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THIS YEAR'S BONANZA IS CLOSED. Stay tuned. We'll announce the 2008 winner soon. This prize is for NONFICTION ONLY. We will accept submissions for the contest from September 15th, 2008 through March 31st, 2009. To be considered for the $250 Editor's Prize, simply
SUBMISSION TIP: If you don't have an email address, get one now, as this is how we contact all our authors. The winner's name as well as the title of the winning piece will be posted on this website. Winner will receive $250 and will be published in the Fall 2008 issue of Bayou Magazine. The Nonfiction Bonanza is an editor's prize and will be chosen by Bayou's nonfiction editors. The editors are a collaborative team made up of the students and faculty of the M.F.A. in nonfiction program at The University of New Orleans.
2007 NONFICTION BONANZA RESULTS: Bayou Magazine is pleased to announce the winner of our 2007 Nonfiction Bonanza. Selected from hundreds of essays, William Borden's "Nile River Zig Zag" has been given the Nonfiction Editor's Prize. Mr. Borden received a cash award, and his essay will be published in Issue 48. The editors were so impressed with the submissions that they selected two additional essays for equal honorable mention. Constance Adler's "My Bayou" and Sara Levine's "What Hands Can Do" will be published in Issue 48 along with the winner of the Editor's Prize. Thank you to all who entered, and congratulations to our winners.
Each year one published essay is nominated by our nonfiction editors for inclusion in Best American Essays. Recently, Eric Trethewey's "The Coat," (Bayou, no. 44) was cited among "Notable Essays of 2005" listed in Best American Essays 2006.
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