Dropping my freshman off at Ole Miss and have 4 days to kill. Any suggestions within a couple hours of things to do/places to stay for my wife and I?
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>Recommended free contest gives $2,500 and expenses-paid trip to award ceremony in Oxford, Mississippi for an unpublished poem that evokes the American South, in spirit, history, landscape, or experience. Submit one poem, maximum 3 single-spaced pages, online.
Contest details
- Sponsor: University of Mississippi
- Category: Stand-alone poem
- Submission length: Up to 3 pages, single-spaced
- Entry fee: No fee
- Awards: $2,500 and expenses-paid trip to award ceremony Oxford, Mississippi
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Contest summary from Winning Writers:
>Highly recommended free contest offers $10,000 and expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi for the author of a novel, 50,000 words minimum, published in the previous calendar year and set in one of the original 11 states of the Confederacy: AL, AK, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, or VA. The book "may contain violence and despair, and feature terrible events, but in the final analysis must be uplifting, and suggest hope and optimism." Judges are also looking for authenticity of setting, voice, and historical period. Publisher, editor, or author should submit registration form online and then send one copy to prize sponsor.
Contest details
- Sponsor: University of Mississippi
- Category: Novel
- Submission length: 50,000 words minimum
- Entry fee: No fee
- Awards: $10,000 and expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi
Guidelines and submission information
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Hello all, next year I'll be going to Ole Miss, and I am looking for a place to train. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Contest summary from Winning Writers:
>Recommended free contest gives $2,500 and expenses-paid trip to award ceremony in Oxford, Mississippi for an unpublished poem that evokes the American South, in spirit, history, landscape, or experience. Submit one poem, maximum 3 single-spaced pages, online.
Contest details
- Sponsor: University of Mississippi
- Category: Stand-alone poem
- Submission length: Up to 3 pages, single-spaced
- Entry fee: No fee
- Awards: $2,500 and expenses-paid trip to award ceremony Oxford, Mississippi
Guidelines and submission information
This contest has been vetted and approved by Winning Writers
Contest summary from Winning Writers:
>Highly recommended free contest offers $10,000 and expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi for the author of a novel, 50,000 words minimum, published in the previous calendar year and set in one of the original 11 states of the Confederacy: AL, AK, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, or VA. The book "may contain violence and despair, and feature terrible events, but in the final analysis must be uplifting, and suggest hope and optimism." Judges are also looking for authenticity of setting, voice, and historical period. Publisher, editor, or author should submit registration form online and then send one copy to prize sponsor.
Contest details
- Sponsor: University of Mississippi
- Category: Novel
- Submission length: 50,000 words minimum
- Entry fee: No fee
- Awards: $10,000 and expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi
Guidelines and submission information
This contest has been vetted and approved by Winning Writers
