July 1st - 11th, 2008

Paris Prize for Fiction

The Paris Writers Workshop is pleased to announce the inauguration of the annual Paris Prize for Fiction, to be presented at the Twentieth Workshop in July 2008.

The prize, of five thousand US dollars ($5000), will be awarded for a novel or collection of short stories in English by a writer who has not previously been published in book form. (Appearance of an extract in a magazine, anthology etc does not constitute prior publication.)

Authors are asked to submit the following:

• An extract from the work of no more than 1000 words.
• A synopsis of no more than one typed page outlining the scope of the work.
• A covering letter of no more than one typed page, giving some personal information.
• A reading fee of €30 per submission (reduced to €20 for applicants enrolled in the workshop.)
• Multiple submissions are permitted, but a reading fee is required for each.

Submissions must be received at the office of the Paris Writers Workshop no later than April 30th. Shortly after this date, short-listed authors will be required to supply a completed manuscript for final judging. Results will be announced and the presentation made at the closing dinner of the 20th Paris Writers Workshop on July 11, 2008.

Guidelines

• Please place your name and the name of the work on each page of each submission.
• Please type all submissions, one side of page only, with your name, return address and email address clearly shown.
• If you wish your submission be returned, you must supply a self-addressed envelope.
• We regret we cannot accept submissions made electronically, i.e., by email, fax etc.
• The decision of the judges is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Payment methods: Cash, Check (In Euros, payable to WICE), Credit Card (use the PWW registration form).

Mail to:
Paris Writers Workshop/The Paris Prize
20 boulevard de Montparnasse
75015 Paris, France