The Rauxa Prize carries an award of $1,000, given annually for an erotic short story of exceptional literary quality. The award is judged by a select jury, and chosen from work nominated by editors and writers. Publications of any type are encouraged to nominate qualifying material. Each publication may nominate up to five stories for inclusion; any individual may nominate a single story.
The 2005 judges will be announced here shortly.
Nomination Guidelines (2005)
The award is intended for short erotic fiction; therefore any story submitted must have a strong erotic element involved. A short story is defined as a story up to 10,000 words in length. We will consider any original stories which fall within this length limitation, including short-shorts and novel excerpts. Stories nominated for the first Rauxa Prize should be from work published in the previous two calendar years (2003 - July 2005). In the future, the annual award will reflect just one prior year. The Rauxa Prize will also include an erotic poetry award beginning in 2006.
To nominate, e-mail attached .rtf or .doc format files (in standard manuscript format, double-spaced, etc., suitable for print-out) to rauxaprize@yahoo.com. If the work appeared online, you may alternatively simply send us the relevant URL(s).
Stories printed out in standard manuscript format, or tear-sheets from publications, may also be mailed to The Rauxa Prize, P.O. Box 4741, Englewood, CO 80155.
For all nominations, please include a statement of where and when it was published, and any copyright or contributor info if you have it.
Nominations must be received by September 15, 2005.
Please note that nomination by a publication also constitutes permission for us to list the publication's name as a participating publication. Please direct any questions to Kate Redfern, Rauxa Prize Administrator, at rauxaprize@yahoo.com.
Eligible Publications
The work may have been published any place, in any form: from the Internet to traditional print, from self-published to mass market. We do not accept unpublished stories.
