Nimrod Literary Awards 2010

The Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Nimrod (University of Tulsa) includes works by winners, honorable mentions, finalists and semi-finalists of the 32nd Nimrod Literary Awards.

For The Pablo Neruda Prize in Poetry: first prize winner Terry Blackhawk; second prize winner Jude Nutter; and honorable mentions Harry Bauld, Katie Kingston, and Francine Marie Tolf.

For The Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Fiction: first prize winner Shannon Robinson; second prize winner Laura LeCorgne; and honorable LydiaKann and Sue Pace.

There were 690 poetry manuscripts and 571 short stories submitted to the 2010 competition. The finalists’ manuscripts, without cover letters or names, were sent to the judges for 2010, Molly Peacock, poetry, and David Wroblewski, fiction. They chose the winners and honorable mentions from the finalist group. Semifinalists and finalists are also noted on Nimrod’s website.

The 33rd Nimrod Literary Awards competition begins January 1, 2011; the postmark deadline is April 30, 2011.