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Deadline May 30 (must be received by this date), formerly May 25. Recommended free contest from Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama gives $500 and publication for a novel-in-verse, 90-160 pages. Send the manuscript as a Word attachment including contact information, brief bio, and letter to jwt@uwa.edu. List Novel-in-Verse on your subject line.
Source: https://livingstonpress.uwa.edu/ChangingLightAward.htm
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