Named for Matt Clark, beloved teacher, and coordinator of creative writing at Louisiana State University who died of colon cancer at the age of 31, the Matt Clark Prize literary competition awards achievement in both fiction and poetry.

The first place winner in each category will receive a $100 prize and publication in the New Delta Review. Other entries will be considered for publication.

2008 Prize Guidelines

$100 prize plus publication for poetry
$100 prize plus publication for fiction

The Matt Clark Prize is open to all previously unpublished works of fiction and poetry. There is a reading fee of $5 for each prize entry submitted. A submission is considered either one short story or up to three poems. Each submission should be sent in its own envelope with a separate reading fee. Checks for reading fees should be made payable to New Delta Review. The deadline for the contest is February 28, 2008.

To submit, send a manuscript, cover letter, and reading fee to:

Matt Clark Prize
New Delta Review
Louisiana State University
15 Allen Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5001