Terms and Conditions

The following provisions govern the 2008 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing awarded by Stanford University Libraries.

1. The Saroyan Prize Committee will be appointed by the Stanford University Librarian in consultation with the President of the Saroyan Foundation, and will be responsible for all aspects of the administration of the Saroyan Prize.
   
   
2. The Stanford University Librarian in consultation with the President of the Saroyan Foundation, will appoint a team of no fewer than three Nominating Jurors for each Saroyan Prize to be awarded.
   
   
3. Two prizes of $12,500 each will be offered in 2008: one for fiction, the other for non-fiction. Poetry and other literary forms will not be considered.
   
   
4. Only works published in book form between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007, available for individual purchase by the general public, and primarily in English are eligible for the Saroyan Prize in 2008.
   
   
5. Works by members of The Saroyan Prize Committee, members or officers of the William Saroyan Foundation, or previous winners are not eligible for the 2008 Saroyan Prize.
   
   
6. Only complete entries received by Stanford University Libraries no later than 31 January 2008 will be considered. A complete entry includes:
   

   a.  A completed entry form. Complete form here.
   b.  Five copies of the work.
   c.  A non-refundable $50 entry fee. Payment may be made using Visa or
       MasterCard at the above website, or by check. Checks should be made payable     to Stanford University/Saroyan Writing Prizes, and should indicate the title(s) of     the work(s) they accompany.

   Completed entries should be sent to:
   
   Administrator of The Saroyan Prize Committee
   Stanford University Libraries
   557 Escondido Mall
   Stanford, CA 94305-6004
   

7. The Saroyan Prize Committee will assemble and manage a team of Stanford University alumni and Stanford University Library staff to perform an initial screening of all entries.
   
   
8. The Nominating Judges for each Saroyan Prize will review the screened entries, and put forward to the Stanford University Librarian a list of not less than three and not more than five Finalist works for each Prize.
   
   
9. The winner of each Prize will be selected by the Stanford University Librarian, in consultation with the President of the William Saroyan Foundation, and based on the recommendations of the Nominating Judges. However, the University Librarian has the authority in extraordinary circumstances to award the Prize to any qualified entry.
   
   
10. Nothing in this plan shall be deemed to limit in any way the authority and control of The Saroyan Writing Prize Committee.
    
    
11. Finalists and prizewinners of the Prize will be listed permanently at this website.
    
    
12. Terms and conditions subject to change without notice.