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Nonfiction Writing Contest Guidelines:

• The contest is open to all writers and all themes
• The word limit is 12,000.
• Memoir excerpts accepted.
• It's fine to submit more than one story.
• Manuscripts should be submitted with a cover note listing the author's name, address, phone number, and email; names should not appear on the stories themselves.
• All submissions should be clearly typed manuscripts, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper, one side only.
• Submissions will not be returned.
• No simultaneous or previously published work.
  

Nonfiction Writing Contest Awards:

• 1st Place - $500 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
• 2nd Place - $200 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
• 3rd Place - $100 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
  

Reading Fee per story

* $20.00

Send your submissions and reading fee (a check payable to H.O.W. Journal) to:

H.O.W. Journal
Nonfiction Contest
12 Desbrosses Street
New York, NY, 10013

Submissions must be received in the H.O.W. offices by August 15th, 2011.

website: http://www.howjournal.com/submit-contests.html