The Prize Criteria are:
- Original unpublished work of Fiction
- Great Story
- Well Written
- Captures the imagination of the reader
- A story infused with the presence of God and faith
— subtly, symbolically or deliberately
Opens: January 1, 2013
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2013
| Novel | Novella | Young Adult Novel |
| - Fiction | - Fiction | - Fiction |
| - Unpublished or Self-published work | - Unpublished or Self-published work | - Unpublished or Self-published work |
| - More than 50,000 words | - 17,500 to 40,000 words | - More than 40,000 words |
| Prize | Prize | Prize |
| One Prize – $1,000 | One Prize – $750 | One Prize – $750 |
| Published by Tuscany Press | Published by Tuscany Press | Published by Tuscany Press |
| Hardcover, Paperback and eBook | Hardcover, Paperback and eBook | Hardcover, Paperback and eBook |
| Standard Royalty Contract | Standard Royalty Contract | Standard Royalty Contract |
| Reading Fee: $10* | Reading Fee: $10* | Reading Fee: $10* |
*** All Novels, Novellas and Young Adult Novels will be consider for publication. Last year, in addition to the Tuscany Prize winners, we made several publishing offers.
| Short Story | Prizes | |
| - Fiction | 1st Place – $500 | Published by Tuscany Press |
| - Unpublished work | 2nd Place – $250 | Collection: Hardcover, Paperback and eBook |
| - 1,000 to 12,500 words | 3rd Place – $200 | Exclusive Rights – 3 years Only |
| 4th Place – $150 | No Royalties | |
| 5th Place – $100 | Reading Fee: 10* | |
| 5 Honorable Mentions – $50 each |
* Tuscany Press has a reading fee, not for financial reasons, but to insure that writers pause before sending in their manuscript and ask: “Does my manuscript have the presence of God and faith — subtly, symbolically or deliberately?” Thank you for your understanding.
