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Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize

2011 Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize

For an unpublished up-to-1500-word Creative Nonfiction Piece

Winner receives:
$500 cash
Publication on anderbo.com

Judged by Elizabeth Wurtzel

2011 Contest Assistant: Emma Stockman



There were close to 140 entries to the 2011 Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize; a contest winner will be chosen from the 6 finalists soon.

6 FINALISTS (to be judged by Elizabeth Wurtzel)
"We Scar, We Heal, We Rise" by Erin Wood, Little Rock,
        Arkansas
"Blindfolds" by Lisa Shannon, New York, New York
"An Enduring Passion" by Riba Taylor, Palm Springs, California
"Endangered Species" by Deja Gworek, Riverside, California
"Auntie Suzanne" by Suzanne Roberts, Lake Tahoe, California
"The Lost, the Damned, the Forgotten" by Rob Lavender,
        Decatur, Alabama

There were so many interesting and absorbing creative nonfiction pieces entered; we wish we could list them all.

8 SPECIAL MENTIONS
"Waiting for the Loggerheads" by JL Schneider, Ellenville,
        New York
"Weasel" by Jon Gutekanst, Athens, Ohio
"Hell is Cardamom" by Orly Minizad, Los Angeles, California
"Body Language" by Byron Edgington, Gahanna, Ohio
"Digital Leftovers: A Love Story" by Elisa M. Gonzales,
        New York, New York
"Taken Away" by Calvin August Lom, Long Island City,
        New York
"First Words" by Joan Goodreau, Chico, California
"The Relativistic Circus" by Melvin Adams, Richland,
        Washington

Other literary sites of interest:
http://newpages.com/literary-magazines/
http://www.pw.org/literary_magazines?apage=*
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/pbonline.html
http://www.duotrope.com/listallmarkets.aspx
http://litlist.net/online_journals
http://www.litmags.org/list.php




Guidelines:
–The creative nonfiction piece should be typed on
  8 1/2 x 11 paper with the writer's name and contact
  information on the upper right cornerof the first page,
  and the writer's name on every page
–Entries must be postmarked by June 15, 2011
–Limit one entry per writer
–Writer must not have been previously published on
  anderbo.com
–Mail submissions to Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize,
  270 Lafayette Street, Suite 705, New York, NY 10012
–Enclose self-addressed stamped business envelope to receive
  names of winner and honorable mentions
–All entries are non-returnable and will be recycled
–Reading fee is $10. Check or money order payable
  to RRofihe



Elizabeth Wurtzel
2011 Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize Judge
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel, an American writer and journalist, is a graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School. She published her groundbreaking memoir of depression, the cultural phenomenon Prozac Nation, at the tender age of 26. Already a cultural critic and literary light for The New Yorker and New York magazines, Elizabeth Wurtzel had only dared to dream when growing up of the rarefied world and success Prozac Nation opened to her. Yet, no success could staunch her continuous battle with depression. Following the success of Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel published Bitch, and after a stint in rehab, released More, Now, Again about her battle with drugs and how she overcame her addictions. She has since published two other books, The Bitch Rules, and The Secret of Life: Commonsense Advice for the Uncommon Woman. Currently she practices law and writes regularly on current culture for TheAtlanticWire.com .


Emma Stockman
2011 Anderbo Creative Nonfiction Prize Contest Assistant
Emma Stockman is currently a sophomore studying to receive her BA in English at New York University. She is also studying Creative Writing in the College of Arts and Sciences at NYU, and has studied under the tutelage of Jonathan Safran Foer. She currently lives in Manhattan's West Village.


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