Elizabeth Boatwright Coker
Student Prize in Short Fiction
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Winner: Mary Heyward Hardy.
I am 19 and a college student at Clemson University. I love to write and hope to one day share this story to help prevent situations like these from going unnoticed. Her hometown is Columbia, SC. *This is a short fiction story based on a true story. Bullying is a real problem in the world that does not get reported often enough. The author is “Anna” in real life, and the story is written from the perspective of the other girl, “Kat.” Judge Monic Ductan's comments: I found the story to be both relatable and poignant. |
Deadline: Ended March 20, 2025
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The Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Student Prize in Short Fiction, supported by the Penelope Coker Hall/Eliza Wilson Ingle Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation and sponsored by the South Carolina Academy of Authors, recognizes the talent of college student fiction writers in the state of South Carolina.
The award is $250 and an invitation to be honored at the SCAA Induction Ceremony. There is no restriction on form or content, but submissions may not exceed 15 pages double-spaced and must be either one original, unpublished short story or one excerpt from a longer, unpublished work. You may submit multiple entries. Entry is free. We will accept entries in doc, docx, rtf, and pdf file formats. Applicants must be 18-25 years old at the time of submission, legal residents of South Carolina, and enrolled full time at a private or public South Carolina institution of higher education. Applicants also must not have won this Prize in the previous three years. Your name should not appear anywhere on the pages submitted. Include contact information in the appropriate fields along with a brief bio in the cover letter field on the submission manager. Be sure to click on the correct SC Academy of Authors submission link. This year’s final judge will be Monic Ductan. Questions about the Coker Student Prize in Short Fiction should be sent to: [email protected]. |
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Monic Ductan served as this year's Judge for the Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Fiction Fellowship and High School Fiction Fellowship Awards.
Monic Ductan's book of short stories, Daughters of Muscadine, won the Weatherford Award and the Tennessee Book Award. Monic is also the recipient of a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in fiction (2025), a Tennessee Arts Commission grant in fiction (2023), and the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival Prize in poetry (2025). For more info, visit https://Monicductan.com. |