Submissions

Rules and Regulations 2011

Submission Deadline Dates 2012

• Press releases of submission titles via email to greencarnation@gmail.com or savidgereads@gmail.com can be sent as of May the 17th 2012.
• Books must have been received by all judges by Friday 31^st of August 2012
• Additional copies may be called in for additional judges in the short listing process
• The novel must be written by a LGBT author, it cannot just be the subject matter
• Books must be submitted by a publisher, not through an author directly

Books Eligible For Entry

• All books, including translations, are welcome if published in Hardback or Paperback for the first time in the UK between 1^st of January 2012 and 31^st of December 2012
• Books previously published outside the UK before 2012 are eligible if published in the UK in 2012.
• Any full-length novel, collection of short stories, poetry, graphic novel or memoir written by a LGBT author is eligible.
• Five copies must be available and sent to each judge.
• We will accept advance review copies of the book as long as they available for judges in proof form by Friday 31^st of August 2012.
• Authors must be living at the time of the award.
• Books written by any current Green Carnation Prize judge will not be eligible
• Self published books are not eligible.
• Judges may ‘call in’ books from publishers and contact them with regard to these titles.
• No book entered by publishers or called in by the judges will be returned to the publishers.
• The decision of the Chair of Judges as to whether a book is eligible shall be binding and no correspondence shall be entered into.
• All submissions are made on a confidential basis.
• Publishers may enter as many submissions as they wish which meet the above criteria.

Clause for the Prize

Any eligible book which is entered for the prize will only qualify for the award if its publisher agrees:

• To contribute 5 copies of any book put forward for The Green Carnation Prize and a further possible two copies for the short listing process.

The Winning Prize

• The prize, as of the date of this form (17/05/11), is kudos and taking part for the specific year nominated, however if a sponsor comes into action this could change.
• The judges will be responsible for compiling a longlist of up to 15 books ‘The Green Carnation Bunch’ followed by a shortlist of five outstanding books submitted for the prize.
• The panel of judges is chosen by The Green Carnation Prize co-founder, Simon Savidge.

Further Information

For further information please contact greencarnationprize@gmail.com or savidgereads@gmail.com