Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
Awards:
Writing Contests
Send submissions to Patrick.wensink@lmunet.edu by Friday, May 24. No entry fee, but you must be present at the 2024 MHLF to win
The Jesse Stuart Prize for Young Adult Fiction: Entries for this prize are limited to no more than 3,000 words and may not be entered simultaneously in the Still contest. Entries must be written for written with the intended audience of young readers, middle grade, or young adult. Judges reserve the right to determine if entry does or does not meet that criteria.
The James Still Prize for Fiction Short Story: Entries for this prize should be no more that 4,000 words and there is no restriction on subject matter.
The George Scarbrough Prize for Poetry: There are no restrictions on subject matter for this prize. One entry is considered a single poem or a set of up to three poems.
The Emma Bell Miles Prize for Nonfiction Essay: Entries for this prize should be no more than 4,000 words, and there is no restriction on subject matter.
Scholarships:
The Silas House Fellowship for Emerging Writers: Given to one outstanding LMU student interested in pursuing their creative writing at MHLF.