September Poetry Contests

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 Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

September 1 Deadlines

9/1/10	Naugatuck River Review Narrative Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000, $250, $100 and publication	Fee: $20
enter online			Judge: Patricia Smith
			Notify:
Poems: Winners will be published in the Winter 2010 Issue of Naugatuck River Review. All entrants will receive one issue of Naugatuck River Review. All poems will be considered for publication in the Winter 2010 Contest issue.
http://naugatuckriverreview.wordpress.com/contest/

9/1/12	The Sandeen Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to University of Notre Dame
Director of Creative Writing Sandeen/Sullivan Prizes Department of English University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556-5639		creativewriting@nd.edu	Judge:
			Notify: January
Book: The Sandeen Prize in Poetry isawarded to authors who have published at least one volume of poetry. Please include a photocopy of the copyright and the title page of your previous volume. Vanity press publications do not fulfill this requirement. Though the Sandeen/Sullivan Prizes are open to any author who has published at least one book of short stories or one collection of poetry, we will pay special attention to second volumes. Please include a vita and/or a biographical statement which includes your publishing history. We will be glad to see a selection of reviews of the earlier collection. Please submit two copies of your manuscript and inform us if the manuscript is available on computer disk. Include an SASE for acknowledgment of receipt of your submission. If you would like your manuscript returned, please send an SASE. Manuscripts will not otherwise be returned. A $15 administrative fee should accompany submissions. Make checks payable to University of Notre Dame. Every contestant will receive a one-year free subscription to the Notre Dame Review. The volumes of the Sandeen/Sullivan Prizes will be published in trade paperback format with a limited signed hardback edition (primarily for libraries). The author will be offered a standard contract with the University of Notre Dame Press. There will be a $1,000 prize, a $500 award and a $500 advance against royalties from the Notre Dame Press. The next Ernest Sandeen prize period is May 1- Sept. 1, 2012. Selection of the winners is expected by the end of January following submission. We intend to invite the winners to Notre Dame at the time of publication for a prize presentation and reading.
www.nd.edu/~ndr/sandeen.html

9/1/10	Helen Schaible Sonnet Contest	Prizes: $50, $35, and $15	Fee: none
Schaible Sonnet Contest Barbara Eaton 416 Gierz St. Downers Grove, IL 60515			Judge:
			Notify: October
Sonnets: Open to all. Submit only one entry of either a Shakespearean or Petrarchan sonnet. The entry must be original and unpublished. Submit 2 copies, typed double-spaced, on standard 8½” X 11" paper with name and address on one copy in the upper right corner, but no ID on second copy. There is no fee. Winners will be notified by November 1, 2008. The poet keeps all rights. No entries will be returned. Enclose a SASE for the winner's list. All rules printed here. Rules do not change from year to year, but the chairperson may, so check the latest listings.
http://poetsandpatrons.net/Schaibel.htm

September 8 Deadlines

9/8/09	The 13th Moon Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to 13th Moon Press
13th Moon Press Poetry Contest 8 Woodmont Road Montclair, NJ, 07043			Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: Two prizes of $1000 each and publication in 13th Moon: a Feminist Literary Magazine will be given for original poetry and fiction by women writers, one for an unpublished short story and one for an unpublished poem. Please send your entry as hard copy (no e-mail submissions, please), up to three poems, no more than 500 lines total, or one short story of no more than 25 pages, with a $20 entry fee payable to 13th Moon Press, postmarked by September 8. Please include 2 cover sheets with your entry, one with the author's name, address, phone number and e-mail address, the second with only the title(s) of the poem(s) or story. Your name should not appear anywhere else on your entry. By entering these contests you are certifying that the story or poem(s) are your own work. We regret that we shall be unable to return entries. Your entry fee includes a one-year subscription.
http://13thmoon.net/html/contests.html

September 15 Deadlines

9/15/10	Camber Press Poetry Chapbook Award	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Camber Press
Camber Press Poetry Award 807 Central Avenue Suite 2 Peekskill, NY 10566			Judge: Stuart Dischell
			Notify: November 1
Chapbook manuscript: Only typed manuscripts no greater than 24 pages of original English-language poems will be considered. Manuscripts must include a cover page listing the author's name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and manuscript title. Names should not appear anywhere else. A title page with no biographical information and a table of contents should follow. Include an acknowledgements page for poems that have been previously published. Simultaneous submissions are allowed if Camber Press is immediately notified of acceptance elsewhere. Submissions will be recycled, not returned. Include SASP for acknowledgment of receipt. The winner will be announced on the Camber Press Web site. Include SASE for results.
http://www.camberpress.com/poetrychapbookaward.html

9/15/10	Robert Frost Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000 and reading	Fee: $10 per poem to Robert Frost Foundation
Attention: Poetry Award The Robert Frost Foundation Lawrence Public Library, 3rd Floor 51 Lawrence St. Lawrence, Massachusetts 01841		Mark Schorr: 978-725-8828 frostfoundation@comcast.net	Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: Please send two copies of your poem written in the "spirit of Robert Frost" (whatever you feel that may be). One copy should have your name, address, email and phone #. The other copy should not have this information on it. Poets may submit up to three poems on plain paper of not more than three pages for consideration. Prior published work may be submitted; for all work submitted to the Robert Frost Foundation, you retain copyright and the Robert Frost Foundation will request your permission if we choose to publish your work on our web site or in other foundation publications. Original manuscripts should have your name, address, email and phone #; please include a second copy of each page that will be sent to the judges and therefore should not have any information that identifies you as the author. Please note: E-mail submissions are acceptable in the following formats: a single MS. Word document attached that presents one page per poem. For example, page 1 should have your name, address, email and phone #; page 2 should other should not have this information on it. Or, the text from any word processing document pasted into the body of the email. E-mail submissions to should be sent to frostfoundation@comcast.net. Manuscripts will not be returned. To receive information regarding the winning poet, enclose SASE or your e-mail address. Enclose a $10 per poem entry reading fee made payable to The Robert Frost Foundation. In the case of electronic submissions, manuscripts submitted via email will be held until reading fees are received via regular mail..
http://www.frostfoundation.org/

9/15/09	New American Press Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $250, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $12 to New American Press
Chapbook Contest 312 West Clark Street, Suite #1 Champaign, IL 61820			Judge: Kelly Cherry
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Chapbook manuscript: Submit your manuscript of 20-30 pages. Please include a $12 reading fee payable to “New American Press,” along with an SASE for contest results. We read blind, so please exclude any identifying information from the manuscript except for a separate cover sheet that includes your name, email address, and other contact information.
http://www.newamericanpress.com/contests/current.php

9/15/10	The Paumanok Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,500, $750 (2), and reading expenses	Fee: $25 to Farmingdale State College, VWP
Margery L. Brown English Department, Knapp Hall Farmingdale State College, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, New York 11735		brownml@snyfarvg.cc.farmingdale.edu	Judges:
			Notify: late December
Poems: Send a cover letter, a one-paragraph bio, 3-5 of your best poems (no more than 10 pages, total), and the required $25 entry fee. Poems may be published or unpublished, and there are no restrictions on style, subject matter, or length of poems submitted: quality is the single criterion. Please note that the writer's name, address, and phone number should be clearly indicated on the cover page. Make checks payable to Farmingdale State University of New York, VWP. Poems will not be returned; for competition results enclose a #10 SASE for results or check the website.
farmingdale.edu/CampusPages/ArtsSciences/AcademicDepartments/EnglishHumanities/paward.html

9/15/10	Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Kate Tufts Discovery Award	Prizes: $100,000 & $10,000	Fee: none
Poetic Gallery for the Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards Claremont Graduate University 160 E. Tenth Street, Harper East B7 Claremont, California 91711-6165		(909) 621-8974	Judges: Linda Gregerson, David Barber, Kate Gale, Ted Genoways, Carl Phillips
			Notify: February
Published book: Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award (poetry book) and Kate Tufts Discovery Award for a first book, published between September 1 of the previous and September 1 of the current year. Manuscripts, chapbooks, and CDs are not accepted. A work may be submitted for either award only once, although the winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award may submit another work in a later year for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Work must be original poetry written originally in English by a poet who is a citizen or legal resident alien of the United States, submitted by its author or, with the poet's consent, by a publisher, agent, or other representative. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Five copies of a book. One-page cover sheet listing the title of the work and the poet's name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address, if any. List of previously published work. One completed copy of the entry form.
www.cgu.edu/tufts/

9/15/10	Robert Watson Literary Prizes	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: none
The Robert Watson Literary Prizes The Greensboro Review MFA Writing Program 3302 HHRA Building UNC Greensboro Greensboro, NC 27402-6170			Judges:
			Notify: December 31
Poems: Entries must be previously unpublished and will not be returned. We do accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Page restrictions: Please include no more than 25 typed, double-spaced pages for fiction. Poetry entries can include any number of poems up to 10 pages. Each story counts as one entry. Entry fee: $14 for each entry (make checks payable to The Greensboro Review). Each fee entitles the entrant to a one-year subscription, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift subscription. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope for reply. Manuscripts will not be returned. No e-mail submissions. All manuscripts meeting the above requirements and submitted by September 15 will be considered for cash award as well as for publication in The Greensboro Review. Winning manuscripts will appear in the Spring issue of The Greensboro Review. All manuscripts not accepted for publication by The Greensboro Review will be released to the authors by December 31. The outside of the envelope must be marked “Fiction,” or “Poetry.” Each entry in each category must be mailed in a separate envelope.
http://www.greensbororeview.org/contests/

September 19 Deadlines

9/19/09	Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest	Prizes: % of entry fees and more!	Fee: $1 per poem to Rick Lupert
Entry fees only to: Rick Lupert 15522 Stagg Street Van Nuys, CA 91406		Contest@PoetrySuperHighway.com	Judges: F.J. Bergmann, Salvatore Buttaci, Ellaraine Lockie
			Notify: October 7
Poems: open to all human beings on planet Earth. (except for the three judges). Enter as many poems as you like. Please include all entered poems in a single e-mail (not separate e-mails for each poem entered.) Poems may be of any style, length, or subject matter. Please paste poems as PLAIN TEXT into the body of ONE e-mail. Text formattings (such as bolding and italics) and colors and centering of poems ALWAYS make them more difficult to work with and usually don't appear on my screen the way they do on yours. Please include a separate list of your poem titles in your e-mail submission (un-numbered, not in quotes or any other outline form, one poem title on each line) Please do not send your poems double spaced. If your poems come to us double-spaced, we will not accept them and will ask you to re-send them single spaced. Poems must be e-mailed to Contest@PoetrySuperHighway.com. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS. The text of your poems must be pasted as PLAIN TEXT INTO THE BODY OF AN E-MAIL. This contest is separate from weekly Poet of the Week: submissions for Poet of the week consideration must be separate from Contest Submissions and the same poems may not be submitted for both. One Dollar Per Poem (US Funds Only) entry fee. Payment Options: 1) PayPal. Entry fee should be sent via PayPal to Rick@PoetrySuperHighway.com. PayPal is free to use and you can pay with a credit card.Sign up at www.paypal.com. Include in the "Note" section of the PayPal form your Name, Address, E-mail address, and titles of poems you entered. OR 2) Mail Your Payment.
http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/pshco.html

September 30 Deadlines

9/30/09	Aquillrelle Poetry Contest	Prizes: $300, $150, $50, and publication	Fee: $5 via PayPal
online only			Judge:
			Notify: November 30
5 poems: Participants must be over 18, "or sponsored by such a person." Poems must be 10 to 50 lines, including stanza breaks. Winners to receive copy of anthology with top 77 poems. Online entry and payment at site. Concerning deadline, "a few days either way are no problem with us." NB: Although contest is for poems in English, and "badly spelled poems have almost no chance of winning," English is clearly not the first language of the organizers, who appear to be fans of the word "coquette."
http://www.aquillrelle.com/

9/30/10	Brittingham Prize in Poetry and the Felix Pollak Prize	Prizes: $2,500 ($1,000 cash prize and $1,500 honorarium to cover reading expenses) and publication	Fee: $25 to The University of Wisconsin Press
Brittingham & Pollak Poetry Prizes c/o Ronald Wallace, UW Press Poetry Series Editor Department of English 600 N. Park Street University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706		Ronald Wallace, Editor rwallace@wisc.edu	Judge:
			Notify: February
Book manuscript: Manuscripts received September 1 through October 1 each calendar year will be considered. Manuscripts postmarked before September 1 or after September 30 will be returned unread. All submissions must be unbound (no binders, clamps, etc., please), typewritten on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, and should be 50-80 manuscript pages in length. Clean photocopies are acceptable. Poet's name, address, and telephone number should appear on the title page. The Press should be informed of any address change. The manuscript must be previously unpublished in book form. Poems published in journals, chapbooks, and anthologies may be included but must be acknowledged. No changes in the manuscript will be considered between submission and acceptance. Manuscripts will not be returned. Simultaneous submissions are permitted provided the poet agrees to inform the Press of the manuscript's acceptance elsewhere. The final selections will be made by a distinguished poet who will remain anonymous until the winner is announced. A #10 SASE must accompany the manuscript. Make checks or money orders payable to "The University of Wisconsin Press," in the amount of $25. Checks are required. Do not send currency. Foreign entries: please remit reading fee in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank. Recycled paper is preferred. Unpadded mailing envelopes are preferred. Manuscripts cannot be returned; unsuccessful submissions will be recycled. Please do not enclose return packaging. First Class or Priority Mail is preferred. Manuscripts may be typed single-spaced with a double space in between stanzas, or may be double-spaced.
http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/poetryguide.html

9/30/09	The Green Rose Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to New Issues Poetry & Prose
The Green Rose Prize New Issues Poetry & Prose Western Michigan University 1903 West Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5463			Judge: editors
			Notify: January or February
Book manuscript: Eligibility: Poets writing in English who have published one or more full-length collections of poetry. We will consider individual collections and volumes of new and selected poems. Besides the winner, New Issues may publish as many as three additional manuscripts from this competition. Please do not bind manuscript. A manila folder or metal clasp will do. Include a brief bio and relevant publication information, cover page with name, address, phone number, and title of the manuscript. Please include a table of contents. Manuscripts will be recycled. Enclose an SASP for notification that the manuscript has been received, or your canceled check may be used as notification. For results enclose an SASE. A manuscript may be submitted that is being considered elsewhere but New Issues should be notified upon the manuscript's acceptance elsewhere. The winning manuscript will be published in spring. New Issues does not consider manuscripts outside the context of its competitions.
www.wmich.edu/newissues/GreenRosePrize.html

9/30/10	Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest	Prizes: $3,000, $1,000, $400, $250, (6x) $150, publication	Fee: $7 per 25 lines to Winning Writers
Winning Writers Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222 Northampton, MA 01060-3961			Judge: John H. Reid
			Notify: December
Poems: any style and on any theme; Cash Prizes. The top 14 entries will be published on the Winning Writers website (over one million page views per year) and announced in Tom Howard Contest News and the Winning Writers Newsletter, a combined audience of over 20,000 readers.. Entry fees are $6 for every 25 lines (or part thereof). How to enter: Entries may be submitted and entry fees paid online at website. Entries may also be submitted by post. To submit your entry online, upload your poems (as a text or Word 2000 or RTF file) after your payment has been processed. You can just send the entry by e-mail if you have trouble uploading your online entry. Entry forms are not required. By entering poems in this contest, however, you agree to abide by the judge's decision, and that his decision is final. If your poem is selected for publication, you will be required to sign a declaration that the poem is your original work and that, if it has previously been published, you still have the right to assign publication in both a printed anthology and online. Mailed entries must include a cover sheet with your name, postal address, and your e-mail address (if any). There is no maximum limit on the number of lines, or number of entries, you may submit. Please note that the entry fee of $6 per 25 lines is calculated on the total number of lines. Please keep a copy of your poems as entries will not be returned. If you do not have an e-mail address and would like a copy of the results, please send an SASE.
http://winningwriters.com/contests/tompoetry/tp_guidelines.php

9/30/10	The Journal Award	Prizes: $3,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to The Ohio State University
Poetry Editor The Ohio State University Press 180 Pressey Hall 1070 Carmack Road Columbus OH 43210-1002			Judge:
			Notify: January 15
Book manuscript: The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, selects one full-length manuscript of poetry each year for publication by Ohio State University Press. In addition to publication, the winning author receives the Charles B. Wheeler prize of $3,000. Entries of at least 48 typed pages of original poetry must be postmarked during the month of September. Entries postmarked later than September 30 will be returned unread. Clear photocopies are acceptable. You name or other identification should only appear on the cover page. Manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Some or all of the poems in the collection may have appeared in periodicals, chapbooks, or anthologies, but these must be identified. Include a nonrefundable handling fee of $25 with each manuscript (check or money order payable to Ohio State University). Entrants will receive a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Journal. Include a #10 SASE for results. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include an SASP to confirm receipt of your manuscript. OSU Press assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts.
http://www.ohiostatepress.org/

9/30/10	Juniper Prize for Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,500, reading, and publication	Fee: $25 to Juniper Prize, University of Massachusetts Press
Juniper Prize University of Massachusetts Press East Experiment Station, 671 N. Pleasant Street Amherst, MA 01003			Judge: anonymous panel
			Notify: April
Book manuscript: In 2010, we will be considering only manuscripts by writers who have already published a full-length book or chapbook of poetry. All manuscripts will be judged anonymously. In alternating years, the program is open to poets either with or without previously published books. The University of Massachusetts Press publishes the winning manuscript, and the author receives a $1,500 award and is invited to read in the University's Visiting Writers Series. Manuscripts must be paginated and be between 50 and 70 pages in typescript. Manuscripts will be judged anonymously. Each submission should have two cover pages—one listing the title of the manuscript and the author's name, address, phone number, and email address; and a second page listing only the title. The author's name should not appear after the first cover page. Include the following along with your manuscript: Paginated contents page. List of acknowledgments for poems in the manuscript that have been published or are slated for publication in literary journals and/or anthologies. If applicable, the following information about previously published books: title, page count, publisher, and year of publication. $20 non-refundable entry fee (check or money order payable to Juniper Prize, University of Massachusetts Press). SASE and/or mailer for notification letter. Manuscripts will not be returned. You may include a SASP for confirmation of receipt. Entries postmarked after September 30 will be returned. The Press and the board assume no responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts, and suggest that you retain a copy for your protection. Ineligible: Manuscripts by more than one author; Entries of more than one manuscript within the same year; Translations; Manuscripts from employees and students of the University of Massachusetts, and former Juniper Prize winners.
http://www.umass.edu/umpress/juniper.html

9/30/10	Philip Levine Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to CSU Fresno Levine Prize
Philip Levine Prize in Poetry Department of English, Mail Stop PB98 5245 North Backer Avenue, California State University–Fresno Fresno, CA 93740		connieh@csufresno.edu	Judge: TBA
			Notify:
Book manuscript: Manuscript should be original poetry, not previously published in book form, and should be 48-80 pages. Include two manuscript title pages: one with name and contact information and one with the name of the manuscript ONLY. Manuscripts will be screened and judged anonymously. All poets are eligible except current or former faculty or students of California State University, Fresno. Please bind your manuscript with a binder clip only.
http://www.csufresno.edu/english/philip_levine/guidelines.shtml

9/30/10	The Morton Marr Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000, $500, and publication	Fee: $5 per poem to the Southwest Review
The Morton Marr Poetry Prize The Southwest Review P.O. Box 750374 Dallas TX 75275-0374		swr@smu.edu	Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: This contest is open to writers who have not yet published a first book of poetry. Contestants may submit no more than six, previously unpublished poems in a "traditional" form (e.g. sonnet, sestina, villanelle, rhymed stanzas, blank verse, etc.). Poems should be printed blank with name and address information only on a cover sheet or letter. (If work is submitted online, please omit the author's name from the final "submission content text area"). There is a $5 per poem entry/handling fee. Postmarked deadline for entry is September 30. Submissions will not be returned. For notification of winning poems, include a SASE. Online entry and payment at site.
http://www.smu.edu/southwestreview/Marr%20Contest.asp

9/30/10	The New Criterion Poetry Prize	Prizes: $3,000 and publication	Fee: $25, by money order or certified check, to The New Criterion
The New Criterion Poetry Prize 900 Broadway, Suite 602 New York, NY 10003			Judges: Roger Kimball, Eric Ormsby, & David Yezzi
			Notify: January
Book manuscript: For a book-length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form. An entrance fee of $25, by money order or certified check only (no personal checks), must accompany each manuscript. Personal checks will not be accepted. Manuscripts should not exceed 60 pages in length. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Manuscripts will not be returned.
http://www.newcriterion.com/bookstore.cfm?mode=poetry

9/30/10	Newport Review Bananagrams Writing Contest	Prizes: (2x) $200, (2x) $50, (2x) Bananagrams game sets, and publication	Fee: $7 to Newport Review
enter online		newportreviewcontest@gmail.com	Judges: poet John Landry and fiction writer Jincy Willett
			Notify: November
Poems/flash fiction: Writers must use all seven words from the 21-letter Bananagrams® grid displayed on the site, below. Writers may use words more than once. Words can be changed from singular to plural when necessary, but writers may not change words to a different tense or form (for example, "book" could be changed to "books," but not to "booking" or "bookie.") Prefixes are allowed (for example, "re-book.") Opens May 1, 2010, at midnight; Closes September 30, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. Stories up to 1,400 words; poems up to 21 lines. Entry fee: $7 per story, 3 for $20. Entries will be accepted by e-mail only; payment by PayPal. Writers are asked to pay with PayPal first, then submit their work online. Send all contest entries to newportreviewcontest@gmail.com. Manuscripts should be sent in Word or Rich Text Format. Please underline or bold-face the contest words in your manuscript. Please format manuscripts so that the first page is a cover sheet with the writer's name and complete contact information, including email and phone, but do not include the writer's name on the text itself. Writers may submit a total of six entries. The contest is open to all writers ages 13 and above, except writers who have close personal affiliations with Newport Review, its editorial staff, contest judges or advisory board. Past contest winners and those who have been published in past issues of Newport Review are eligible to enter. Winners will be notified and posted on our blog and web site. Questions about contest rules (NOT entries) may be addressed to edit (at) newportreview.org. $500 in prizes, along with publication and Bananagrams® game sets, will be awarded. Prize-winning poems and stories will be published in Newport Review. Other poems and stories may also be considered for publication. All entries may be used by Bananagrams® for promotional purposes.
http://newportreview.org/?contests.html

9/30/09	Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000, 50 copies, publication	Fee: $25 to Comstock Review
Chapbook Contest 4956 St. John Drive Syracuse, NY 13215			Judge: Kathleen Bryce Niles
			Notify: end of December
Chapbook manuscript: Submit Manuscripts only between August 1 & September 30. Submissions must be unpublished as a collection, but individual poems may have been previously published in journals. We will consider simultaneous submissions as long as the poet notifies us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. Submit 25-34 pages of poetry; one single-spaced page equals 38 lines maximum, including spacing between lines. Poems may run longer than 1 page. Do not count title page, acknowledgments, dedication, or bio in the page count Manuscripts either too short or too long will be disqualified. Do not send illustrations, photos, or any other graphics attached to the poems. You may submit a table of contents, which may list the manuscript name only, not the poet's name (not counted in page total for manuscript). Manuscripts should be paginated and secured with a binder clip; no staples or plastic covers. Include 2 cover pages: 1 with manuscript title, poet's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address; second with title only. List acknowledgments on a separate, removable page with same identifying information. Acknowledgement page is not sent to screening editors. Poet's name should not appear on poems. Include #10 SASE for results only. NO manuscripts will be returned. Each entrant receives a copy of winning chapbook.
http://www.comstockreview.org/nilescompetition.html

9/30/10	Pudding House Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $2,000 for you and the Open Shelter to split, 20 copies, publication	Fee: $15 to Pudding House
Pudding House Chapbook Competition 81 Shadymere Lane Columbus Ohio 43213		(614) 986-1881	Judge: Jennifer Bosveld
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: 10-36pp ms. Prefer around 24-28pp. $2,000 First Place divided between author & a shelter program for the homeless, plus publication. 20 free copies; deep discounts on optional additionals Identify author/address on cover page. Some poems may be previously published but not the collection as a whole. Include credits for those poems and assure that you own copyright or have obtained permission to reprint. Pudding House does not buy permissions. Include About the Author statement with publications bio. B&W cover images optional; cover is always up to the publisher but we like to see author suggestions/input (not ideas, but the actual art) if you'd like. This will have no impact on competition results. We often publish additional manuscripts among those entered.
http://www.puddinghouse.com/

9/30/10	Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Red Hen Press
Attn: Ruskin Art club Poetry Award Red Hen Press P.O. Box 40820 Pasadena, CA 91114			Judge: Elena Karina Byrne
			Notify:
3 poems: The Red Hen Press Poetry Award is for an unpublished poem, selected through an annual competition open to all poets. Award is $1000 and publication of the winning poem in the Los Angeles Review, published by Red Hen Press. Submit up to three poems of no more than 120 lines with $20 entry fee. Include cover sheet with your name and title of each poem entered. No names on poems. Send SASE for notification.
http://www.redhen.org/RedHenPress.html#/literary/awardsView/sectionUUID=6D12FF53-C958-CA00-DDAB-8ABFA8815AC7

9/30/10	The Scent of an Ending™ Contest	Prizes: $89.93, $67.32, $31.18, and publication	Fee: $6.37 to WECSP
The Scent of an Ending Contest White Eagle Coffee Store Press P.O. Box 383 Fox River Grove, IL 60021		WECSPress@aol.com	Judge: editors
			Notify:
Novel Title and a Deliberately Bad Ending: Submit: the Title of an imaginary novel and the Final 25-125 Words. By mail--Send each entry printed double spaced with a check to WECSP for $6.37. By e-mail--Send each entry within the body of an e-mail, not an attached file, to scentofanending@aol.com and send $6.37 by PayPal to fedmunds@aol.com. Use subject line: The Scent of an Ending. In either case, be sure to include complete contact information: name, address, phone, e-mail with the entry. You may submit more than one entry with an additional reading fee attached to each entry. Prize: $ plus dubious fame and publication for winners and all finalists. Initial publication on website, then in print. Deadline: September 30 (last day of Wisconsin inland trout season.) The entry must be original and unpublished. No restrictions on materials or subject. Winners and finalists are selected by editors of White Eagle Coffee Store Press. All decisions final. Ownership of winning entries will revert to the authors. An entry into this competition is an acknowledgment of its rules.
http://thescentofanending.com/

9/30/09	The May Swenson Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000, publication, royalties	Fee: $25 to Utah State University Press
May Swenson Poetry Award Utah State University Press 7800 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-7800			Judge: Garrison Keillor
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Book manuscript: Submitted collections must be original poetry in English, 50 to 100 pages. No restrictions on form or subject. Submit one copy of the manuscript. Name/address on cover sheet only. $25 reading fee includes copy of winning book. SASE for announcement of winner. Manuscript will not be returned. Judge reserves the right to declare no winner in any given year.
http://www.usu.edu/usupress/poetry_award/

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