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Sarah Halper is an assistant judge of our North Street Book Prize and our Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. She earned her undergraduate degree in English History and Literature at Harvard and her graduate degree at The MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.
Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2025
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Prizes: $22,000
Deadline: Jul 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
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