Wild Onion Grace McClelland Prize

A call for submissions to The Wild Onion Grace McClelland Prize:  $500 and publication of a story that fits our mission of Books Starring Kids with Physical Differences. This prize is inspired by Grace Mary McClelland, whose award-winning picture book educates, inspires, entertains and engenders compassion in all readers as it changes perceptions of physical difference.

The Prize Committee is made up of Wild Onion Press editors, illustrators, book designer, educational consultants as well as Grace McClelland and her family who will review the recommended final three.

Manuscripts may be of any length in the genres of picture book, chapter book, middle-grade or young adult memoir or novel. The main character must be in a heroic role in which a physical difference is not a disability but merely an outstanding characteristic.  The winning manuscript will be available for sale on the Wild Onion Press website and through online booksellers, including Amazon.com

Deadline January 1, 2012. The winning manuscript will be announced May 1, 2012 with publication following.

How To Enter

Send manuscripts with a self-addressed return postage to:

Wild Onion Press
12808 N.W. 56th Avenue
Gainesville, Florida 32653

Do not send your only copy of the manuscript since manuscripts are not returned unless sent in hard copy with postage attached. We assume no responsibility for damaged or lost manuscripts.

In the event that a manuscript is entered into the contest and subsequently published prior to the conclusion of the contest, that entry will be automatically disqualified.

Submissions Requirements:

• Only previously unpublished manuscripts are eligible for the contest

• Manuscripts may be of any length

• Manuscripts must be in the genre of a picture book, chapter book, middle-grade or young adult memoir or novel

• Written in English and typed

• A short bio of the writer

• All manuscripts must be accompanied by a statement clarifying how it meets our mission of changing perceptions of a physical difference and its basis for authenticity

• Deadline January 1, 2012. The winning manuscript will be announced May 1, 2012 with publication following. Entry must be e-submitted or postmarked by January 1, 2012 and mailed to:

Wild Onion Press Publishers

12808 NW 56th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida  32653-3553