The Foundation is pleased to announce a Fiction Writing Competition for the Foundation’s 2009 writing grants.  All works must present the gay and lesbian lifestyle in a positive manner and be based on, or directly inspired by, a historic person, culture, work of art, or event.  You may think your affair with the dancer from the Russian ballet was historic, but it doesn’t count.  One work per author, please.

All works (novel, novella or a collection of related short stories) submitted must be unpublished, original, and in English.  Adaptations or translations of other works of fiction are not acceptable.  Fiction works selected by the judges will be announced the following May and will receive a cash award of $1,000 (not limited to a single winner).

All submissions must be postmarked by midnight November 30, 2009.  Mail manuscript, including author’s name, address, phone number, and a note on the historical inspiration for the work to our new address.  Because of the large number of submissions expected, NO manuscripts will be returned.