NEWS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS)
Date: February 12, 2009
Terry W. Brown, 270-707-3732; terry.brown@kctcs.edu
HCC Kicks-Off 2009 Round Table Literary Event
Hopkinsville, Ky. (February 12, 2009) - One of the region's longest standing Arts traditions, HCC's annual
Round Table literary competition, today announced deadlines and guidelines for the 2009 event. Brett Ralph, HCC professor who also serves as faculty advisor for the Hopkinsville Community College-sponsored activity, announced that the college's literary magazine will begin accepting submissions for its 2009 edition today and continue through March 2. He said the editorial staff welcomes creative work from anyone of any age in the area, including Christian, Caldwell, Todd, Trigg and Logan counties in Kentucky; Fort Campbell; and Stewart, Montgomery and Robertson counties in Tennessee, including Austin Peay State University.
In keeping with its long tradition, the competition will conclude in the Spring with the
Round Table Awards Ceremony held in the artistic setting of HCC's beautiful
Round Table Park. At that time, the keepsake 2009
Round Table book, containing the winning entries from this year's competition, will also be available.
(photo of the 2008 Ceremony provided) "Last year's
Round Table book might well have been the best edition yet and the staff and I look forward to seeing a similarly wide array of submitted creations from area authors and artists for this year's competition," said Ralph.
Ralph also announced that Poet Kelly Moffett, director of creative writing at Kentucky Wesleyan College, will serve as this year's judge for
Round Table Literary Awards and the Roger Selvidge Memorial Art Awards.
Submission Guidelines:
Interested individuals should submit original poetry, prose, or artwork in any of four broad categories. All submissions will be judged anonymously, so that no name appears anywhere on the submitted work. However, students below college age should mark each submission in the upper right-hand corner with the student's grade level (elementary, middle or high school) so that they can be judged accordingly and considered for the appropriate award category.
Each person submitting creative work should also include a single note card with name, address, phone number and the titles of all works being submitted on one side of the card.
On the other side, entrants should provide a few sentences of biographical information. If the name is not clearly gender-specific, please specify. This is especially important for students, who may not be contacted personally. This note card should be clipped to the combined submissions. Submissions should not be stapled together.
Each submission should also include one self-addressed, stamped envelope, so that entrants can be notified of the status of their submission.
2009 Submission Categories:
Poetry: Submit up to 10 pages of original poetry (no more than 10 poems) on any subject, in any style. Poetry submissions must be typed, single-spaced.
Prose (fiction, creative non-fiction, personal essay): Submit up to 30 pages of prose: either a single 30-page story or non-fiction piece or several briefer pieces not to exceed a total of thirty pages. Novel excerpts (of no more than thirty pages) are discouraged unless they can stand alone as complete, satisfying pieces of writing. Essays written for school assignments, such as book reports, are discouraged unless that essay can stand up as a work of literature on its own. Prose submissions must be typed, double-spaced.
Prose Poems/Sudden Fiction/Fables: Brief prose pieces can be submitted as fiction or poetry. They must be typed, double-spaced.
Artwork: Up to ten original pieces (no copies) may be submitted. Artwork must be easily reproduced, high-contrast material such as pen-and-ink drawings, black & white photographs, collages, or block prints (woodcuts, monoprints, etc.); for scanning purposes, pieces must be legal size (8½ X 14) or smaller. Please note if you would like your submitted artwork to be returned. Digital images may be submitted on a diskette or e-mailed to the address below; digital photographs should be 300 dpi.
All written materials must be typed, and that no names should appear on any submissions (unless a work of visual art is already signed). Handwritten submissions will not be considered, and no written materials can be returned. A person may submit work in more than one category. Submissions can be dropped off at the main desk, HCC Library, or mailed directly to the following address:
The Round Table c/o Brett Ralph
Hopkinsville Community College
P.O. Box 2100
Hopkinsville, KY 42241-2100.
Questions should be addressed to Brett Ralph at 707-3890 or e-mail:
Brett.Ralph@kctcs.edu Submissions received after March 2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. will not be eligible for this year's competition.
2008 Round Table Awards
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