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2011 Awards Judging Timeline

By: Andrew Gifford – Posted: December 16, 2011

I’ve just taken down the online application forms, so this concludes the 2011 Literary Awards Program. It was a great year, and I know Alan Cheuse is looking forward to getting his hands on the entries… From what I’ve seen, we have some stellar work in the mix this year. Of course – we always [...]

2011 Awards Program — Friday bonus round!

I’m about 30 emails behind. Most of them are folks who are experiencing technical problems with our submission form. Until I can get everyone sorted, the entry form is going to stay up. So get your entries in. I plan to take the form down sometime on the 16th but, right now, it looks like it might [...]

Last day for the 2011 Literary Awards Program!

By: Andrew Gifford – Posted: December 15, 2011

Here we go… December 15th. Today is the last day for the Literary Awards Program. All postal entries must be postmarked with today’s date. For online entries, I’ll be taking down the forms tomorrow… So you’ve got all day, no matter where you are. No worries there. Any problems or last minute questions – shoot me an [...]

2011 Literary Awards Program — final month!

There’s just one month to go for the Literary Awards Program! Get your work in by midnight, December 15th.   If you have any questions or problems with the online application, then give us a shout.  

Crossing Over

Been doing quite a bit of work with Richard Currey these last few weeks. There’s some exciting news coming up not only about new work from Currey in 2012, but SFWP’s return to publishing. Our last release was the 20th Anniversary edition of Currey’s Fatal Light in 2009, a book recently described by Anthony Swofford as [...]

The new Gifford’s Ice Cream

As the year comes to a close, a new chapter in the strange and, often, terrifying life of Gifford’s Ice Cream begins. This time, though, it feels more positive than previous changes. It’s been bought by Gifford’s Ice Cream of Maine.

And the winners are…

Here we go! The winners of the 2011 SFWP Poetry Awards Program are below!

Poetry Awards Finalists — Short List

Here’s the short list of finalists for the Poetry Awards Program. Pared down from the long list, which you can find right here.

2011 Poetry Program Finalists — Round One

By: Andrew Gifford – Posted: September 26, 2011

Wow! We have some stunning entries. Right now, I have been given the “first round” of finalists — 54 names. And, I’m told, it was hard getting the list down to just 54. Some extraordinary talent  for this inaugural poetry program. I’m thrilled to see that…thank you all. The 54 names are listed below.

Ray Robertson’s “Why Not?”

Some big news for Ray today. Well, it went official yesterday while he was at the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University (a great event, by the way). His latest — Why Not? 15 Reasons to Live — has been nominated for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Congrats, Ray! [...]