The Foundation is pleased to announce a Fiction Writing Competition for the Foundation’s 2006 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All works (novel, novella or a collection of related short stories) submitted must be unpublished, original, and in English.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 in April 2007 at the Annual Lambda Literary Awards Dinner and will receive a cash award of $1,000 (not limited to a single winner).

All submissions must be postmarked by midnight November 30, 2006. 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.

Submission Rules
All manuscripts should be neatly typed on one side of the sheet only. Novel and short story manuscripts should be double-spaced. All paper should be 8-1/2" x 11"; do not use legal-sized paper. Use a 12 point or larger font. The first page of the manuscript should include the title, your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. Page numbers should appear in the upper right corner of each page. All manuscripts should be stapled or clipped or secured by a rubber band or binder.

Mail manuscript, along with a cover page stating the author's name, address, phone number, e-mail address 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. All manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped standard (#10) envelope.

DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS OR YOUR ONLY COPY OF ANYTHING. We are not responsible for lost submissions.

Source:
http://www.aabbfoundation.org/fiction.htm
http://www.aabbfoundation.org/submission_rules.htm