Special Call for Papers on Trevor Rhone and Wayne Brown

The Caribbean Writer announces a call for critical  articles and insights on Trevor Rhone and Wayne Brown for inclusion in a  special section in their next issue, Volume 24 (2010).

Email papers to submit@thecaribbeanwriter.org as attached Microsoft Word or RTF documents.  Please  refer to attached submission guidelines.

For more information, visit www.TheCaribbeanWriter.org or call (340) 692-4152.

Submission  Guidelines

The  Caribbean Writer is an international literary anthology with a Caribbean focus. The Caribbean  should be central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage,  experience or perspective.

Submit poems, short stories, personal essays and one-act plays. Maximum length (for short stories  and personal essays) is 3500 words or 10 pages. Only previously unpublished  work will be accepted. (If self-published, give details.)

Follow  this procedure for submissions: Put name, address, and title of submission on separate  sheet. Title only on submission. All submissions should be on a separate  sheet.  Include  brief biographical information and mention previous publications and Caribbean  connection, if any. Type (double-spaced) all manuscripts.

All  submissions are eligible for these prizes:

The  Daily News Prize for best poetry ($300)

The  Canute A. Brodhurst Prize for best short fiction ($400)

The  David Hough Literary Prize to a Caribbean author($500)

The  Marguerite Cobb McKay Prize to a Virgin Island author($200)

The  Charlotte & Isidor Paiewonsky Prize for first-time publication ($250)

Please  note that manuscripts will not be returned unless accompanied by an envelope and  postage. Authors of accepted work will be notified.

Book  Reviews - Persons  interested in reviewing books should contact the editor indicating areas of  expertise. Include sample reviews if possible.

Please  mail submissions to:              

The  Caribbean Writer 
University  of the Virgin Islands
RR 01,  Box 10,000
Kingshill,  St. Croix VI 00850

Next Deadline for submissions - November 30, 2009

E-mail  submissions to submit@thecaribbeanwriter.org as attached Word or RTF files.

Visit our website www.thecaribbeanwriter.org for  more information!

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