Now available:
The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey

Contests: Deadline to submit to Sol Books Prose Contest is Oct. 31^st

My Father's Gloves, by David Spiering — sample poems

Bodywearers, by Connie Colwell Miller — sample poems

Poetry Series:
Mama Joy, by Eileen Silver-Lilywhite was released this summer — sample poems

Gigs, by John Davis — sample poems

Pacific,by Scott R. Welvaert — sample poems

Well Deserved, by Michael Loyd Gray — sample chapter

The Prostitutes of Post Office Street, by Frank F. Carden — sample chapter

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Prose Series

Sol Books grants one annual book award for prose. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract, with a $500 advance.

Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract.

GUIDELINES

• Submit at least 30,000 words of prose (fiction or nonfiction) without any identifying information appearing on the manuscript.
• Entry should be typed and double-spaced
• Entry can be of any style, form, or theme—this includes collections of short stories or essays, and memoirs as well as novels
• Portions of the entry may be previously published as long as entrant retains copyrights to the work and provides proper acknowledgements
• Entry may be simultaneously submitted; however, Sol Books must be notified if the submitted collection is accepted for publication elsewhere
• Postmark date: October, 31st

WHAT TO INCLUDE

• $15 Reading Fee, payable to Skywater Publishing Company
• Completed entry form
• Complete manuscript, without any contact information

MAIL PAYMENT AND ENTRY FORM TO

Skywater Publishing\Sol Books
Prose Contest
398 Goodrich Ave
St. Paul MN 55102

We can (and prefer) to receive manuscripts electronically, which will save you postage. Email your ms. as a Word compatible attachment to prose.contest@solbooks.com, or submit with your payment and entry form, using the address above.

All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges, with the winning entry and finalists being announced in April.