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Please print this form, complete it, and mail it to the address below.

Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers

This entry form may be duplicated. Deadline: Submissions must be received between November 3, 2009 and post marked no later then January 15, 2010.

Submit two (2) copies of a double-spaced manuscript, typed in 12 pt. font, along with this application and a $10 money order.

Last Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________

First Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth ____________________ Gender ___ Male ___ Female

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________________ State ________ Zip Code ________________________________

Daytime Phone ________________________________________________________________________________________

Evening Phone ________________________________________________________________________________________

Email Address ________________________________________________________________________________________

College/University ____________________________________________________________________________________

Manuscript Information

Title of Work __________________________________________________________________________________________

Number of Pages _________

Please check one:
Novel Excerpt
Short Story

Author agrees that the decision of the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation and/or judges will be final as to all matters, including eligibility, timelines of submission and compliance with these entry rules for the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers.

Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Winners will be announced in the first week of April.

Hurston/Wright staff, board, and advisory board members are ineligible for the Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers.

Application Form Checklist:

Did you...
type or print (in ink) all information?
include two copies of your double spaced, 12 pt. font manuscript sample?
include an email or telephone number where you can be reached?
enclose a money order made payable to the Hurston/Wright Foundation in the amount of $10 for your application fee?

Application forms should be sent to:

The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award
12138 Central Avenue, Suite 209
Bowie, MD 20721
Phone: (301) 459-2108
Email: info@hurstonwright.org