Just a reminder: Submissions to the Peacemaker Awards are open until midnight January 31, 2013.
Qualifications:
Copyright dates must be between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012. Works must have been published by a reputable publisher that pays advances and/or royalties. No self-published works will be considered for a WF Peacemaker Award. This includes works published directly by the author on web sites and programs such as iUniverse, Kindle, or Lulu. Proof of the viability of the publisher is the submitter’s responsibility; author, agent, or publisher, and must be provided on request. Publishers that cannot be verified to meet the above standards will not be considered for a WF Peacemaker Award. Books and short stories may be published in any country in the world (submissions must be in English) in print or electronic format. Electronic submissions must be made with Word or PDF files. WF reserves the right to decline any submission for consideration of an Award.
Authors, agents, or publishers may submit a work for consideration of an Award.
At least three entrants in the Best Western First Novel must be received during the submission period for an Award to be presented.
Novels and short stories must be set in the time period between 1830-1920 to be considered Westerns under WF guidelines.
Nominees for the WF Peacemaker Award will be announced on 04/15/2013 and the winners will be announced on 06/01/2013.
The WF Peacemaker Award will be awarded in three categories:
Best Western Novel – Any novel published during the award year set in the appropriate time period (1830-1920), 45,000 words and higher. There are no format requirements. The novel may be a hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, or eBook, as long it has been published by an appropriate publisher.
Best Western Short Story – Any short story published during the award year set in the appropriate time period (1830-1920), 500 words to 10,000 words. There are no format requirements. The short story may be published in any publication, print or electronic, as long as it has been published by an appropriate publisher.
Best Western First Novel – Must meet the same requirements as Best Novel, and must be the author’s first published Western novel. If the author has published novels in any other genre they will not disqualify the author from the Best Western First Novel Award competition. Submissions may be made in both novel categories in the same year.
You can find information about how to submit on the Western Fictioneers website.
Authors, agents, or publishers may submit a work for consideration of an Award.
At least three entrants in the Best Western First Novel must be received during the submission period for an Award to be presented.
Novels and short stories must be set in the time period between 1830-1920 to be considered Westerns under WF guidelines.
Nominees for the WF Peacemaker Award will be announced on 04/15/2013 and the winners will be announced on 06/01/2013.
The WF Peacemaker Award will be awarded in three categories:
Best Western Novel – Any novel published during the award year set in the appropriate time period (1830-1920), 45,000 words and higher. There are no format requirements. The novel may be a hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, or eBook, as long it has been published by an appropriate publisher.
Best Western Short Story – Any short story published during the award year set in the appropriate time period (1830-1920), 500 words to 10,000 words. There are no format requirements. The short story may be published in any publication, print or electronic, as long as it has been published by an appropriate publisher.
Best Western First Novel – Must meet the same requirements as Best Novel, and must be the author’s first published Western novel. If the author has published novels in any other genre they will not disqualify the author from the Best Western First Novel Award competition. Submissions may be made in both novel categories in the same year.
You can find information about how to submit on the Western Fictioneers website.
I'm really excited about the Peacemaker Awards. I'll have a couple of entries, and as always, I know there'll be several books and short stories that will be added to my TBR list when it's all over. Thanks for putting up this information, Livia!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Cheryl. I don't have any entries this year for myself. I only had short stories that would have qualified in 2012, and I'm one of the short story judges.
ReplyDeleteYou can find four of last year's short story finalists in THE PEACEMAKERS Vol. 1, for 99 mere cents.
ReplyDeleteDear Ms Reasoner, Jan. 6, 2013
ReplyDeleteI am a published poet, and short story author. However, my problem is that I have a Western Short Story with a Science Fiction twist. I am publishing through Xlibris Publishing, a division of Penquin Books. This short story is in my fourth book, to be released at the end of this year. So, it isn't published yet.
I don't know if I qualify in this which you are offering, but I do begin my story in the early 1990s. I wanted to write to ask your thoughts.
Thank you for your time,
Lucian A. Tower
Lucian, I'm going to be the awards chair for the 2013 competition, and the rules for it haven't been finalized yet. The current rules say that novels and short stories must take place between 1830 and 1920. However, if the opening scene is all that takes place in the 1990s and the bulk of the story is set in the earlier time period, it might qualify. This might be a case where I'd have to read the story to make a decision. As it is, though, I'd advise you to check back later when the official rules for the 2013 competition are announced, and we'll take it from there.
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