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Pittsburgh in Words

Creative Nonfiction is heading up a great new project to celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. Pittsburgh in Words will feature 25 creative nonfiction stories about the city and its people. The project is supported by a generous grant from The Heinz Endowments, and will be published online and in print fall 2008.

You can submit an essay or nominate someone else's work. Essays will be selected through a competitive process and the deadline for nominating is March 5th, for submission is March 15th.

To nominate work, send one hard copy of up to five pieces to shaffer@creativenonfictoin.org or to the address below. To submit your own work, send a one-page abstract of the proposed essay, accompanied by a writing sample of no more than 10 pages and a cover letter with complete contact info to:

pittsburghinwords@gmail.com
or
Creative Nonfiction
Attn. Pittsburgh in Words
5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

In addition to publication, writers whose essays are selected will receive mentoring from Creative Nonfiction editors and a scholarship for a Creative Nonfiction Writing Institute in fall 2008. Email questions to information@crativenonfiction.org

Posted by Julie on February 12, 2008
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