WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS formerly the Austin Writers' League	Violet Crown
home about WLT calendar classes, workshops & retreats Star Instructors membership contests, awards, & grants on the air Wota Wins award footnotes contact us writers' resources FAQs site map	2003 Violet Crown Book Awards sponsored by Writers' League of Texas and Barnes & Noble Deadline: May 31, 2003 Entry Form Prizes: $1,000 cash and trophy--Fiction $1,000 cash and trophy--Nonfiction $1,000 cash and trophy--Literary Prose & Poetry Judges reserve the right to eliminate or substitute categories. Special citations may be presented for other books which show outstanding merit, uniqueness or design Guidelines: Authors must be Writers' League of Texas members, but may join when the entry is submitted. The book must have been published between June 1, 2002, and May 31, 2003 A fee of $10, a completed form, and two (2) copies of the book must accompany the entry. All books become the property of the Writers' League of Texas library and will not be returned. All entries must be postmarked no later than May 31, 2003. Office hours are noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Collected works must be written by a single author. Anthologies that include works of several authors are not eligible. Additional Information You may join the League when you submit your entry. A publisher may pay the membership fee for the author. Membership categories are $50 Regular, $45 Students and Senior Citizens (over 55), and $70 Family. A panel of judges who are not members of the Writers' League of Texas or affiliated with Barnes & Noble will jury the entries and select the winners. If a book has multiple authors, the award will go to the League member, but co-authors will be recognized. If all authors are League members, the award will be given to the group and should be divided among them. The Writers' League of Texas will not be responsible for prize distribution among multiple authors. Awards will be presented in September 2003. Only finalists will be notified prior to the awards ceremony. The public is invited to the reception. Mail or deliver entries to: Writers' League of Texas 1501 West 5th St., Ste. E-2 Austin, TX 78703
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