On January 15th, 2008, Anderbo will begin considering previously unpublished manuscripts of novels that in some way touch on the main character's involvement with vegetarianism. Each entry should consist of a complete, printed-out, manuscript copy —NOT the original—along with the entrant's contact details, and the reading fee.

We will start processing each entry upon its receipt by assigning it to an Anderbo editor for reading and assessment. Entries must be sent by
April 15th, 2008, and received by us on or before April 21st, 2008. The winner will be announced on anderbo.com at noon on July 6th, 2008.

The winning novelist will receive:
—an immediate $500 cash prize,
—representation to book publishers by an appropriate professional literary agent. (If the agent fails to obtain a suitable publishing contract for the winning novel manuscript by noon on October 10th, 2008, anderbo.com may offer to acquire it for on-line publication on mutually-agreed terms.)

The reading fee for entered manuscripts is 25 cents per typed manuscript page, maximum 23 lines (average) on each page. Entry fee by check or money order (must accompany the manuscript entry) payable to RRofihe. Only one entry per author.

Entries should be sent by United Parcel Service or Federal Express ONLY to:

                              Great Vegetarian Novel Contest
                               341 Lafayette St., #974
                               New York NY USA 10012

Enclose TWO self-addressed, stamped, letter-sized envelopes—one to acknowledge that we received your entry, the other to send contest results. We do NOT return entered manuscripts—they will be recycled.

Our e-mail address is: editors@anderbo.com (for correspondence only—do NOT e-mail your manuscript).

If no winner is declared for this contest, all reading fees will be refunded. By entering the contest, each entrant agrees that the total legal and financial liabilities of the contest-givers will never be more than the paid entry-fee cost. We will not provide critiques. We will not consider translations.