The Florence Coltman Award is affiliated with the library's forthcoming anthology of creative writing to be published in 2010.  The collection will include short stories and essays (fiction & nonfiction), and poetry that celebrate the unique beauty and quirky flavor of Delaware's southern end.  

The award winner will receive: $100.00, an award certificate and publication in the anthology.

Florence Coltman  Award Submission Requirements:

Fiction or Nonfiction - (Mainstream/Literary short stories; Genre short stories; Memoirs/Personal Essays; Magazine Feature Articles). 1500 words maximum.

Poetry - (Rhyming Poems or non-rhyming poems). 60 lines per poem maximum

Deadline - March 15, 2010

Entry Fee - FREE

All entries must be original, unpublished work and not accepted by a publisher at the time of submission.

Include cover page and two copies of each submission

Entries must be typed on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 white paper.  Poems may be single or double-spaced.  Fiction or essay entries must be double-spaced.

Multiple pages must be numbered in the top right-hand corner.  Please include a slug line at the top of consecutive pages with the genre and title(i.e. short story/The Visitor).

On a separate cover sheet, entries must contain the following information:

•   Your name, address, phone number and email address (if available)
•   Competition category (fiction, essay, poetry)
•   Word or line count.  Do not count the title.  Note: entries exceeding   the maximum word or line counts stated above will be      disqualified.

Poetry Entries: Email to btravalini@aol.com OR mail to Billie Travalini, 4105 Eastview Lane, Wilmington, DE 19802-1759

Prose Entries: Mail to Maribeth Fischer, PO Box 1326, Rehoboth Beach, DE  19971

** Those interested in submitting to the anthology but not the contest may submit entries to the above addresses.