Deadline:
September 30, 2024 - Check back on August 15th for Upcoming Deadline
Cash Prize:
$12,000
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A prize of $12,000 is given annually for a book of nonfiction published during the current year that asks readers “to engage with or reflect on the complexities of the U.S. South.” The winner will also receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Oxford, Mississippi, for the awards ceremony in March 2025. Submit a hard copy of a published book, or an advance reader’s copy of a book to be published in October, November, or December 2024, by September 30. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
University of Mississippi, Willie Morris Award for Southern Nonfiction, Department of Writing and Rhetoric, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677. Susan Nicholas, Coordinator.