The Rauxa Prize for erotic writing carries a cash award, given annually for an erotic story of exceptional literary quality. An additional prize for erotic poetry also receives a
cash award. The awards are judged by a select jury, and chosen from work nominated by editors and writers. All entries are read "blinded" (without author's name available). Publications of any type are encouraged to nominate qualifying material. Each publication may nominate up to five stories and three poems for inclusion; any individual may nominate a single story and/or poem.
Past judges have included:
Steve Almond
Leigh Davidson
Susannah Indigo
Bill Noble
The
story award is intended for erotic fiction; therefore any story submitted must have a strong erotic
element involved. A 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 Rauxa Prize should be from work published in the previous calendar year.
The poetry award is intended for erotic poems; therefore any poem submitted must have a strong erotic
element involved. Poems up to 100 lines are acceptable. Poems nominated for the Rauxa Prize
should be from work published in the previous calendar years.
- 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).
- Work 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.
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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We do not accept unpublished work.
