The College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Davis, and New York Times best-selling novelist John Lescroart are pleased to announce the 15th annual Maurice Prize in Fiction

A prize of $5,000 will be awarded for the best sustained work of fiction (long form fiction/novel) submitted by alumni who have not yet published or had a book-length manuscript in fiction accepted for publication by the contest deadline. Literary merit will be the over-riding criterion in the selection of the winning entry.
Instructions for submission:

  • Bind the manuscript to keep pages intact. 
  • Include separately a cover letter with your name, mailing address, email address and phone number. 
  • Names must not appear on the manuscript, as they are judged anonymously. We are unable to return manuscripts. 
  • There is no entry fee
 
Deadline to Receive Manuscripts: March 13, 2020
Winner Announced: May 2020

Please mail your entry to:
 
College of Letters and Science
RE: Maurice Prize
1333 Research Park Drive
Davis, CA 95618



John Lescroart, the author of numerous novels including several on the New York Times Bestseller list, has provided the $5,000 gift in honor of his father, Maurice Lescroart. 

For more information on John’s publications, please go to www.johnlescroart.com .