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The Townsend Prize for Fiction is awarded
biennially to the Georgia writer judged to have published
the best work of fiction in the previous two years.
The prize was founded in 1980 in honor of founding editor
of Atlanta Magazine, Jim Townsend. Past recipients
include respected Georgia authors Celestine Sibley, Alice
Walker, Terry Kay, Ha Jin, and others.
Books are brought to our attention through communication from
publishers, agents, and in some cases authors themselves.
The final nominees are then selected by The Chattahoochee
Review.
Determination of the winner will be carried out by anonymous,
independent judges and announced at an award's luncheon on
Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at the Ritz Carlton in Atlanta (181
Peachtree Street). Jill McCorkle is the keynote speaker
at this ticketed event.
The doors open at 11:00 a.m. for books and signing; the luncheon
begins at noon. Reservations are required and are available
for $55.00. For questions or reservation confirmation call
770-274-5600
Final Nominees for 2006 are:
Jack Pendarvis :: The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable
Treasure
Thomas Jeffrey Vasseur :: Touch the Earth: An Aftermath
of the Vietnam War
Richard J. Croker :: To Make Men Free: A Novel of the
Battle of Antietam
Diane Coulter Thomas :: The Year the Music Changed
Judith Ortiz Cofer :: The Meaning of Consuelo
Emily Griffin :: Something Blue
Judson Mitcham :: Sabbath Creek
Jim Grimsley :: The Ordinary
Brian Jay Corrigan :: The Poet of Loch Ness
Patti Henry :: Losing the Moon
Daniel Black :: They Tell Me of a Home
Joshilyn E. Jackson :: Gods in Alabama
Anthony Kellman :: The Houses of Alphonso
A yearly award of $1,000.00
and publication in The Chattahoochee Review will
be given for the winning essay in the annual Lamar York Prize
for Nonfiction, which honors the founder and former editor
of the Review. Submit essays of up to 5,000 words,
double-spaced, with a $12.00 reading fee per essay, after
October 1 and postmarked by January 31. Please include
a cover sheet with name, address, and phone number.
No theoretical, scholarly, or critical essays will be considered,
but all other approaches and topics are welcome. No
electronic or simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Only
unpublished essays will be considered, no manuscripts will
be returned, and entrants will receive a year’s subscription
beginning with the summer issue. You may include a stamped,
self-addressed postcard for notification that your manuscript
has been received. Essays should be sent to:
Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction
The Chattahoochee Review
Georgia Perimeter College
2101 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338-4497
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