Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal

Who: Resident of Brevard County, Florida
What: Maximum of 30 pages
When: August 31, 2014
How Much: $50/entry
Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal

The Brevard Library Foundation is pleased to present the
Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal
Honoring the best work by Brevard authors
Brevard County authors are cordially invited to submit their works to compete for the 2014
Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal. The Medal is an annual award to be given to the best original
work submitted by an author who is a resident of Brevard County, Florida. In addition to the
Medal, a cash prize of ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500.00) will be
awarded to the winning author. Individuals may submit more than one entry, but each title will
require its own entry form, entry fee, and the requisite number of review copies. Entry fees will
not be refundable.
The Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal Committee (PDSLMC), a part of the Brevard Library
Foundation, is responsible for this process. Please read the requirements carefully.

Entry Rules and Requirements
 1. For each work:
a. fill out and submit a completed entry form (attached), together with
b. an entry fee of $50.00 (make checks payable to: The Brevard Library
Foundation), together with
c. Seven (7) copies of each title, each copy bound in a “duo-tang” style cover, plus
one (1) digital copy on CD or flashdrive.
The foregoing should be mailed or delivered to the Brevard Library Foundation,
Patrick D. Smith Literary Medal Committee, 219 Indian River Drive, Cocoa, FL 32922.
2. Materials must be received by July 1, 2014. Extended to August 31, 2014.
3. Every submission must be an original work written by a current full-time resident of
Brevard County Florida. Any work containing plagiarized material shall be disqualified.
4. Entries by multiple authors are permitted. If an entry by multiple authors wins, the cash
prize will be split equally among the authors. Only one (1) Medal will be awarded,
although all authors’ names can be listed (in alphabetical order by last name) on the
certificate accompanying the Medal.
5. No member (or related family) of the Board of Directors of the Brevard Library
Foundation may enter.
6. Manuscripts submitted into competition may be published or unpublished. Published
works must have been published after January 1, 2012. Timeline has been removed.
7. Categories: Writings can be fiction or non-fiction, written at an adult level, in the
English language. Children’s works are not eligible. Entries will be judged solely on
literary merit, by professional scholars of literature. Short works are preferred, but
excerpts from longer works may be submitted. In any case, the maximum entry length is
30 pages.
8. Any entry that does not comply with these requirements will be disqualified, and the
entrant notified.
9. The award will be presented at the Patrick D. Smith Literary Award Banquet, anticipated
to be held in February 2015.
10. All contest communications will be by email. If you have a spam blocker, disable it or
configure it to accept emails from PatrickDSmithLiteraryMedal@gmail.com or you may not 3
receive important information. It is the entrant’s responsibility to have a working email
address. Any questions may likewise be submitted through that email address.
11. All entries shall be formatted as described below.
12. The PDSLMC and the Brevard Library Foundation reserve the right to make changes to
this process as they deem necessary. The PDSLMC also reserves the right to refuse to
judge any entry it finds pornographic, or otherwise inappropriate for this competition.
All decisions of the judges are final.
13. The Brevard Library Foundation shall have a non-exclusive right, to be exercised in its
discretion, to read out loud all or part of the winning entry at the Award Banquet, as well
as to publish not more than 500 words of the winning entry on the Brevard Library
Foundation website or in Brevard Library Foundation publicity materials. Attribution of
the work to the author will be given any time the work is published by the Brevard
Library Foundation.
14. No part of any entry shall be returned to the author, so authors are advised to retain
copies of any materials they desire. All manuscript copies received by the Brevard
Library Foundation shall be destroyed following the conclusion of the competition except
for those of the winning entry.

Formatting
1. Entries should be printed on 8.5-inch x 11-inch white paper.
2. Margins not less than 1” nor greater than 1.5” on all sides.
3. Black text, 12-point Times New Roman style typefaces only.4
4. Each page should show the title of the work at the top left corner of the page, then
double-space and begin the text. The pages should be numbered in the bottom right
corner. See example attached.
5. All text should be double-spaced, with no extra lines between paragraphs.
6. Left justification for text.
7. Indent the first line of each paragraph five spaces.
8. No more than 30 pages may be submitted.
9. Do not include graphics or photos—only writing will be judged.
10. No part of the manuscript submitted should show the author’s name in order to preserve
anonymity and objectivity.