APRIL Poetry Contests
Arranged by deadline, then alphabetically; deadlines in red denote "received by" rather than "postmarked by." Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.
April 1 Deadlines
| 4/1/08 | Balticon Sci-Fi Poetry Contest | Prizes: $100, $75, $50, and publication | Fee: FREE! |
Balticon
41 Poetry Contest |
poetry@bsfs.org | Judge: | |
| Notify: May | |||
| 3 poems: Entries should address the themes of science fiction/fantasy/science. Winners will receive a cash prize, convention membership and be invited to read their winning entries at Balticon. Winning entries will be published in the BSFAN, the Balticon souvenir book. Attendance at Balticon is NOT required to win. Limit: 3 poems/person, maximum 32 lines each. No entry fee. Deadline: Mailed entries must be postmarked or e-mail entries received by April 1. Please include your name, address, phone & e-mail address and a brief bio with your entry. Entries may be e-mailed to poetry@bsfs.org. | |||
| http://www.toadmail.com/~litecirclebooks/balticonpoetry.html#balticon | |||
| 4/1/08 | The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Prize | Prizes: $1,000, $200, $100, publication, reading | Fee: $15 to PCCC |
| Maria
Mazzioti Gillan, Executive Director Poetry Center Passaic County Community College One College Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07505-1179 |
Maria
Mazziotti Gillan, Director. (973) 684-6555 |
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| Notify: summer | |||
| 5 poems: Awarded for a group of unpublished poems in honor of Allen Ginsberg's contribution to American literature. Entry fee includes subscription to The Paterson Literary Review. Send SASE or see website for complete guidelines. Up to five poems per person will be accepted for consideration. Four copies of each poem should be submitted. No poem should be more than two manuscript pages. Poems should not have the poet's name on them; instead a separate sheet should list the poet's name, address, phone number and the titles of the poems. Poems cannot be returned. Please do not submit poems that imitate Allen Ginsberg's work. A check for $15 payable to PCCC must accompany submission, (in the memo section of the check write "Poetry Contest"). $40 "bounced check" fee. Only unpublished poems may be submitted. Do not call the College in reference to the Contest. Winners will be notified by mail. Winners' names will also appear in newspaper announcements. Include SASE for a list of winners. | |||
| http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/Allen_Ginsberg_P.html | |||
| 4/1/08 | Midwest Poetry Chapbook Series Award | Prizes: $500, 100 copies, and publication | Fee: $10 to GreenTower Press |
GreenTower
Press |
TLR@nwmissouri.edu | Judge: | |
| Notify: July | |||
| Chapbook manuscript: The Midwest Chapbook Series is a competition open to anyone who is living in, from, or closely associated with the Midwest. All entrants to the contest will receive a one-year subscription to The Laurel Review. 20-30 pages (typed, single-sided, one poem per page). Individual poems may have been previously published. You may include an acknowledgements page if you wish, though one is not required. Include two cover pages: one with title only, the other with name, address, email address, manuscript title, and a short note establishing your connection to the Midwest. Your name should ONLY appear on the cover page, which the staff will keep on file. Manuscripts will be read blind. Entries will be judged by the editors of The Laurel Review along with the outside judge. The winning chapbook will be published in an edition of 300 copies. Winner will receive one hundred copies. Additional copies offered at 40% off the list price. Winner also will also be invited to give a reading as part of Northwest Missouri State Universityâ??s Visiting Writers series, which includes an honorarium of $500. All entries will be considered for publication in The Laurel Review. Winner will be notified by email or telephone, and will be announced on our website. | |||
| http://catpages.nwmissouri.edu/m/tlr/ | |||
| 4/1/08 | New Michigan Press/ Diagram Chapbook Contest | Prize: $1,000, 25 copies, and publication | Fee: $15 to New Michigan Press |
| NMP/DIAGRAM 648 Crescent NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
nmp@thediagram.com | Judge: | |
| Notify: | |||
| Chapbook manuscript: New deadline. $1000, 25 copies of the finely-printed chapbook, author can purchase more at 50% discount. We will also publish at least one other finalist manuscript, possibly more (in 2006 we published four). 18-44 pp of poetry, fiction, essay, mixed-genre, or genre-bending work. Images can be included, though they must be black and white. No more than one poem (if yer sending poems) per page. $15 reading fee (U.S. funds please; cash if you want to risk it, money orders, or checks made out to New Michigan Press, or use your credit card on the website, in which case mention on your cover letter that you paid online). Enclose a #10 SASE for notification. Manuscripts cannot be returned (sorry—please don't send your only copy). Enclose a SASP if you'd like confirmation that we received your manuscript. Enclose a self-addressed 6"x9" envelope with $1 of postage (in USA) if you would like a complimentary copy of the winning chapbook (or another chapbook in our series--please specify which, if any). If you do not care, there is no need for this. Please do not send submissions certified mail, express mail, or anything we have to sign for; it's a pain. If you want to overnight it, please check off the "no signature req'd" box. It's fine with us if individual works have been published elsewhere, but the manuscript can't have been published as a whole before. Please include specific acknowledgments if any of the works have appeared elsewhere—tell us where individual pieces appeared, as we consider submitted work for possible publication in DIAGRAM. This contest is open to both published and unpublished writers. Typically we narrow the field down to ten finalists, all of which are considered for publication (even if they don't win the contest; in 2003, NMP published four contest finalist mss.; in 2004, we published two; in 2005, we published four). All work submitted (unless previously published) is considered for possible publication in DIAGRAM. deadline for reciept of submissions: 04.01.08 | |||
| 4/1/08 | Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest | Prizes: $1,359, $764, $338, publication and other stuff | Fee: None |
|
winningwriters.com/wergleflomp/ |
Call
us toll-free 866-WIN-WRIT |
Judge: Jendi Reiter | |
| Notify: August 15 | |||
Poem: 1) Find a vanity poetry contest, a contest with low standards whose main purpose is to entice poets to buy expensive products like anthologies, chapbooks, CDs, plaques and silver bowls. Vanity contests will often praise remarkably bad poems in their effort to sell as much stuff to as many people as possible. See site for an example of a vanity contest that accepts nearly everything. 2) Make up a deliberately absurd, strange, laugh-out-loud parody poem. See site for an example. 3) Submit your parody poem to a vanity contest as a joke. 4) After you've done steps 1-3, submit your entry to the Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest on the website. 5) There is no fee to submit to the Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest. Poets of all nations are welcome. Your poem must be in English (inspired gibberish also accepted). Please submit only one poem. If you submit more than one, only your latest entry will be considered. Poems may be of any length. |
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| www.winningwriters.com/contestflomp.htm | |||
April 2 Deadlines
| 4/2/08 | Robert Watson Poetry Award | Prizes: $500, reading, and publication | Fee: $10/$12 to Spring Garden Press |
Spring
Garden Press |
springgardenpress@gmail.com | Judge: TBA | |
| Notify: September | |||
| Poems: The winning manuscript will be awarded publication of a beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, limited-edition chapbook. The edition is limited to 500 copies, fifty of which are reserved for the author and the remainder of which will be offered for sale through Spring Garden Press. The winning poet will also receive a cash award of $500 as well as an invitation from the MFA Writing Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to read in their Distinguished Visiting Writers Series. Please submit a collection, sequence of poems, or single long poem not to exceed 500 lines or 24 pages. The cover page should contain, on a single detachable page, the manuscript title, author’s name, address, phone number, and email. The author’s name should not appear anywhere else. A second title page should be provided without the author’s name or other identification. Provide a table of contents and a separate acknowledgements page containing prior magazine or anthology publication of individual poems. Manuscripts should be bound with a spring clip. NOTE: Poems may have appeared in journals or anthologies but not as part of a book-length collection. Each entry should be accompanied by a $10 entry fee for online submissions, $12 if you submit by post. All entrants will receive a 1-year subscription to The Greensboro Review. Writers who may NOT enter include former editors and staff of The Greensboro Review; friends, former professors, and family of current Greensboro Review editors and staff. Contest manuscripts are screened by qualified readers appointed by the Press. The final selection is made by a poet of distinguished achievement, who remains anonymous until the winner is announced. Manuscripts must be postmarked between October 1 & April 2; those postmarked before or after will be discarded. Manuscripts will not be returned. The contest may be entered electronically on the website. | |||
| http://www.springgardenpress.com/contests.html | |||
April 15 Deadlines
| 4/15/08 | BOMB Magazine Poetry Contest | Prizes: $500 and publication | Fee: $20 to BOMB Magazine |
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BOMB Magazine |
info@bombsite.com | Judge: | |
| Notify: May | |||
| Poems: Fiction in alternate years. Winner receives $500 and publication in BOMB Magazine. Reading Fee: $20 includes free one year subscription to BOMB (overseas addresses should add $6); make all checks and money orders payable to BOMB Magazine. Please send a small manuscript of 3-5 poems. Include cover letter with name, address, phone number and titles of all poems; do not write a name on the actual poems, as all entries are considered anonymously. Include SASE for response; manuscript will not be returned. Simultaneous submissions OK, but reading fee is not refundable. | |||
| http://www.bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/2959 | |||
| 4/15/08 | Florence Poets Society Writers Poetry Contest | Prizes: $1,000 and publication | Fee: $20 to Florence Poets Society |
Florence
Poets Society |
You
can enter via email to postmaster@florencepoetssociety.org and pay the fee via PayPal |
Judges: founders of Florence Poets Society, Tom Clark and Carl Russo | |
| Notify: May 30 | |||
| Poems: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 15, 2008 (? also says on same web page,"must be postmarked by …"). OPEN TO ALL POETS OF ALL AGES, FROM ANY COUNTRY (but poems must be submitted in english) published or not; regardless of experience. Prize of $1,000.00 based upon the quality of the entire entry by a poet is guaranteed to be awarded. Winner will be published in the SILKWORM. The winner will be the featured reader at the FLORENCE FALL POETRY FESTIVAL, and will be interviewed on the Twilite Poetry Pub radio program. Noteworthy works will earn consideration for publication in Silkworm. All poems submitted must be the ORIGINAL and PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED work (in any medium) of the entrant. Each poet may submit up to three (3) poems with their entry. Poem length is limited to 60 lines for each poem. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule. Poems that exceed 60 lines will be disqualified and entry fee WILL NOT be returned. All entries must be in English (a translation from another language is allowed). Poems may be of any theme, style, form, etc. No Preference is given to any one form. Simultaneous submissions are permitted and encouraged. If they are accepted elsewhere please inform us immediately, no entry fees will be returned. Three typed copies of each poem must be submitted. ONLY ONE MUST HAVE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. The other two copies MUST BE POEM TEXT ONLY. Place title on each page of poem and number pages. All judging is done without knowledge of the author, each entry recieves a code for identification purposes. Names are revealed AFTER final judging is completed and prize is determined by the code designation. All electronic entries (ie email) you must paste poems into body of email, NO ATTACHMENTS ACCEPTED. All winners will be notified by mail on or about MAY 30, 2008. No entries will be returned under any circumstances please retain copies of your work. All poems remain the property of the poet at all times. By submitting your entry you automatically give the FPS the right to publish the work for any purpose FPS shall choose. However that publication shall be limited to only one time. You may decline to be published by opting out in your entry form or by informing us in writing at the address of the Society listed below. The FPS is under no obligation to publish any entry at any time and may disqualify any entry at any time. All judges are members of Florence Poets Society. They, their family, friends and students are disqualified participation. This contest may be terminated and all entries and reading fees returned to the entrants at the discretion of the Directors of the Florence Poets Society. Each entrant will recieve a copy of Silkworm as part of their entry. Website has a disquieting # of typos and hype of mediocre poems. Does list last year's winners, but not the winning poems. | |||
| 4/15/08 | Poetry International Prize | Prizes: $1,000 and publication | Fee: $15 to Poetry International |
Poetry International |
Judge: Ilya Kaminsky | ||
| Notify: | |||
| 5 poems: The prize is for the best original poem, and the winner will receive $1,000 and publication in Poetry International. In addition, three finalists will be published in that same issue and five honorable mentions will be designated and considered for publication. Only previously unpublished work will be considered for the contest, which will be judged by Ilya Kaminsky. Please include your name, phone number, and email on the cover sheet of your submission only, as well as an SASE and a check for $15. That reading fee will cover up to five poems, but you can include additional poems for $3 each. | |||
| http://poetryinternational.sdsu.edu/Prize.htm | |||
| 4/15/08 | Spoon River Poetry Review Editors' Prize | Prizes: $1,000 and publication | Fee: $16 to Spoon River Poetry Review |
| The
Spoon River Poetry Review |
Lucia Getsi, Editor | Judge: | |
| Notify: | |||
| 3 poems: One winning poem will be awarded $1000 and two runners-up will be awarded $100 each. Winning poem, runners-up, and honorable mentions will be published in the fall issue. Judge will be announced after judging is completed. Submit two copies of three unpublished poems, maximum of ten pages total. Name, address, and phone number of poet should appear on each page of one copy only. Entries must be unpublished and will not be returned. Entry Fee: Each $16 entry fee entitles entrant to a one-year subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and include current address for each subscription or gift subscription. Include SASE for notification of results. Mail Submissions. Entries cannot be received by fax or e-mail. | |||
| www.litline.org/spoon/contest.html | |||
| 4/15/08 | Portia Steele Competition | Prizes: $100 | Fee: NONE |
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e-mail only |
contest@portiasteeleaward.org | Judge: | |
| Notify: July 15 | |||
| Poem: Contestants: For women 50 years of age or older. Poetry: No longer than one and one-half pages, double-spaced. Prose: 500 words maximum, with word count noted on first page. Entries: Use Microsoft Word File Format. Must be double-spaced and use 12-point Ariel or Times Roman. Unpublished poetry and prose only. One submission per category only. Entries will be accepted via email only. We can no longer accept mail-in entries. Send an attachment, via email, of your MSWord cover letter with your contact information. Your contact information should include: Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Title of entry, and your poetry and/or prose submission with no contact information on the submission (Please). Submit to contest@portiasteeleaward.org. Winners will be announced on July 15, 2008 on the home page of this website. They will also be contacted individually. | |||
| http://portiasteeleaward.org/contest.htm | |||
| 4/15/08 | Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book Poetry Contest | Prizes: $3,000, publication | Fee: $25 to Tupelo Press, Inc. |
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Tupelo
Press Poetry Contest |
E-mail: editors@tupelopress.org Phone: 802-366-8185 Fax 802-362-1883 |
Judges: Carol Ann Davis, Garrett Doherty, Jeffrey Levine | |
| Notify: | |||
| Book manuscript: For a poet who has not yet published a full-length collection of poetry. Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript between 48-80 pages, enclosed in a folder. Two cover pages: one with title of the manuscript only, the other with title of manuscript, name, address, telephone number and email address. Cover letter or bio optional. Include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page. This competition is judged anonymously. Any poet writing in English who has not previously published a full-length book is eligible. Entry fee of $25 must accompany each submission, made payable to Tupelo Press, Inc., or paid via PayPal on site. Include permission form. A SASP may be included to confirm receipt of manuscript. Simultaneous submissions are permitted so long as accompanied by separate entry fee. Notify Tupelo Press if manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Tupelo Press will consider all finalists for publication. Individual poems, chapters or excerpts may have been published previously in magazines, anthologies or chapbooks of no more than 48 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Enclose SASE for notification of winner. Do not enclose SASE for return of manuscript; all manuscripts will be recycled at the conclusion of the competition, except for those under consideration for future publication. No FedEx or UPS. | |||
| https://www.tupelopress.org/first.shtml | |||
April 25 Deadlines
| 4/25/08 | Mslexia Women’s Poetry Competition | Prize: £1000, £500, £250, #25 (x 22) and publication | Fee: £5 to Mslexia Publications Ltd. |
| Women’s Poetry Competition, Mslexia Publications Limited, PO Box 656, Freepost NEA5566, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1BR UNITED KINGDOM |
poetry@mslexia.co.uk | Judge: Carol Ann Duffy | |
| Notify: June | |||
| 3 poems: Poems may be in any style, of any length, on any subject. Sequences will be judged as separate poems. Each poem should be displayed on one side of A4 paper; you may use any number of sheets. Please do not include your name on the same sheet as your poems. Your poems will be judged anonymously. Enclose a separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title/s of your poem/s, and your online payment reference where applicable. Please mark your envelope/email ‘Women’s Poetry Competition’. The entry fee of £5 allows you to enter up to three poems. You may enter as many times as you like, provided each set of poems is accompanied by the £5 entry fee. Cheques should be made payable to Mslexia Publications Ltd. If you are submitting more than one entry, there is no need for a separate envelope for each entry. We will not be returning your poem/s. If you need their receipt acknowledged, please enclose an SAE, labelled ‘Acknowledgement’. No alterations may be made to a poem once it has been submitted. Overseas entries please use Pay Online below and email your entries to poetry@mslexia.co.uk quoting your payment reference in your email. Alternatively entries can be submitted by post if accompanied by a Sterling cheque, or you can telephone the office (+44) 191 261 6656 with your credit card details. We regret the Freepost facility is not available for entries posted from overseas. Winners will be contacted by post in June 2008 and winning poems will be published in the JULAUGSEP issue of Mslexia. Poems should be in English (or English dialect) and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Poems that have won or under consideration in other poetry competitions are not eligible. Poems should not be a translation of another author’s work. We will accept poems from women of any nationality from any country. You do not have to subscribe to Mslexia to be eligible, but you do have to be a woman. Employees of Mslexia are not eligible. | |||
| http://www.mslexia.co.uk/menu/stop_press/poetry_comp.html | |||
April 29 Deadlines
| 4/29/08 | Mudfish Poetry Prize | Prizes: $1,000 and publication | Fee: $15 to Box Turtle Press |
Mudfish Poetry Prize, |
Judge: Deborah Landau | ||
| Notify: | |||
| 3 poems: First place award for best unpublished poem: $1000 + publication in Mudfish. Publication for honorable mentions. Every poem entered is considered for publication in Mudfish. Guidelines: Include a cover letter with name address and titles of poems. Do not allow name to appear on poem pages. Enclose $15 for three poems and $3 for each additional poem. Make checks payable to Box Turtle Press. Include SASE for notification results. Manuscripts will not be returned. | |||
| http://www.mudfishmag.com/ | |||
April 30 Deadlines
| 4/30/08 | Heart Poetry Award | Prizes: $500 and publication | Fee: $10 to Nostalgia Press |
Nostalgia Press |
Judge: Brenda Kay Ledford | ||
| Notify: | |||
| 3 poems:# Winner & All Honorable Mentions published Summer 2008 issue of HEART. $10 covers 3 poems, reserves your copy of Summer 2008 issue. Insightful, immersing, pictorial moments, unpublished modern free verse or prose poem. Include name, address, phone, E-mail optional, on each page. SASE or Web site announces winners, poems discarded. |
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| http://www.nostalgiapress.com/guidelines.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | Iowa Poetry Prize | Prizes: Book contract and publication | Fee: $20 to University of Iowa Press Poetry Fund |
| The
Iowa Poetry Prize |
Judge: | ||
| Notify: on website in July | |||
| Book manuscript: open to new as well as established poets; awarded for a book-length collection of poems written originally in English. Poems may have appeared in journals or anthologies; poems from a poet's previous collections may be included only in manuscripts of new and selected poems. The winning manuscript will be published by the University of Iowa Press under a standard royalty agreement. Previous winners are not eligible. We consider simultaneous submissions but ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Manuscripts should be 50 to 150 pages in length. Put your name on the title page only; this page will be removed before your manuscript is judged. $20 reading fee is payable to the University of Iowa Press Poetry Fund. Please include a stamped, self-addressed postcard if you want us to acknowledge receipt. Manuscripts will not be returned. Only winners will be notified. | |||
| http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu/authors/iowa-prize.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | The Ledge Poetry Awards | Prizes: $1,000, $250, $100, and publication | Fee: $10 to The Ledge |
The
Ledge |
Tim
Monaghan, Publisher tkmonaghan@aol.com |
Judge: Editors | |
| Notify: August | |||
| 3 poems: Given for a poem of any length, style, or content. All entries will be considered for publication. Free entry for 1st 3 poems with $17 subscription. Typed, single-spaced, with author's name, address, and e-mail on each poem. Send up to 3 poems with an SASE, a $10 entry fee and $3 for each additional poem by April 30. $20 subscription (two issues) to The Ledge gains free entry for the first three poems. | |||
| http://www.theledgemagazine.com/Poetry%20Awards%20Contest.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize | Prizes: $1,000 and publication | Fee: $20 to Marsh Hawk Press |
| Marsh
Hawk Press P.O. Box 206 East Rockaway, NY 11518-0206 |
Judge: Thylias Moss | ||
| Notify: | |||
Book manuscript: Submit a manuscript of 48-70 pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published previously in book form, although individual poems appearing in print or on the web are permitted. Entries may consist of individual poems, or a book-length poem—or any combination of long or short poems. Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, paginated, and bound with a spring clip. Include a table of contents page and an acknowledgements page for magazine or anthology publications. Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. Manuscript cannot be returned. Include a check or money order for $20 entry fee, payable to MARSH HAWK PRESS. |
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| http://www.marshhawkpress.org/Contests_and_submissions.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry | Prizes: $2,000, $1,000, trip, and publication | Fee: $20 to Nimrod |
NIMROD |
Francine
Ringold, Editor in Chief (918) 631-3080 nimrod@utulsa.edu |
Judge: | |
| Notify: | |||
| Poetry: 3-10 pages, one long poem or several short poems. Fiction: 7,500 words maximum. No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author's name, full address, phone & fax numbers. "Contest Entry" should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts will not be returned. Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod's Web site. Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry free & a one-year subscription (two issues). | |||
| www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/awards.html | |||
| 4/30/08 | Richard Peterson Poetry Prize | Prizes: $1,500 and publication | Fee: $10 to Crab Orchard Review |
Crab
Orchard Review Contest |
Queries received via e-mail will be deleted unread. | Judge: | |
| Notify: | |||
| 3 poems: One winner and two finalists will be chosen in each category. The winners will be published and finalists announced in the Winter/Spring issue. Entries must be previously unpublished, original work written in English by a United States citizen or permanent resident. Simultaneous submissions are considered, but an entry is ineligible to win if accepted for publication elsewhere. Name, address, telephone number, and/or e-mail address should appear only on a cover page for the entry, which should also include the title of the work (or, in the case of poetry, the titles of the poems) and the genre of the entry--either "Poetry," "Fiction," or "Literary Nonfiction." The author's name should not appear on any subsequent page. Late entries will be returned unread. Enclose a #10 SASE for notification of winners. Manuscripts will be recycled upon the decision of the final judges and notification of the winners. Poetry entries should consist of 3 poems; 100 line limit per poem. Prose entry length: up to 6000 words for fiction and up to 6500 words for literary nonfiction. One poetry entry, story, or essay per $15 entry; a writer may send up to three entries in one genre or a total of three entries if entering all competitions. Each fee entitles entrant to one issue of Crab Orchard Review. Please indicate your choice and enclose complete address information for subscriptions. Please indicate on the outside of the envelope if an entry is "POETRY," "FICTION," or "LITERARY NONFICTION." | |||
| http://www.siu.edu/~crborchd/dyer.html | |||
| 4/30/08 | Red Mountain Chapbook Contest | Prizes: $500 and publication | Fee: none |
Red Mountain Review |
Judge: TBA | ||
| Notify: August 1 | |||
| Chapbook manuscript: There is no entry fee. The winner will receive $500; ten copies of Red Mountain Review, in which the manuscript will appear; ten copies of a limited-edition stand-alone chapbook; and an all-expense paid trip to Birmingham for a joint reading with the final judge, who will be announced on our blog on May 1. The winning manuscript will consist of no more than 24 pages of poetry. Your name should appear on the title page only. Individual poems may have been published previously; please provide acknowledgments with your submission. Submit up to two separate manuscripts per reading period. All manuscripts will be recycled. The winner will be announced on our blog no later than Aug. 1. | |||
| http://www.redmountainreview.net/rmrwebsite_002.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize | Prizes: $1,250 and publication | Fee: $25 to Saturnalia Books |
| Saturnalia
Books 13 E. Highland Ave., 2 fl. Philadelphia, PA 19118 |
Judge: Mark Doty | ||
| Notify: July | |||
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Book manuscript: Manuscript must be an original work of poetry written in English. Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material). Author’s name and contact information should not appear on manuscript. Manuscript should be single-sided, and securely bound with a clip only. A separate sheet containing author’s name, title of manuscript, and contact information (including email address, street address, and phone number) must be included. Please include a check for $25 payable to Saturnalia Books. Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the winning manuscript. Manuscripts will be accepted during the month of April only (or postmarked by April 30). Former students who have studied "poetry writing" with the judge are ineligible to enter. Notification will be sent to your e-mail address. Do not include an SASE unless you do not have an -email address. If you do, it will be discarded. |
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| http://www.saturnaliabooks.com/html/poetry_contest.html | |||
| 4/30/08 | Spire Spring Poetry Chapbook Contest | Prizes: $500 and publication | Fee: $18 to Spire Press |
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Spire
Press |
646.736.7701 info@spirepress.org |
Judge: | |
| Notify: | |||
| Chapbook manuscript: $500 + 20 copies (full-color cover) and standard publishing contract. Blind-judging as per CLMP contest ethics. 18-30 pages (one poem per page) with title on each page. Please include a cover page with name, address, and title. Acknowledgements will be requested from chosen manuscripts, but are not required at this time because they are not considered in the judging. Send w/SASE and $18 fee. All Manuscripts are recycled. | |||
| http://www.spirepress.org/contest.html | |||
| 4/30/08 | Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize | Prizes: $5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press | Fee: $25 to University of Pittsburgh Press |
|
Agnes
Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize |
(412)
383-2456 press@pitt.edu |
Judge: | |
| Notify: fall | |||
| Book manuscript: For a first collection of poetry. The award is open to any poet writing in English who has not had a full-length book published previously. We define "full-length book" as a volume of 48 or more pages published in an edition of 750 or more copies. Self-published or vanity press books are excluded from this definition. Send one copy of your manuscript on good quality white paper, 48–100 typescript pages. Clean, legible photocopies are acceptable. Your name and address and/or phone number should be on your title page. These are our only format requirements. Enclose an SASP for manuscript acknowledgment and a SASE for contest results. Manuscripts being considered by other publishers are allowed, but if accepted for publication elsewhere, please notify the Press, in writing. Manuscripts must be postmarked on or after March 1 and on or before April 30. | |||
| http://www.upress.pitt.edu/renderHtmlPage.aspx?srcHtml=htmlSourceFiles/starrett.htm | |||
| 4/30/08 | Templar Poetry Pamphlet and Collection Competition | Prizes: £500 (x3) and publication | Fee: £18 to Templar Poetry |
Templar Poetry |
Judge: Jane Weir | ||
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| 3 poems: Poems submitted may previously have been published in magazines, anthologies or in other media including the internet - but not in a previously published collection or collections of poetry. The poetry submitted may be in any style but must be intended for an adult readership, be written in English and authors must be over 18 years of age. Translated work is ineligible. Submissions MUST be accompanied by an Entry Form, clearly filled in, along with the appropriate submission fee.There is no limit to the number of short collections submitted, but each collection must include a fee of £18. The Submission fee is payable by cheque, cash, postal order or online by credit and debit card. Entry Forms can be downloaded from the Templar poetry website. Each submission should bear title and contents pages, be typed on one side of A4 paper, must not exceed forty lines per page and comprise of 18 - 24 pages of poetry (excluding title, contents and any other additional pages). Submissions should be presented in the order they are intended to be read, e.g. in a folder or firmly stapled/clipped, and the author’s name should not appear on any of the work, title or contents pages. No CVs, personal information or previous publishing history should be attached or enclosed - all submissions are read anonomously. Entries should be clearly postmarked no later than 30th April 2008. Late entries will not be read and associated submission fees will not be drawn on late entries. Three winners will be chosen by the Judge, Jane Weir, and will have their pamphlet collections published by Templar Poetry at the 2008 Derwent Poetry Festival. Copyright for all works submitted remains with the Authors, but Templar Poetry reserves the right to publish or negotiate the publication of the works submitted by the winning authors in the UK, Ireland, and elsewhere for twelve months following the competition closing. Entrants should enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope marked 'Results' if they wish to receive personal notification of the three winners and the writers included in the competition anthology. The results will also be posted on the Templar Poetry Website in October 2008. The Judge's decision is final. If, in the Judge's opinion, no collection is of a sufficient standard, no prize-winner will be chosen. Templar Poetry reserves the right to change the Judge without notice. | |||
| http://www.templarpoetry.co.uk/Competitions.html | |||