Austin SCBWI

Details for 2011 The Texas Institute of Letters Literary Contests:

Distinguished judges have been named for TIL’s 2011 literary contests. They will select finalists and winners for the best works of the year in thirteen categories.

The judges will award writers a total of more than $20,000 at TIL’s annual banquet to be held this year in the spring of 2012 in San Antonio.

Submissions of works published in the calendar year of 2011 must be sent to each member of the appropriate committees at the addresses listed below. They must be postmarked no later than January 9, 2012. A person or publisher may enter only one work per contest category. All works entered must be published in a print format: Unpublished manuscripts and online publications are not considered. To be considered, an entry must be the first published version of the work. The container of each entry must bear the words, “For TIL Award,” and inside must be the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the entrant. Also included must be a statement of eligibility confirming that the entrant was born in Texas or lived in Texas for at least two consecutive years at some time. A work whose subject matter substantially concerns Texas is also eligible. Materials submitted for entry will not be returned.

Winners are expected to attend the TIL awards banquet to be held in San Antonio in April 2012.

Jesse Jones Award for Fiction ($6,000) and Steven Turner award for first fiction ($1,000)

• Miles Wilson (chair), Dept. of English, Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos,  TX 78666
• Carolyn Banks, River Road Studio, 223 Riverwood Drive, Bastrop TX 78602
• Celia Morris, 122 Third St, S.E., Washington, DC 20003

Carr P. Collins Award for Non Fiction ($5,000)

• Paula Marks (chair), 104 Vireo Dr., Buda, TX 78610
• Bill Minutaglio, 2103 Point Bluff Drive, Austin, Texas 78746
• Jerry Thompson, 5201 University Blvd., Laredo, TX 78041

TIL Award for Scholarly Book ($2,500)

• David Farmer (chair), For USPS packages:  P.O. Box 1106, El Prado, NM 87529. (For FedEx or UPS use this address:  #6 Bad Dog Road, El Prado, NM 87529)
• H. Palmer Hall, Box AL, St. Mary’s University, 1 Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228
• Judyth Rigler, 1601 Hendola Dr. N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87110-5519

Helen C. Smith Memorial Award for Poetry ($1,200) and BOB BUSH MEMORIAL AWARD FOR FIRST BOOK OF POETRY ($1,000)

• Jerry Bradley (chair), 1085 Monterrey Drive, Beaumont, TX, 77706
• William V. Davis, 2633 Lake Oaks Rd., Waco, TX  76710-1616
• Marshall Terry, 2717 Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX  75225

Kay Cattarulla Award for Short story ($1,000)

• Frances Neidhardt (chair), 321 N. Grand Avenue, Sherman, TX 75090
• Jay Brandon, P.O. Box 6764, San Antonio, TX 78209
• C.W. Smith, 6521 Malcolm, Dallas, TX  75214

O Henry AWARD for magazine journalism ($1,000)

• Joe Holley (chair), 2315 Sunset Blvd., Houston 77005
• Jim Sanderson, 1030 Monterrey, Beaumont, TX 77706
• Carlton Stowers, 1015 Randy Rd., Cedar Hill, TX 75104

Stanley Walker AWARD for newspaper journalism ($1,000)

• Hugh Aynesworth (chair), 3828 Townsend Dr., Dallas, TX 75229
• Debbie Nathan, 680 W. 204th St. #5B, New York, NY 10034
• Darwin Payne, 9021 Gunnison Dr., Dallas, TX 75231

Austin Public Library Friends Foundation Award, children’s book ($500) and young adult book ($500)

• Terry Dalrymple (chair), English Department, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, 76909
• Kathy Appelt, 1907 Comal Circle. College Station TX. 77840
• Toni Terry, 2717 Lovers Ln., Dallas, TX 75225-7905

Fred Whitehead Award for Design of a Trade Book ($750)

• Jim Hoggard (chair), 111 Pembroke Lane, Wichita Falls, TX 76301
• Russell L. Martin, 6748 Patrick Lane, Plano, TX 75024
• Carol Dawson, 4010 Crescent Dr., Austin, TX 78722

Soeurette Diehl Fraser Award for Translation of a Book ($1,000)

• T. Lindsay Baker (chair), P.O. Box 507, Rio Vista, TX 76093
• Kurt Heinzelman, Professor of English, 1 University Station B5000,University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712
• Maurice Elton, 6825 Cornelia Ln., Dallas, TX 75214-3220.