Sarton Memoir Award: Application

Entry Deadline: December 7, 2012

The Sarton Memoir Award honors the best in women's memoirs published during 2012. Named in honor of May Sarton, who is remembered for her memoirs, novels, and poetry, the contest is sponsored by The Story Circle Network (SCN), an international nonprofit association of women memoirists and lifewriters.

Eligibility. Women's memoirs initially published in North America during 2012 are eligible. All submissions must be bound books, in their finished form. See the complete guidelines for further information.

Selection and Award. The final selection of the winner is made by professional librarians. The winner of the 2012 award will be announced at the SCN National Memoir Conference, Austin TX, April, 2014.

Application
Sarton Memoir Award

This application form must be completed online, with entry fee paid online or a check for the entry fee mailed to the address below. If you cannot submit online, please email for instructions. However, we would very much appreciate the online completion of the application form.

Name of applicant: (Need not be the author. If the submission is selected as a winner, this person will be notified.)
Street Address:
City:
State/Province:
(select "n/a" for non-US, non-Canadian residents) 		Zip Code:
Country:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Title of Memoir:
Author of Memoir:
ISBN Number:
Month/Year of Publication:
Contact Information:
Publisher (if self-published, write author's name):
Publisher's Address:
Editor (if none, write "n/a"):
Editor's Email (if none, write "n/a"):

Entry fee. The entry fee of $60 may be paid online (instructions on next page, after the application form is submitted) or by mail, to the address below.
I am paying the entry fee online (Visa, MC, PayPal accepted).
I am mailing a check for the entry fee.

Submission package. The submission package consists of the following required items:

  1. An entry fee of $60 for each submission, paid online or by check mailed to
  2. A completed application form for each submission, submitted online. If you cannot submit online, please email for instructions.
  3. Three non-returnable copies of each submission, mailed to:
    Sarton Memoir Award Coordinator
    Paula Stallings Yost
    690 PR 5860
    Yantis TX 75497-4557
The submission package must be complete on or before December 7, 2012. If any part of the package is missing by this date, the submission is incomplete and ineligible. Incomplete submissions will not be acknowledged or returned. The entry fee for incomplete submissions will not be returned. A stamped self-addressed postcard may be included with the copies of the memoir if confirmation of receipt of complete package is desired.

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