Annual Awards
The Stone Canoe journal has a series of annual awards for the best submissions in several categories: fiction, poetry, visual arts, nonfiction, technology, and arts leadership.
These awards consist of $500 and a replica of the original alabaster stone canoe sculpture by noted stone sculptor Tom Huff.
The Allen and Nirelle Galson Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to an Upstate New York writer who has not yet published a book of fiction with a nationally distributed press.
The Bea González Prize for Poetry is awarded annually to an Upstate New York poet who has not yet published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press.
The Hedy and Michael Fawcett Prize for Visual Arts is awarded annually to an Upstate New York artist who has not yet had a solo show in, or have been represented by, a major gallery.
The S.I. Newhouse School Prize for Nonfiction is awarded annually to an Upstate New York writer who has not yet published a nonfiction book with a nationally distributed press.
The L.C. Smith Prize for Engineering and Technology Writing is awarded for
an essay that contributes to the public’s understanding of engineering and
technology.
The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) Arts Leadership Prize is awarded annually to an artist or individual whose body of work promotes or exemplifies the value of inclusiveness within the arts community of Upstate New York.
Also for the 2012 issue, the Rosamond Gifford Foundation is funding prizes for contributors who attend the Syracuse City High Schools. These prizes have special submission deadlines and requirements.
Beginning with the 2013 issue, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University will award the Institute for Veterans and Military Families Prize for Written Work by a Veteran. The prize will be awarded annually to a U.S. veteran for a previously unpublished short story, essay, creative non fiction piece, or poem (or series of up to three poems). The subject matter of the written piece may be about veteran or military family issues, but it is not a requirement.
The prizes in fiction, poetry, and visual arts are selected each year by the Stone Canoe editors from exemplary work submitted to the journal by emerging artists and writers. Submission of a single work of short fiction, a minimum of three poems, or a minimum of three works of visual art in any medium will qualify for consideration in the respective categories. No additional application or fee is required. The Burton Blatt Institute Arts Leadership Prize is an unsolicited award, and the selection is made by the Stone Canoe editors in consultation with Burton Blatt Institute staff. The IVMF prize is also an unsolicited award, and the selection will be made by Stone Canoe jurors in consultation with IVMF staff.
View the 2011 award winners.
View the 2010 award winners.
View the 2009 award winners.
View the 2008 award winners.
View the 2007 award winners.
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