Scissortail Submission Guidelines

East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma

Presents the 7th Annual

Scissortail Creative Writing Festival

April 5 - April 7, 2012

Featuring: Norbert Krapf & Natasha Trethewey

The Scissortail Festival celebrates published and emerging authors reading from their original creative works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.

Guidelines: Please read closely and follow explicitly. Please look at your calendar before submitting! Due to the increasing popularity of the festival, it is very difficult to accommodate special scheduling requests. Please do not ask.

* Reading sessions feature a mixture of authors and genre.

* Sessions will consist of 3 or 4 readers per session. Authors should plan for either 15 or 20 minutes total time at the mic (including prose) depending on the session.

* No workshops, how-to, propaganda or pre-arranged panels are acceptable.

* Email submissions encouraged. Submit: 1) complete contact information 2) the title of your program and sample/s of work to be considered 3) a paragraph-length biographical narrative, including publications and significant accomplishments.

* Deadline for submission: January 9, 2012. Reading schedule will be set in early February.

* Send email submissions to: khada@ecok.edu. Identify “Scissortail Submission” in the subject line. You may also mail submissions to: Dr. Hada, Department of English & Languages, East Central University, 1100 E. 14th St. Ada, OK 74820.

* Please check your calendar before submitting. Participants are not charged registration fees. See http://www.ecuscissortail.blogspot.com for information & updates.

* Special thanks to primary supporters: Dr. Darryl Fisher, East Central University Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma Arts Council and ECU Cultural Activities Committee.