount: $5.00 before Oct. 11th, and it will be $15 after. 4) The post-mark deadline is Nov. 12, 2011.
Poetry - $10.00
We are reading Poetry with social justice themes. Complete collections only. The author will receive 10% of the royalties from book sales and 20 copies of the book. Benu Press sells books to authors at a 35% discount, and these copies may be sold directly to customers at readings and events. Benu Press will not sell books to authors on a return basis. Books that have been previously published are not eligible. All work must be original work by the author.Fiction - $10.00
We are reading fiction with social justice themes. The author will receive 10% of the royalties from book sales and 20 copies of the book. Benu Press sells books to authors at a 35% discount, and these copies may be sold directly to customers at readings and events. Benu Press will not sell books to authors on a return basis. Books that have been previously published are not eligible. All work must be original work by the author.Science fiction
Size limit: 130,000
We are reading science fiction with social justice themes. The initial run will be 1,000 copies. The author will receive 10% of the royalties from book sales and 20 copies of the book. Benu Press sells books to authors at a 35% discount, and these copies may be sold directly to customers at readings and events. Benu Press will not sell books to authors on a sale or return basis. Books that have been previously published are not eligible. All work must be original work by the author.