June Poetry Contests

JUNE 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 Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

June 1 Deadlines

6/1/10	Boston Review Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,500 and publication	Fee: $20 to Boston Review
Poetry Contest Boston Review 35 Medford St., Suite 302 Somerville, MA 02143		(617) 258-0805 review@mit.edu Please note: e-mailed submissions will not be accepted.	Judge: Peter Gizzi
			Notify: November 1
5 poems: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JUNE 8! The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, or close personal friend of the judge. Manuscripts must be submitted in duplicate, with a cover note listing the author's name, address, and phone number; names should not be on the poems themselves. Simultaneous submissions are allowed if we are notified of acceptance elsewhere. Submissions will not be returned. A $20 entry fee ($30 for international submissions), payable to Boston Review, must accompany all submissions. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription. The winner will be announced on the Boston Review site. All poems submitted to the contest will be considered for publication. Submit by mail or submit online using our contest entry manager. This requires payment using a credit card or Paypal.
www.bostonreview.net/contests.html

6/1/10	Boulevard Emerging Poets Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Boulevard
Boulevard Emerging Poets Contest PMB 325 6614 Clayton Road Richmond Heights, MO 63117		(314) 862-2643	Judge: editors of Boulevard magazine
			Notify:
Poems: $1,000 and publication in Boulevard awarded for the winning group of three poems by a poet who has not yet published a book of poetry with a nationally distributed press. The poems may be a sequence or unrelated. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. No one editorially or financially affiliated with Boulevard can enter the contest. Send typed manuscript(s) and SASP for acknowledgment of receipt. No manuscripts will be returned. Entry fee is $15 per group of three poems, and $15 for each additional group of three poems. Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard (one per author). Author's name, address, and telephone number, in addition to the titles of the three poems, should appear on page one of your first poem. Please also include a 3 x 5 inch index card with your name, address, telephone number and the titles of your poems. The winning poems will be published. All entries will be considered for publication and for payment at our regular rates. No response from 2008 contest or to inquiries except issue with winning poems received in April.
http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/poetry-contest.html

The Robert G. Cohn Prose Poetry Award has been discontinued.

6/1/10	William R. Espy Literary Foundation Residency	Prizes: residency	Fee: $20 to The Espy Foundation
Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation PO Box 614 Oysterville, WA 98641			Judge:
			Notify: 3–4 weeks
Poems: Residencies are available for the months of February, June, and October from the 1st through the end of the month inclusive. Writers will share accommodations in bay-view cottages in the serenely beautiful village of Oysterville and will receive a weekly stipend for food. Our goal is to provide writers with an environment in which they can pursue their work without interruption. A suitable applicant is a writer who has demonstrated talent and commitment to his or her career. Both emerging and established poets, fiction writers, creative non-fiction writers, playwrights, and screen writers are eligible for the residencies. People of some self-sufficiency are our ideal. Applicants may not be current board members, advisory board members, staff or consultants for the Espy Foundation, or their immediate family members. Residents are expected to provide their own transportation to and from Oysterville, which is 180 miles from Seattle and 120 miles from Portland, and they are encouraged to keep a car with them for the duration of the residency. Deadline for application: November 1 for the FEBRUARY Residency, March 1 for the JUNE Residency, July 1 for the OCTOBER Residency. Applications must include the enclosed application form and all required materials specified in the form. Applications and Sponsors' Letters must be postmarked on or before the deadlines. (Sponsors' Letters are acceptable by fax to (360) 665-5224 if received by the deadline. A non-refundable fee of $20, made payable to The Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation, must be included with your application form, project description, and work samples. The two sponsors’ letters should be sent directly to the Foundation at the above address by the sponsor writing the letter. You will be notified by mail of the panel’s decision approx. three to four weeks after the deadline.
http://www.espyfoundation.org/residents/index.html

6/1/10	Fineline Competition	Prizes: $1,000, pen, and publication	Fee: $10 to Mid-American Review
Mid-American Review attn: Fineline Competition Department of English, Box W Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403			Judge: Alan Michael Parker
			Notify: mid-September
3 Prose poems/short-shorts: Contest is for previously unpublished work only. There is a 500-word limit for each poem or short. A $10 entry fee (check or money order, made out to Mid-American Review) is required for each set of three prose poems/short short stories. Entry fees are non-refundable. All participants will receive issue where the winners will be published. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for early results. Manuscripts need not be left anonymous. Contest is open to all writers, except those associated with the judge or Mid-American Review, past or present. Our judge's decision is final. Note: All pieces submitted in verse form--i.e., poetry with line breaks--will be automatically disqualified, as will previously published work or pieces over 500 words.
http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/midamericanreview/fineline.html

6/1/10	The Gatewood Prize	Prizes: $500 and publication contract	Fee: $15 to Switchback Books
online only		editors@switchbackbooks.com	Judge: TBA
			Notify:
Book manuscript: for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a woman writing in English. Poet must be a woman; our definition of "woman" is broad and includes transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, and female-identified individuals. Entry fee of $15 must accompany each submission; make check payable to Switchback Books. We do not accept cash or money orders. Multiple submissions are acceptable, but each manuscript must be entered under separate cover and fee. You must let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration. No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered; the winning manuscript may be revised before publication. Translations ineligible. Manuscripts by close friends and former students of the judge are ineligible. Co-written collections are eligible provided both poets meet all eligibility requirements. Submissions will be read by Switchback editors and staff members. We will select ten manuscripts to send on to the judge, who will choose the final winner. Manuscripts remain anonymous until a winner is selected. Please remove any identifying references from your manuscript (including those in the body of the manuscript). Manuscript Requirements: Manuscripts should be between 48 and 80 pages, paginated. Please include two cover pages: top cover page should include manuscript title, author's name, and author's contact information; second cover page should only include the title of the manuscript. No acknowledgments page. Notification: The entry fee entitles you to a free copy of the winning book. To receive your free copy of the winning book, please include with your reading fee a 7x10 envelope with a USA address and $2.15 in USA postage. If you want to be notified of the contest results by snail mail (as opposed to e-mail), enclose a SASE with your reading fee. Do not enclose an SASE for return of manuscripts; all manuscripts will be recycled at end of contest term. International submissions must include U.S. postage; IRCs will not be honored. Go to www.usps.com to purchase US postage. TELL US IF YOU MOVE. Send new address to: editors@switchbackbooks.com Deadline: Manuscripts will be accepted between March 1st through June 1st, 2010. Submission Format: Send a PDF (preferred) or DOC to contest [at] switchbackbooks [dot] com. Send contest fee via post with manuscript title and e-submission date in the memo field.
www.switchbackbooks.com/contest.html

6/1/10	Midwest Poetry Chapbook Series Award	Prizes: $250, 100 copies, and publication	Fee: $10 to GreenTower Press
GreenTower Press Department of English Northwest Missouri State University 800 University Drive Maryville, MO 64468		TLR@nwmissouri.edu	Judge: G.C. Waldrep
			Notify: August
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 University's Visiting Writers series, which includestravel expenses paid and an honorarium of $250. 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/

6/1/10	Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition	Prizes: £5000, £1000, £500 and (2x)£50	Fee: £5 per poem
enter online from USA			Judge: Robert Crawford and Kathleen Jamie
			Notify: September
Poems: enter online at website
http://vitalsynz.co.uk/

6/1/10	SSA Writer's Contest	Prizes: $250, $125, $75; Honorable mentions $25	Fee: $10
Society of Southwestern Authors Writing Contest PO Box 35484 Tucson, AZ 85740-5484		For more information: info@ssa-az.org	Judge:
			Notify: October 1
Poem: 40 lines max. DO NOT put your name on any part of the manuscript. NO COVER SHEETS. Format: Entries must be double-spaced on one side of White 8.5" x 11" bond paper, one-inch margins, 12 pt. Times New Roman or Courier font, black ink only. Poetry: stanzas single-spaced, if applicable."Entry" mean ONE (1) individual piece of work. Send 3 copies of each entry. Each story, poem, or personal essay must be accompanied by an OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM (at site). NO photographs or artwork of ANY kind. Title must appear on every page - upper left hand corner. Consecutive Page numbers - upper right hand corner of each page. Total word count - (strictly adhered to): placed on upper right hand corner of page 1 ONLY. Staple together pages of individual entries. DO NOT use paperclip. NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS! Entries postmarked after deadline date will be disqualified and returned to sender, unopened. All entries must be your original work and previously unpublished. NO simultaneous submissions. Entry fee: $10 per entry; nonrefundable. Entries will not be returned. For confirmation of receipt of your entry, enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard. Use regular mail; Certified or Special Deliver mail will be returned to sender unopened.
http://www.ssa-az.org/contest.html

June 3 Deadlines

6/3/10	The MacGuffin National Poet Hunt Contest	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $15 to Schoolcraft College
The MacGuffin/Poet Hunt Contest Schoolcraft College 18600 Haggerty Road Livonia, MI 48152			Judge: Jim Daniels
			Notify: September
5 poems: Each entrant will receive one FREE issue of The MacGuffin including the Poet Hunt winners. Staff members and their families are not eligible. An entry consists of five poems. Poems must be typed on sheets of 8½ × 11 paper. Clean photocopies are acceptable. DO NOT place name and address on submissions. Each entrant must include a 3 × 5 index card with poem titles and the contestant’s name, address, and daytime telephone number. There is a $15 entry fee. Please send check or money order payable to Schoolcraft College. Please do not send cash. Poems must not be previously published and must be the original work of the contestant. Poems may be under consideration elsewhere. The MacGuffin reserves the right to disqualify a work that is accepted elsewhere. No entries will be returned. Entrants wishing to receive a list of winners should send SASE.
http://www.schoolcraft.edu/macguffin/contest.asp

June 10 Deadlines

6/10/10	Rhode Island Writers' Circle Flash Fiction Contest	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $1o
The Writers' Circle, 1087 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02888			Judge: Randall Albers
			Notify: August
Flash fiction: Cover page should include: title of work, author's name, address, zip code, phone, e-mail, as well as permission for judges to read work(s) submitted. Cover page must be signed by the author. Original unpublished work, only. Maximum words: up to 1000. Standard size white paper, stapled together. Title of work must appear on each page. Typed or word processed. Up to 2 entries allowed. Send copy only. Double spaced, not double sided. Entries returned with correct SASE only. First place winner and artistic merit nominees notified August 2010. Names will appear in a national press release.
http://www.riwriterscircle.com/deadlines.html

June 15 Deadlines

6/15/07	Emily Dickinson First Book Award	Prizes: $10,000 and publication	Fee: none
The Poetry Foundation attn. Emily Dickinson Award 1030 North Clark Street, Suite 420 Chicago, IL 60610-5412			Judge: anonymous
			Notify: October
Book manuscript: to recognize an American poet over the age of 50 who has yet to publish a first book. Irregularly offered. Contestants must be 50 years of age or over by June 15. All poems must be original. Translations are not accepted. The manuscript length must be a minimum of 48 pages and a maximum of 96 pages. All manuscripts must be paginated. Each new poem must start a new page. Submissions must be accompanied by a cover page showing the manuscript's title; the author's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address; and the manuscript page count. A brief biography citing any previous chapbook, anthology, or magazine publications should follow the cover page. Publishing credits should include title of poem, where published, and when. A second title page without biographical information, a table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments should precede the manuscript. Biographical information should only appear on the cover page and in the biography. Entries will be judged anonymously. Begin paginating the manuscript with the first poem. Manuscripts must be 1.5 spaced in 12-point font. Manuscripts must be typed, single-sided, on white, 8.5" x 11" paper. Handwritten manuscripts will not be accepted. Simultaneous submissions to other contests or publishers are permitted as long as the author agrees to notify The Poetry Foundation of the manuscript's acceptance elsewhere. Do not staple or bind the manuscript. Submit the loose sheets in a plain envelope of appropriate size. Writers who have had chapbooks of poetry printed in editions of more than 300 copies are ineligible. Only one manuscript per individual per year may be submitted. The same manuscript may not be entered in consecutive years, unless it was previously selected as a runner-up. Entries must be made by mail. Email submissions will not be considered. No entry fee. If you wish receipt of your manuscript to be acknowledged, please include SASP. If you wish your manuscript to be returned, please include a self-addressed oversized envelope with appropriate postage. No indication of when contest will next be held.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/awards.html

6/15/10	Indiana Review '1/2 K' Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 online
'1/2 K' Prize/Indiana Review Ballantine Hall 465 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405-7103			Judge: Alberto Rios
			Notify:
3 short-short stories or prose poems: What exactly is a short-short or prose poem? A loose definition: any piece under 500 words that does not contain line breaks. All entries considered for publication. All entries considered anonymously. Send no more than 3 pieces, 500 words maximum per piece. (That's 3 short-shorts max per entry fee.) No previously published works, or works forthcoming elsewhere. Cover letter must include name, address, phone number, and titles. Simultaneous submissions acceptable, but fee is non-refundable. Entrant's name should appear ONLY in the cover letter. Entries must be accompanied by SASE for notification. Manuscripts will not be returned. Make checks payable to Indiana Review. Entry entitles entrant to one-year subscription, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose complete address information for subscriptions. Online entry at site.
http://indianareview.org/general/prizes/microprizeguidelines10.html

6/15/10	Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $10 to The Bitter Oleander Press
Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award The Bitter Oleander Press 4983 Tall Oaks Drive Fayetteville, New York 13066-9776		info@bitteroleander.com	Judge:
			Notify:
5 poems: Reading fee of $10 for up to 5 poems of no more than 2 pages in length each. Any additional poems are $2 each. All work should be typed or computer generated and legible. Include a short biography with your submission. Put your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address on each poem. No e-mail submissions will be allowed. Include a SASE for notification of winning poem. No poems will be returned. Please do not send originals. Send us only your most imaginative work. Serious work that allows the language of your imagination to reveal for you a new perception of your individual life.
http://www.bitteroleander.com/contest.html

6/15/10	Guy Owen Prize	Prizes: $1,000 plus publication	Fee: $15 to Southern Poetry Review
Southern Poetry Review Guy Owen Prize Dept. of Languages, Literature & Philosophy Armstrong Atlantic State University 11935 Abercorn St. Savannah, GA 31419-1997		912-927-5289	Judge:
			Notify:
3–5 poems: Publication in Southern Poetry Review and $1,000 will be awarded to the poem selected by a nationally-ranking poet. Send a SASE along with 3-5 previously unpublished poems (10 pp. max). Include an SASE for reply only, and a check for $15 payable to Southern Poetry Review. We consider poems published online or posted there to be "previously published" work. Please indicate simultaneous submissions. All entries will be considered for publication. We cannot accept electronic mail submissions; nor can we accept them on disk. Manuscripts will not be returned. The entry fee includes a one-year subscription to the journal.
http://www.spr.armstrong.edu/guyowen.html

6/15/10	Split Oak Press Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $500, 20 copies, and publication	Fee: $15 to Split Oak Press
Split Oak Press PO Box 700 Vestal, NY 13851			Judge: John Smelcer
			Notify: August 5
Chapbook manuscript: First Prize: $500, publication by Split Oak Press, August 2010, and 20 copies of the chapbook.The editors reserve the right to publish the second place writer’s manuscript as well. The contest runs from January 1, 2010 until June 15. All entries must be postmarked by June 15. No email submissions. We welcome poems of new poets as well as those by published poets. Mail your previously unpublished manuscript of 26-30 pages, a short cover letter, and a check or money order for $15 made out to Split Oak Press. Include an address, phone number, and e-mail where we can reach you. Please include a check or money order for $15 to Split Oak Press. Consider your cancelled check a receipt that your manuscript has been received. Because we want the contest to be fair, please remove your name and any identifying information from the manuscript itself. Our editors will narrow the field down to 20 manuscripts, which will be presented to John Smelcer in July.
http://splitoakpress.com/

6/15/10	William Stafford Award for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $10 to Rosebud/Stafford Prize
R. Virgil Ellis c/o Stafford Poetry Award P.O. Box 614 Cambridge, WI 53523			Judge: R. Virgil Ellis
			Notify:
Poems: DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 15! Biennial contest. The winning poem will be awarded $1,000, publication of the poem in Rosebud, and three copies of the contest issue. Poems judged to be "runners-up" will be awarded publication and three copies of the issue. To enter, send 3-5 original unpublished poems, any style or theme, (one copy of each poem, each no longer than one page, may not be handwritten) and the required entry fee of $10 (check payable to Rosebud/Stafford Prize; cash also accepted). The poet's name and address should be on the upper right-hand corner of each page. Each entry should have a cover letter with a brief bio included. Enclose SASE.
http://rsbd.net/

6/15/10	Vermont Studio Center Fellowship Competition	Prize: residencies/fellowships	Fee: $25 to Vermont Studio Center
Vermont Studio Center 80 Pearl Street Box 613 Johnson, VT, 05656		802-635-2727	Judge:
			Notify: within 8 weeks
10 pages: *Applications must be received, not postmarked, by the application deadline.* Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers over 50 Full Fellowships a year, which are open to all artists and writers. To apply for a VSC Fellowship, based on merit, for 4 weeks at no fee, submit your application for the jury reviews VSC holds 3 times a year. The 3 Full Fellowship application deadlines are February 15, June 15, and October 1. The Admissions office suggests that applications be submitted six months prior to the desired Residency start date. To Apply: Fill out the application form and include the following: Portfolio or manuscript, Resume, $25 application fee, Copy of tax form (for need-based award and aid), References: names, addresses and telephone numbers of three people who know your work. Writers: 2 copies of a manuscript without your name on any of the pages; clip a cover sheet with your name, address and the title of the piece (if applicable) to the manuscript. Manuscript length: Poets: up to 10 pages, all others: 10-15 pages. For some Restricted Fellowship Awards, the application fee may be waived. The full fee for a 4 week residency is $3,500. Artists and writers who come as Contributing Residents and can pay the full fee to help support VSC and greatly increase the Studio Center's ability to provide Residencies for artists and writers with limited finances. Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers Partial Fellowships in grants and work exchange aid that reduces Residency fees
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/apply/

June 17 Deadlines

6/17/10	New Millennium Writing Awards	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $17 to New Millennium Writings
"NMW" Room M2 PO Box 2463 Knoxville, TN 37901			Judge:
			Notify:
3 poems: No restrictions as to style, content or number of submissions. Enter as often as you like. Send between now and midnight of June 17 (postmark OK). Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome. Previously published material welcome if under 5,000-circulation or if previously published online only. Each fiction or nonfiction piece is counted as a separate entry, and should total no more than 6,000 words except Short-Short Fiction (no more than 1,000 words). Each poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total per entry. All poetry Honorable Mentions will be published. Save cover sheet or letter with the submission you'll be uploading and send as one file. Should you forget to include such covers, however, it's OK, as contact information is automatically forwarded to us when you pay online. Payment is $17 per submission in order to cover our many expenses and reserve your book. To apply online: Each entry must be in a separate file (up to 3 poems in a file for poetry). Many file formats are accepted. Payment will be by credit card or echeck through PayPal. Include cover letter in the same file with each entry.
www.NewMillenniumWritings.com/awards.html

June 22 Deadlines

6/22/10	Oblongata Contest	Prizes: 10% and publication	Fee: $15 to The Medulla Review
online only		oblongatacontest (AT) gmail (DOT) com	Judge: Jennifer Hollie Bowles, Editor-in-chief
			Notify: 6/30
1–5 poems: The Medulla Review is offering a unique opportunity. During approximately the first three weeks of each month the editor-in-chief will review poetry, flash fiction, and fiction submissions for contests. First place winners will be chosen for publication out of each category, and depending on the number and quality of submissions, second and third place winners may also be chose for publication. Works will be published on the first day of every month. First place winners will receive publication, payment based on 10% of the entry fees per category, and a link with their name on the homepage for one year. The page containing their winning piece may also include artwork, lengthy bios, promotions of books, blogs, links to other sites, or a myriad of other things, depending on the specific wishes of the writer. Second and third place winners will receive publication of their work and a short-bio for one year on a homepage link entitled “Oblongata Winners.” First place winners may not submit again for one year. Second and third place winners may submit again. The entry fee for each contest submission is $15.00. Please send payment via paypal to oblongatacontest (AT) gmail (DOT) com prior to sending the submission. Submit one to five poems, one flash fiction piece (up to 1,000 words), or one fiction piece (up to 3,000 words) to oblongatacontest (AT) gmail (DOT) com. Submissions for Oblongata Contest #2 will open on June 1, 2010 and close on June 22, 2010. Winners for the contest will be notified by June 30, 2010 and published on July 1, 2010. The same editorial aesthetic applies to contest submissions, so please read the submission guidelines prior to submitting.
http://www.themedullareview.com/Oblongata_Contest.html

June 30 Deadlines

6/30/10	ABZ Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000, 5o copies, and publication	Fee: $28 to ABZ Press
ABZ Poetry Prize ABZ Press PO Box 2746 Huntington WV 25727-2746			Judge: Angela Ball
			Notify:
Book manuscript: for a first full-length book of poems. We are looking for original poetry manuscripts between 48-80 pages. ABZ will publish the winning manuscript and award the author one thousand dollars and copies of the winning book. Each manuscript must be bound only with a binder clip and bear a May or June 2009 postmark with a reading fee of $25 as a check or money order payable to ABZ PRESS. Include a table of contents, acknowledgements, and two title pages. One title page should have only the title. The second title page should have the author’s name, address, phone number with area code, and e-mail address. Please indicate any poetry books or chapbooks (with fewer than 48 pages) you may have published. Simultaneous submissions are OK. Let us know if you win another prize. Manuscripts will not be returned. Please keep a copy of your manuscript. If your poetry entry is a finalist, we will ask you to send us a second copy of your manuscript. To receive notice of manuscript arrival, include SASP. To receive contest results, include SASE. The reading fee entitles entrant to one copy of the winning book. To receive a copy of the winning book, include a 7x10 envelope with a US address and $2.59 in US postage.
http://abzpress.com/2009contest.aspx

6/30/10	Anabiosis Press Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $100, 75 copies, and publication	Fee: $12 to The Anabiosis Press
Anabiosis Press Chapbook Contest 2 South New Street Bradford, MA 01835			Judge:
			Notify: September 30
Chapbook manuscript: Submit manuscript of 16-20 pages of poetry, any subject. Include only one poem per page. If a poem continues to a second page, indicate whether or not there is a stanza break. Thirty-five lines equals one page. Divider pages or section titles should be included in the total page count. When determining total line length for each poem, include spaces between stanzas (example: a poem of 5 couplets would equal 14 lines). Numbers or section breaks (often indicated by a * symbol) should also be included as lines when calculating total line length. Count an epigraph as three extra lines. A line that has more than 60 characters (including spaces and punctuation) should be counted as two lines of your total line count. If lines are staggered like a Ferlinghetti poem, estimate the width of the line and remember that the final chapbook will be printed in 10 point Times New Roman font on pages that are 5 1/2 inches wide. Include the following as separate pages: a biography (this can be included in the cover letter), a cover page with contact information, table of contents, dedication, acknowledgments for any previous publications, and an inside title page (with no name). These pages should not be included in the manuscript's total page count. The cover page should include the manuscript title and all contact information (mailing address, email address, home phone, and cell phone if available). Name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript.Submit manuscript in a 9 X 12 (or 10 X 13) inch non-padded envelope or USPS priority mail envelope. Please do not use paper clips, binder clips, staples, or report folders. Please enclose a 9 X 12 (or 10 X 13) inch SASE with correct postage if you want your whole manuscript returned. For notification of results only, include a #10 inch business SASE. If there is no SASE, notification will be sent via email. If there is no SASE and no email address, there will be no notification. Please notify us of any change of address, as a copy of the winning chapbook will be mailed six to nine months after the announcement. All who enter will receive a copy of the winning chapbook.
http://www.anabiosispress.org/chapguides.html

6/30/10	Autumn House Poetry Prize	Prizes: $2,500 and publication	Fee: $25 to Autumn House Press
Autumn House Press P.O. Box 60100 Pittsburgh PA 15211			Judge: Claudia Emerson
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Book manuscript: The winner will receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and $1,500 travel grant to participate in the Autumn House Master Poets Series held in Pittsburgh. The contest is open to all full-length collections of poetry 50-80 pages in length. If poems have been previously published, then acknowledgement must be given to other publishers, and poet must control rights to all previously published material. Mss. will not be returned.
http://www.autumnhouse.org/

6/30/10	Barrow Street Press Book Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Barrow Street
Barrow Street P.O. Box 1558 Kingston, RI 02881			Judge: Mary Ruefle
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Book manuscript: Submit a 50–70 page manuscript of original, previously unpublished poetry in English. The manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, on one side of the page only, on white 8.5" x 11" paper. Clear photocopies are acceptable. Please do not send your only copy, as manuscripts cannot be returned. Include 2 title pages for the collection. The author's name, address, and daytime telephone number should appear on the first title page only, and should not appear elsewhere in the manuscript. Following the title pages, include an acknowledgments page listing any poems previously published in journals or anthologies. Include SASE for notification of contest results.To receive a copy of the winning book, include a book mailer with $2.59 postage.
http://www.barrowstreet.org/

6/30/10	Blue Light Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $100 and 50 copies (@ $10)	Fee: $10 to Blue Light Press
Blue Light Press Poetry Prize 1563 45th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122		Bluelightpress@aol.com	Judge:
			Notify: November
Chapbook manuscript: Send 10 to 24 pages, typed or printed with a laser or inkjet printer. Winner will receive $100 and 50 copies of his or her book, which can be sold for $10 each, for a total of $500. $10 reading fee. Make your check payable to Blue Light Press. No manuscript will be returned without a SASE. The book will be published in the spring. If you win the contest, you will need to give us your manuscript on disk. Acceptable formats: IBM—WordPerfect, Word, or RTF. Mac—Clarisworks, QuarkXPress, Word, or RTF. Do not submit by e-mail. Please do not send manuscripts by registered or certified mail, as this requires a trip to the post office. Include SASP for confirmation of receipt. If your manuscript comes a few days late, we will read it. Vision Statement: We like poems that are imagistic, emotionally honest, and contain a vision where the writer pushes through the imagery to a deeper level of insight. Our books are artistically designed.
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6/30/10	The Bridport Prize	Prizes: £10,000 in prizes & publication	Fee:£6 to Bridport Arts Centre
The Bridport Prize PO Box 6910 DORSET DT6 9BQ United Kingdom			Judge: Michael Laskey
			Notify: November 8
Poems: Max 42 lines. The Bridport Prize is one of the top open writing competitions. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been publishedThe top 26 stories and poems will be published in the Bridport Prize anthology. Prizes for poems: 1st £3000, 2nd £1000, 3rd £500; 10 supplementary prizes. Top 5 poems submitted to the Forward Prize. The 10 winning poems will also be submitted to the Editor of Poetry Review. Postal entries from overseas can only be paid by credit/debit card. Overseas cheques, money orders or drafts will not be accepted. Enter online at website—entries must be received by deadline. Flash fiction contest added for 2010.
http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/

6/30/10	Dream Horse Press Chapbook Prize	Prizes: $500, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $15 to Dream Horse Press
Dream Horse Press P. O. Box 2080 Aptos, California 95001-2080		dreamhorsepress@yahoo.com	Judge: C.J. Sage
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Chapbook manuscript: Submit 20-28 paginated pages of poetry, in a readable font, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, e-mail for results (No SASE), and a $15.00 non-refundable fee for each manuscript entered. All manuscripts will be recycled. The winner will receive $500 and 25 copies of a handsomely printed chapbook. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere you must notify Dream Horse Press immediately. Entry fees are non-refundable. Judging will be anonymous; writers' names should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please include your name and biographical information in a separate cover letter. Please be sure to include your e-mail address. Close friends, students (former or present), and relatives of the judge or the press owner are NOT eligible for the contest; the judge reads all entries and will immediately alert DHP if a close friend, student, or relative has entered. DHP will then disqualify that entry and return the entry fee.
http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/dhpcontests.html

6/30/10	Finishing Line Press Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Finishing Line Press
Open Chapbook Competition Finishing Line Press P.O. Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324		(859) 514-8966 finishingbooks@aol.com	Judge: Ned Balbo
			Notify: fall
Chapbook manuscript: The competition is open to all poets, regardless of publication history. All entries will be considered for publication. The top ten finalists will be offered publication. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, SASE, bio, acknowledgments, two title pages--one with no name, and cover letter with a $15 entry fee.
http://finishinglinepress.com/submissionguidelines.htm

6/30/10	Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest	Prizes: $600, $400, $200, and publication	Fee: $30 to The Antigonish Review
The Antigonish Review Box 5000 St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5 CANADA		(902) 867-3962 tar@stfx.ca	Judges: Peter Sanger and Michael deBeyer
			Notify: September 1 on site
Poems: Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are not eligible. No electronic submissions, please. Poetry may be single-spaced. Please include a separate cover sheet containing your identifying information as well as the titles of all entries. Your name must appear ONLY on the cover page. Poems on any subject. Total entry not to exceed 4 pages. Maximum 150 lines. Entries might be one longer poem, or several shorter poems. Entries will not be returned. You may enter both poetry and fiction contests for an additional $10. This includes a one-year subscription to TAR which will begin with the fall issue. Make cheques or money orders payable to The Antigonish Review. US entrants: note that Canadian postal regulations require addresses to be in ALL CAPS.
http://www.antigonishreview.com/contest.html

6/30/10	Heart Poetry Award	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $10 to Nostalgia Press
Nostalgia Press 2003 Broughton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115			Judge: Benjamin W. Farley
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3 poems:# Winner & All Honorable Mentions published in Fall issue of HEART. $10 covers 3 poems, reserves your copy of Fall 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.
http://www.nostalgiapress.com/guidelines.htm

6/30/10	Literal Latté Short Shorts Awards	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $10 to Literal Latté
Literal Latté Short Shorts Awards 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240 New York, NY 10003		(212) 260-5532 LitLatte@aol.com	Judges:
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Short-short stories: Send unpublished stories 2,000 word max. All styles and subjects welcome. Name, address, telephone number on cover page only. Please put poem titles/first lines on cover page as well. Include SASE or e-mail Address for reply. Include $10 reading fee per 3 stories OR $15 for 6 stories. All Entries Considered For Publication. Include Check or Money Orders made out to Literal Latte or include Visa/MC/American Express Number & Expiration Date.
http://www.literal-latte.com/contest_new.html

6/30/10	Omnidawn Poetry Prize	Prizes: $3,000, 100 copies, and publication	Fee: $25 to Omnidawn Publishing
OMNIDAWN POETRY PRIZE Omnidawn Publishing 311 Monterey St Vallejo, CA 94590		submissions@omnidawn.com	Judge: Rae Armantrout
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Book manuscript: Open to a first or second book of poetry. The prize includes a cash prize of $3,000, Fall 2011 publication by Omnidawn, and 100 complimentary copies of the book. Publicity for the winning book includes a $4,000 advertising budget for display ads in American Poetry Review, American Book Review, Poets & Writers Magazine, Rain Taxi Review of Books, and other publications. Manuscripts will remain anonymous until a winner is selected. The reading fee for each manuscript is $25. The entry fee entitles you to any book in the Omnidawn catalog if you tell us which book you want and either send $3.26 in U.S. postage or add $3 to the $25 reading fee for a total of $28. We will enclose your book in a protective mailer and mail it to you. If you do not include this, we will assume you are not interested in receiving a book. See site for a complete list of Omnidawn titles. Four Submission Options: 1. Submit both reading fee and manuscript on our web site. 2. Submit both reading fee and manuscript via postal mail. 3. Submit reading fee on our web site and manuscript via postal mail. 4. Submit manuscript on our web site and reading fee via postal mail..
http://www.omnidawn.com/contest.htm

6/30/10	Pearl Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to Pearl Editions
Pearl Poetry Prize 3030 E. Second Street Long Beach, CA 90803		252-441-6584	Judge: Christopher Buckley
			Notify: after January 1
Book manuscript: Include a title page with the author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address; an acknowledgments page listing previously published poems; 48–64 pages of original poetry; and an SASE for reply or return of manuscript. Manuscripts should be unbound, typed, pages numbered, and name should appear on title page only. Clear photocopies and computer print-outs are acceptable. We will consider simultaneous submissions, but ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. In addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies and a foreword by the finalist judge. Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. Students and friends of the judge are not eligible for this year's competition.
www.pearlmag.com/contests.html

6/30/10	Margaret Reid Poetry Contest	Prizes: $3,000, $1,000, $400, $250, (6x)$150, and publication	Fee: $7 for every 25 lines
Winning Writers Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222 Northampton, MA 01060-3961			Judge: John H. Reid
			Notify: September15
Poems: This contest seeks poems in traditional verse forms. Winning entries will be published. Writers of all nations may enter. Entries should be submitted online or postmarked by June 30. Online submission and payment by credit card, or submission by mail and payment by check or money order; see site. What are traditional verse forms? By traditional verse, we mean poems that use a metrical or formal structure, such as sonnets, ballads, odes, blank verse and haiku. All prize winners will be published in an anthology, and all winners will receive a free copy of the anthology. The reading fee is $7 for every 25 lines you submit, payable to Winning Writers. Exclude your poem titles and any blank lines from your line count. There is no limit on the number of lines or number of poems you may submit. There are no limits on theme. All submissions must be in English. If your entry wins a prize, you agree to its being published in print and online by John H. Reid. You retain all other rights.Your entry should be your own original work. You may submit the same poem simultaneously to this contest and to others, and you may submit poems that have been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights.
http://winningwriters.com/contests/margaret/ma_guidelines.php

6/30/10	Senior Poets Laureate Contest	Prizes: $500, certificates, and publication	Fee: $3 per poem to SPL 2009
SENIOR POETS c/o Wanda Sue Parrott, Administrator P. O. Box 1821 Monterey, CA 93942-1821			Judges: Vera Jane Goodin-Schultz and Wanda Sue Parrott
			Notify: August 31
Poems: open to all American poets age 50 and older who are U.S. citizens regardless of where they live or are temporarily staying throughout the world. $3 per poem; 40 lines max. See site for tedious submission guidelines. NB: Most states, and the United States, have official Poet Laureate appointments. This low-level competition has no connection with that process.
http://www.amykitchenerfdn.org/spl09.html

6/30/10	The Writers Bureau Writing Competition	Prizes: £1,000, £400, £200, more, and publication	Fee: $9 to The Writers Bureau
The Competition Secretary The Writers Bureau Sevendale House 7 Dale Street Manchester M1 1JB United Kingdom			Judge: Alison Chisholm
			Notify: September 15
Poems: The fee is £5.00/$9.00 per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries competitors may send provided each one is accompanied by the correct entry fee. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to The Writers Bureau. Only sterling or US $ are accepted. No e-mail entries, but you may enter online at website using a credit card. Poems must not exceed 40 lines and must be typed (single-spacing is acceptable). Short stories must not exceed 2000 words and must be typed using double spacing. All material must be on a separate sheet of paper and in English. Work may be on any subject or theme but should not have been previously published. No competitor may win more than one prize in each category. The author's name must not appear on any work but should be entered on the application form or attached on a separate sheet of paper. Copyright remains with the author but prize winners must agree to publication in Freelance Market News, plus permission to include the work on the Writers Bureau website for up to 12 months. Entries cannot be returned, so please keep a copy. Receipt of entries will only be acknowledged if accompanied by an SASP. Except for prize winners, entrants will only be notified of results if their entry is accompanied by an SASE marked 'results'. Entries that do not comply with the rules will be disqualified and entry fees will not be returned. The Writers Bureau reserves the right to change the judges without notice.
www.writersbureau.com/competition/

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