December Poetry Contests

December 1 Deadlines

12/1/12	Willis Barnstone Translation Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $5 to the University of Evansville
Willis Barnstone Translation Prize The Evansville Review University of Evansville 1800 Lincoln Avenue Evansville, Indiana 47722			Judge: Willis Barnstone
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Translations: The competition welcomes submissions of unpublished translations of poems from any language and time period—ancient to contemporary. The length limit for each translation is 200 lines. Please staple the translation to a copy of the original poem which identifies the poet, and put the name, address, and telephone number of the translator (or translators) on the back of the translation page. Also, since entries will not be returned, please include SASE for results. Please note: translations of poems for which the translator has not secured the rights-to-publish are eligible for the contest, but only translations of poems in the public domain or with the rights secured can be considered for publication in The Evansville Review. Limit: 10 submissions per translator. Entry Fee: $5 for the first poem; $3 for each subsequent poem. Please make checks payable to the University of Evansville.
http://evansvillereview.evansville.edu/barnstone.html

12/15/12	Center for Book Arts Poetry Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $500 + $500 honorarium and letterpress publication	Fee: $25 to The Center for Book Arts
CHAPBOOK COMPETITION The Center for Book Arts 28 West 27th St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001			Judges: Harryette Mullen & Sharon Dolin
			Notify: April
Chapbook manuscript: The Center for Book Arts invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Competition. The winning manuscript will be awarded publication of a beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, limited-edition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the Center for Book Arts. The edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies, ten of which are reserved for the author and the remainder of which will be offered for sale through the Center. The winning poet will also receive a cash award of $500, and a $500 honorarium for a reading, to be held at the Center in the fall, as well as an exclusive opportunity to stay at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, New York as one of their Winter Shakers.. Please submit a collection or sequence of original poems or a single long poem not to exceed five-hundred lines or twenty-four pages (no translations). The cover page should contain, on a single detachable page, the manuscript title, and author’s name, along with 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, a table of contents and a separate acknowledgements page containing prior magazine or anthology publication of individual poems. Please note that the 500-line or 24-page limit does not include the cover page, title pages, table of contents, or acknowledgements pages. Manuscripts should be bound with a simple spring clip. NOTE: Poems may have appeared in journals or anthologies but not as part of a book-length collection. Competition is open to all poets writing in English who have published no more than one full-length book. Reading Fee: $25 check payable to The Center for Book Arts. Include #10 SASE for notification of the winner. Manuscripts will not be returned.
http://www.centerforbookarts.org/opportunities/

12/1/12	The James Dickey Prize For Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to GSU/Five Points
Five Points James Dickey Prize for Poetry P.O. Box 3999 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30302-3999		404-651-0071	Judge: Editors
			Notify: Spring
Poems: Send up to three unpublished poems. Poems must be typed and no longer than 50 lines each. Include your name and address on each poem. $20 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Five Points. Make checks or money orders payable to GSU/Five Points, or pay online. Enclose two SASEs if you want to receive receipt of your manuscript and notification of contest results. We reserve the right to return any entry that does not meet the above guidelines. Or submit and pay online.
http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/contests.html

12/1/12	Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship	Prizes: 7-month Winter Fellowships	Fee: $45
Fine Arts Work Center 24 Pearl Street Provincetown, MA 02657		508-487-9960 info@fawc.org	Judges:
			Notify: May 15
Short Manuscript: The Fine Arts Work Center offers seven-month fellowships to twenty fellows each year in the form of living/work space and a modest monthly stipend of $650. Residencies run from October 1 through May 1. Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community. Fellows are expected to live and work in Provincetown during the fellowship year. Optional group activities are organized both formally and informally and provide Fellows with the opportunity to meet program committee members, trustees and local artists and writers. Frequent presentations by visiting artists and writers as well as readings by Writing Fellows. Visual Arts Fellows mount shows in the Center's Hudson D. Walker Gallery. Visiting artists and writers engage in dialogue with the Fellows throughout the year. The Center also seeks to identify local and national venues for both Fellows and Former Fellows to share their work. Writing Fellows are housed in two- to three-room apartments. The Stanley Kunitz Common Room is handicapped-accessible, as are two living spaces and several working studios. Eligibility: Fine Arts Work Center Fellowships are open to writers and visual artists in the emerging stages of their careers. Juries of professionals make the admissions decisions. Writers may apply in fiction and poetry. The Fine Arts Work Center actively seeks applicants from diverse cultural backgrounds.Submit the appplication form, downloadable from the website, and eight copies of a manuscript of no more than 15 pages.
http://www.fawc.org/fellowships/fel_app_guidelines.php

12/1/12	Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem	Prizes: $2,000, $250 (x 2), and publication	Fee: $36 to The Fiddlehead
The Fiddlehead Contest Campus House, 11 Garland Court UNB PO Box 4400 Fredericton NB E3B 5A3 CANADA		fiddlehd@unb.ca	Judges:
			Notify: end of February
Poems: Fiction: one story of up to 25 pages per entry. Poetry: Up to 3 poems; no more than 100 lines per poem. Entry Fee: $30 includes a year's subscription to The Fiddlehead (additional $6 for US & oveseas). No simultaneous submissions—and no previously published—or accepted for publication—submissions, please. Vetting is blind. Please send name and address on a separate sheet of paper. Manuscripts will not be returned.
http://www.lib.unb.ca/Texts/Fiddlehead/contest.html

12/1/12	Beatrice Hawley Competition	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25/30 to Alice James Books
Alice James Books Beatrice Hawley Award 238 Main Street Farmington, ME 04938			Judges: Alice James Books Editorial Board
			Notify: April
Book Manuscript: No cooperative work commitment. The Award welcomes submissions from emerging as well as established poets. Authors may live anywhere in the U.S. Manuscripts must be typed, paginated, and 50–70 pages in length (single spaced). Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 48 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and self-published books are not eligible. No multi-authored collections, please. Manuscripts must have a table of contents and include a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published. The inclusion of a biographical note is optional. Your name, address, and phone number should appear only on the title page of your manuscript. Submit online or by mail. MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED. Please do not send us your only copies. No illustrations, photographs or images should be included. Send one copy of your manuscript submission and two copies of the title page. Use only binder clips. No staples, folders, or printer-bound copies. Manuscripts are not read anonymously. See site for judging process. For notification of winners, include a #10 SASE. For acknowledgment of receipt, include a SASP. On the memo line of your check write "Beatrice Hawley Award." Or submit online at site for additional $5.
http://alicejamesbooks.org/beatrice-hawley-award/

12/1/12	Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize	Prizes: $3,000 and US & UK publication	Fee: $25/$27 to The Waywiser Press
The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize The Waywiser Press P.O. Box 6205 Baltimore, MD 21206			Judge:
			Notify: May
Book Manuscript: Entrants must be at least 18 years of age. Entrants may not have published more than one previous collection of poems, though they may have published an unlimited number of books belonging to other genres, and individual poems from the submitted collection may have been published in magazines, journals, anthologies, chapbooks of 32 pages or less, or self-published books of 46 pages or less. Nobody who has a book published by or forthcoming from Waywiser may enter. Manuscripts must be in English, and the original work of the entrant (though as much as one third of the poems they contain can consist of public-domain or permission-secured translations). Manuscripts must be 50–85 pages, preferably in 11-point type, on standard white paper, using one side of the paper only. Pages must be numbered consecutively, and a table of contents, as well as a list of acknowledgements (where appropriate), should be supplied. The author's name and contact details (i.e. physical address, phone number and email address (where possible)) must appear on the front page of the manuscript and nowhere else. No illustrative material should be sent, unless it forms an inextricable part of the manuscript. A list of previous poetry book publications (where applicable) should be enclosed. Manuscripts should be bound with a spring- or bulldog-clip (no paperclips or staples, please, and no folders, files or boxes). Entry form (on website) must be enclosed. For notification of receipt of entry, include SASP with the words "Hecht Prize: Entry Received" appropriately entered. For results, include SASE. Postal or online entry.
http://waywiser-press.com/hechtprize.html

12/1/13	IT Itch Prize for Web Poetry	Prizes: NZ$300 and publication	Fee: none
online only			Judge: TBA
			Notify: December
Poems: Poems must be submitted through the IT Itch website using the Poem Submission Form. Poems must be in English. Poems must be about: Search Engines. Entries are limited to one per person/email address. Poems must be submitting in one of the following digital file formats: PDF, ODF, DOC, RTF, TXT, HTML. Poems must not exceed the maximum file upload size (1000KB). All submissions must be received before 12am 1 December 2013 NZDT. All poems must be the original unpublished work of author/submitter. Unpublished refers to both print and digital formats – if the poem has previously appeared anywhere on the internet, it will be ineligible (we will check). All finalists give their permission for us to publish their poems on our websites: http://ititch.com and http://ititch.co.nz. All finalists grant first, non-exclusive New Zealand digital and electronic rights to IT Itch. Entrants are allowed to use a pen-name. The winner will be notified via email and instructions given on how to receive the prize (e.g. PayPal, bank transfer etc). If the winner does not reply to the email notification within 7 days, or fails to take ownership of the prize within 14 days, we reserve the right to choose a new winner.
http://ititch.com/poetry-contest/

12/1/11	Jane Kenyon Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15
Poetry Prize Water~Stone Graduate Liberal Studies Program Hamline University 1536 Hewitt Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104-1284			Judge: Alberto Rios
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Poems: Triennial. All submissions should be original, unpublished work. Manuscripts must be typed or printed on proper format on white paper, in English, one side only. Cover letters should be brief. Do not put your name on the manuscript. Submit up to three poems, ten pages total. Please send three copies of each submission. Please include SASE with all submissions for notification of results. Manuscripts will not be returned. An entry fee of $10 (check made payable to Water~Stone) must accompany each manuscript. Entry fee includes a one-year subscription. We do not accept electronic submissions.
http://www.waterstonereview.com/contests.php

12/1/12	Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award	Prizes: $1,000 and letterpress publication, conference tuition	Fee: $25
enter online		flreview@ucf.edu or call 407-823-532	Judge: Lex Williford
			Notify: May
Chapbook manuscript: Submit up to 35 pages (double spaced and in MS Word or pdf if prose fiction). This is a blind-read contest. The manuscript should not have your name or other identifying information on any page. Submit a cover letter with your name and the title (or titles) of the submitted writing. Any combination of long or short stories or flash fiction will be considered. Graphic Narrative must be black and white and in jpeg format, up to 35 pages. Entry fee of $25 includes a subscription to The Florida Review. All submissions will be considered for publication in The Florida Review. Simultaneous submissions are OK as long as they are withdrawn immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. Submissions accepted until midnight on December 1. Notification of results will be posted on website by February. In the unlikely event that no submitted manuscript is selected by the judge as fitting chapbook publication, only the second and third prizes will be awarded.
http://www.floridareview.cah.ucf.edu/chapbook.php

12/1/12	The Lyric College Poetry Contest	Prizes: $500, $100, and publication	Fee: none
College Poetry Contest c/o Tanya Cimonetti 1393 Spear Street So. Burlington VT 05403		or via e-mail to tanyacim at aol dot com	Judge:
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Poems: For undergraduates enrolled full time in an American or Canadian college. Winners will be announced and published in the Winter issue of The Lyric. Poems must be original and unpublished, 39 lines or less, written in English in traditional forms, preferable with regular scansion and rhyme. The following information must appear on each poem: Student’s name and complete address; College’s name and complete address. Contestants should retain copies of all poems.
http://www.thelyricmagazine.com/colleage_all.html

12/1/12	Meringoff Awards	Prizes: $2,000	Fee: $37
Stephen J. Meringoff Literary Contests Association of Literary Scholars and Writers 650 Beacon St. Suite 510 Boston MA 02215 United States			Judge: Greg Delanty
			Notify: December
Poems: Four awards of $2000 each, in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and high school student writing. Only one entry is accepted from each person. All entries should be previously unpublished. The entry must be postmarked not later than December 1st 2012. The winner will be announced towards the end of December. There is no entry fee for current members of The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. For everyone else membership in the ALSCW is required, which is $32 for students and $37 for all others — all members will receive the annual three issues of our literary journal/magazine Literary Imagination, and our newsletter, as well as being able to attend our conferences and local gatherings—see ALSCW website (alscw.org) for details about how to join the ALSCW. For the Meringoff Poetry award, each entry can be one poem, or a group of poems that add up to no more than 150 lines. All entries will be judged anonymously. With each entry please include one copy with your name, email address, postal address and phone number and another copy without your name and contact information. All submissions should be postmarked not later than December 1.
http://www.alscw.org/EssayAward.html

12/1/12	Outer Most Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000, and publication	Fee: $15
WOMR 92.1 FM Outermost Community Radio attention: Poetry Contest PO Box 975 Provincetown, MA 02657		CapePoet@yahoo.com	Judge: Marge Piercy
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Poems: Send 5 pages of your best unpublished poetry, any style, any length, any subject matter, and $15 submission fee w/ check made out to: Outer Most Community Radio with Poetry Contest written in the memo line of the check. You may enter more than once, but include a $15 submissions check per 5 pages submitted. Your name is not to appear on the poems, but please include a cover letter with your name, contact info & title of poems. A $1,000 National Prize will be awarded to the best poem, $200 Regional Prize to best poem by a Cape Cod-based poet. All entries eligible for National Prize, no poet may win both Prizes in the same year.
http://www.womr.org/poerty_contest_rules.html

12/1/11	The Tony Quagliano International Poetry Award	Prize: $1,000	Fee: none
The Tony Quagliano International Poetry Award Hawaii Council for the Humanities 3599 Waialae Ave # 25 Honolulu, HI 96816		(808) 732-5402	Judge:
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Published work: Biennial. The poet must write in English and have a body of work over a period of years. Elaborate protocol; see site.
http://tonyquaglianopoetryfund.com/PoetryAward.aspx

12/1/12	Slipstream Press Poetry Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000, 50 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to Slipstream
Slipstream Dept. W-1 P.O. Box 2071 Niagara Falls, New York 14301		editors@slipstreampress.org	Judges:
			Notify: late spring/early summer
Chapbook manuscript: A winner is selected in the spring and receives a $1,000 prize plus 50 professionally-printed copies of their book. Everyone who enters the competition receives a copy of the winning chapbook plus one complimentary issue of Slipstream magazine. Manuscripts are also returned at this time. Winners are featured on the Grants & Awards page of Poets & Writers Magazine, the Slipstream web site, and in Slipstream catalogs, press releases, and promotional materials. Winning chapbooks are also submitted by Slipstream for review by various national and international poetry/writing publications. Send up to 40 pages of poetry: any style, format, or theme (or no theme), and $20 reading fee. Simultaneous submissions are okay if you keep us informed of status. Previously published poems with acknowledgements are also acceptable. Provide legible typewritten or computer-printed copy. Photocopies which are easy on the eyes are fine. Due to recent increases in the cost of mail, manuscripts will no longer be returned. Send only copies of your poems, not originals. Online submission is now available.
www.slipstreampress.org/contest.html

12/1/12	Wallace Stegner Fellowships	Prizes: 5 two-year fellowships of $26,000 per year + tuition and health insurance	Fee: none
Creative Writing Program Department of English Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-2087		(650) 725-1208 To request a fellowship application: (650) 723-2637	Judge:
			Notify: April 1
Short manuscript: Stanford offers ten two-year fellowships each year, five in fiction and five in poetry, for a total of twenty Fellows. Fellows in each genre meet twice a week in workshop with faculty. Fellows are regarded as working artists, intent upon practicing and perfecting their craft. There are no curricular requirements other than workshop attendance, and the program offers no degree. In awarding fellowships, we consider the quality of the candidate's creative work, potential for growth and ability to contribute to and profit from our writing workshops. The Stanford Creative Writing Program's students are diverse in ethnicity and experience, with talent and seriousness the true common denominators. To be a Stegner Fellow we do not require a degree for admission, no school of writing is favored over any other, and chronological age is not a consideration. Fellowships include a living stipend of $26,000 per year. In addition, fellows' tuition and health insurance are paid for by the Creative Writing Program. The Stegner Fellowship is a full-time academic commitment, and is not intended to be pursued concurrently with another degree program. Fellows must live close enough to Stanford to be able to attend workshops, readings, and events. Download application on website, or apply online.
http://creativewriting.stanford.edu/about-the-fellowship

December 10 Deadlines

12/10/12	Codhill Press Chapbook Award	Prize: $1,000 and fifty copies	Fee: $25 to Codhill Press
Pauline Uchmanowicz Codhill Poetry Chapbook Prize P.O. Box 280 Bloomington, NY 12411-0280			Judge: Pauline Uchmanowicz
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Chapbook manuscript: open to any poet who writes in English. Previously published poems with proper acknowledgement are acceptable. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Poets should submit 20-30 pages (no more than one poem per page) plus SASE for contest results and $20 reading fee. Manuscripts should be on good-quality white paper, paginated consecutively, with a table of contents and acknowledgements and bound with a clip. Include two cover pages, one with the title of the manuscript alone, and a second with your name, address, phone number, and email address, together with the title. Your name must not appear anywhere else on the manuscript. No UPS or FedEx. You may include a SASE postcard for confirmation. Manuscripts will not be returned. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are permitted, but Codhill Press must be notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Note that previous winning chapbooks sell for $15.
http://www.codhill.com/award2012.html

12/10/12	Ruth Stone Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $1,000, (2)$100, and publication	Fee: $20 to Vermont College of Fine Arts
Ruth Stone Prize in Poetry Hunger Mountain Vermont College 36 College Street Montpelier, VT 05602		hungermtn@vermontcollege.edu	Judge: David Wojahn
			Notify: March
Poems: Prize winner and two honorable mentions will be published in the Spring Issue. Entry fee includes a copy of the Spring Issue of Hunger Mountain. Submit up to three poems, not to exceed six pages. Poems must be original, written in English, and previously unpublished. Late entries will be returned unread. Entries must be typed, one side only. Once submitted, entries cannot be altered. Name or address should not appear anywhere on poems. Enclose a standard index card with poem title, name, address, phone number, and email address. Enclose an SASE for notification of winners. Use a paper clip or send unbound—no staples or binding. No simultaneous submissions, artwork, or translations. Multiple entries allowed—each entry must be sent separately and include a separate entry fee. Enclose an SASP for acknowledgement of entry (optional). No entries will be returned. Or enter through online submission manager on site.
http://www.hungermtn.org/ruth-stone-poetry-prize/

December 15 Deadlines

12/15/12	Anderbo Poetry Prize	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $10 to RRofihe
Anderbo Poetry Prize 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1412 New York, NY 10012			Judge: Sidney Wade
			Notify: February
Poems: Poems should be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the poet’s name and contact information on the upper right corner of each poem. Limit six poems per poet. Poet must not have been previously published on anderbo.com. Mail submissions. Enclose #10 SASE to receive names of winner and honorable mentions. All entries are non-returnable and will be recycled. Reading fee is $10. Check or money order payable to RRofihe. Winner and honorable mentions will be published on anderbo.com.
http://www.anderbo.com/

12/15/12	Gival Press Poetry Competition	Prizes: $1,000, 20 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to Gival Press, LLC
Robert L. Giron, Editor Poetry Award Gival Press P. O. Box 3812 Arlington, Virginia 22203		703-351-0079 givalpress@yahoo.com	Judge: previous year's winner
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Book Manuscript: Our dates never change, if the date falls on a Sunday, then Monday becomes the default postmarked date. Open to all, national and international poets. Language: English. Original work, no translations. Open to any form or style. Length of Manuscript: at least 45 typed pages of poetry, on one side only. The manuscript as a whole shall not have been published before. Include an acknowledgments page for previously published poems in the collection. It is the responsibility of the poet to secure the right to publish previously published poems. Format: Include a separate cover sheet with name, title of manuscript, address (street, city, state, e-mail), and phone number. Paperclip the numbered pages together. If the manuscript wins, the poet must make the manuscript available to Gival Press on an IBM-compatible disk in Rich Text Format (RTF). Manuscripts will not be returned and will be recycled after the judging. Reading Fee: $20 by personal check or US money order made out to Gival Press, LLC. Notification: Include an SASE or visit our website, where the winner and finalists will be announced. The decision of the judge will be final. Prize: $1,000 and his/her book of poetry will be published in a limited edition by Gival Press. The winning poet will receive 20 copies of the publication. A standard publication contract is offered.
www.givalpress.com

12/15/12	The Greg Grummer Poetry Award Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Phoebe/GMU
Greg Grummer Poetry Contest Phoebe MSN 2D6 George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax VA 22030			Judge: Dean Young
			Notify: April
Poems: Contest entries may include up to four poems (not to exceed a total of ten pages). Please include a cover letter with your name, address and the titles of the poems submitted. Your name and address should not appear anywhere on the poems. Please enclose the $15 entry fee (check or money order payable to Phoebe/GMU—do not send cash), a SASE for contest results, and a brief biography. Manuscripts will not be returned. All writers submitting to the contest will receive the winners issue. Submit online at website.
http://www.phoebejournal.com/?page_id=4

12/15/12	Literary Laundry Competitions	Prizes: $500, $250, and publication	Fee: none
enter online			Judges: editor
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Poems: Each issue of Literary Laundry is accompanied by a writing competition. All pieces submitted to us for review will be entered into consideration for our Awards of Distinction. We offer the following cash awards: $500 for best poem $500 for best short story $250 for best one-act drama In addition to considering undergraduate works for the Awards of Distinction, we will also consider them for the following undergraduate awards: $250 for best poem, $250 for best short story. There is no fee to submit. In order to submit work to either the journal or the showcase, authors must subscribe to Literary Laundry and create an account with username and password.
http://www.literarylaundry.com/submissions

12/15/12	The Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Competition	Prizes: €1,000 and trip to Ireland, €500, €250, (10)€30 and publication	Fee: €5 per poem
enter online			Judge: Thomas McCarthy
			Notify: late January
Poems: original, unpublished poems in the English language of 40 lines or less. The poem can be on any subject, in any style, by a writer of any nationality, living anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, translated work is not in the scope of this competition.
http://www.munsterlit.ie/Gregory%20ODonoghue%20International%20Poetry%20Competition.html

12/15/12	Things to Come Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $22 to Shape&Nature Press
Shape&Nature Press 2012 Poetry Prize PO Box 79 Greenfield, MA 01301		submission@shapeandnature.com	Judge: Pamela Stewart
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Book Manuscript: For an unpublished manuscript of poems and is open to both emerging and established authors. The author of the winning manuscript recieves publication plus $1,000. All contestants will receive a copy of the winning book. Students and close friends of the judge are not eligible. All manuscripts will be read blindly. Please include one cover sheet with all contact information (title, name, address, email address, and phone number) and one cover sheet with title only. Please remove any other identifying information from the manuscript. An acknowledgment page for previously published poems is acceptable but not neccessary. Manuscripts should be roughly 50-75 pages. Please paginate. Simultaneous submissions of the same manuscript to other publishers or contests are acceptable but please notify us if your manuscript has been accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions to this contest are acceptable, but each manuscript must be submitted separately, with a separate entry fee. Submissions must be in English and translations are not acceptable. However, it is acceptable to use some words from other languages occasionally in poems. No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be allowed during the contest. If we find any significant problem with your manuscript (manuscript file won’t open, important information is missing, etc.) we will contact you so that you have every opportunity to correct the issue. Smaller errors, including spelling, punctuation, typographical errors, or coffee stains will neither disqualify you from the competition nor reduce your chances of winning. We will announce contest results on our website, Facebook page, via email, and in Poets & Writers Magazine. All submissions must be received by December 15th at 11pm. Manuscripts received before September 1st will not be read. Email submissions are strongly encouraged. Please e-mail manuscript to submission@shapeandnature.com. Document must be either a .doc or a PDF. Payment for e-mail submissions must be made either through PayPal or by check sent to mailing address. The entry fee is $20 per entry plus $2.00 shipping (for the winning book), which is payable through PayPal at the website. Submissions and payment may also be sent by regular mail.
http://www.shapeandnature.com/submissions.htm

12/15/12	Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest	Prizes: $500, $100, $50, residency, and publication	Fee: $10 to Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest
Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest Wisconsin Academy 1922 University Avenue Madison, WI 53726		jsmith@wisconsinacademy.org	Judge: Bruce Dethlefsen
			Notify: by end of February
Poems: Winners receive prizes of $500 (first place, the John Lehman Poetry Award), $100 (second place), and $50 (third place) and a reading at a venue TBD. Winning poems appear in the spring issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas, with 10 runners-up in the summer and fall issues. The first-prize poet receives a one-week residency at Shake Rag School for Arts and Crafts in Mineral Point and a three-hour CD recording/editing session at Abella Studios.
http://wisconsinacademy.org/poetrycontest

December 22 Deadlines

12/22/12	PSA Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award	Prizes: $250	Fee: $5 to the Poetry Society of America
Poetry Society of America Annual Award Submission 15 Gramercy Park New York, NY 10003			Judges:
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1 poem: For the best unpublished poem by a student in grades 9 through 12 from the United States. School attended, as well as name and address. Teachers or administrators may submit an unlimited number of their students' poems (one submission per student). Line limit: none. Submissions must be sent in duplicate and must be typed on white, 8 1/2" x 11" paper. No illustrations or accompanying materials will be considered. The name of the award must appear in the upper right hand corner of each page of the submission. The author's name and address must not appear anywhere on the poem or poems submitted. Submissions must be accompanied by one cover page: the cover page should be stapled to one of the copies of your submission and must state: your name, address, email address if possible, telephone number, the award name and number, the number of lines in your submission where applicable (see individual awards for line specifications), and the title and first line of the first (or only) poem in the submission. You may submit only one entry per contest. Translations are ineligible. No previously published work may be submitted. Entry Fees: High school students may send single entries to the Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award for the fee of $5. High school teachers or administrators may submit an unlimited number of their students' poems (one submission per student) for a $20 entry fee. Checks should be made payable to the Poetry Society of America. Please do not send cash. Notification: For an acknowledgement of receipt of submissions, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard (SASP). If you would like to receive a print announcement of the awards winners, please enclose an SASE; the winners will also be announced on www.poetrysociety.org. No entries will be returned. Application Checklist: A completed submission includes: Two copies of the stapled, anonymous submission; A cover page, stapled to one of the copies; A SASP if you would like acknowledgement of receipt of submission; A SASE if you would like to be notified of the winners; A check for $5.
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/guidelines/

12/22/12	The PSA National Chapbook Fellowships	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $12 to Poetry Society of America
Poetry Society of America Annual Award Submission 15 Gramercy Park New York, NY 10003			Judges:
			Notify:
Chapbook Manuscript: Each poet will choose a winning chapbook manuscript for publication and distribution by the PSA. Winners will receive $1000 and an invitation to read at The PSA Festival of New American Poets in April. This contest is open to any United States resident who has not published a full-length poetry collection. Manuscript page length: between 20-30 pages. Poems must be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper and bound with a spring clip. No illustrations may be included. Include the following along with your manuscript: a. Title page with contest name (The National Chapbook Fellowship), your name, address, and all relevant contact information. b. A title page with just the title of the manuscript. c. Paginated table of contents. d. Payment of a $12 non-refundable entry fee (check or money order payable in U.S. dollars to Poetry Society of America). This fee is not waived for PSA members. e. Self-addressed stamped post card for confirmation of receipt and a self-addressed stamped envelope for announcement of the winners. Ineligible Submissions: Manuscripts by more than one author or Translations. Manuscripts will not be returned. Electronic and faxed submissions will not be accepted. If your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere, you must notify PSA.
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/chapbook_fellowship/guidelines/

12/22/12	PSA Robert H. Winner Memorial Award	Prizes: $2,500	Fee: $15 to Poetry Society of America
Poetry Society of America Annual Award Submission 15 Gramercy Park New York, NY 10003			Judges:
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Short Manuscript: $2,500 award acknowledges original work being done in midcareer by a poet who has not had substantial recognition, and is open to poets over forty who have published no more than one book. Send a brief but cohesive manuscript of 10 poems (up to 20 pages). Please include year of birth on cover page. Previously published work may be included in your submission; include acknowledgement of publications on your cover page. Poems entered as part of a Winner manuscript may be entered individually in other PSA contests, but not if they are previously published. A completed submission includes: TWO copies of your each submission, with a cover sheet attached to one of the copies. A SASP if you would like acknowledgement of receipt of submission. A SASE if you would like to be notified of the winners. A check for $15 from Non-Members. Membership status clearly marked on cover sheet of each entry.
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/awards/annual/guidelines/

December 30 Deadlines

12/30/12	Meridian Editor's Prize Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $8 online
online only			Judge:
			Notify: March
Poems: Poets may submit up to 4 poems. $8 fee includes 1-year e-subscription. Enter at ManuscriptHub.com. All submissions will be considered for publication. Current UVA students, staff, and faculty are NOT eligible. Former Meridian staff are not eligible. (If you've been on our masthead, don't enter.) Friends, relatives, and former teachers and students of current Meridian staff or its advisor are not eligible.
http://readmeridian.org/?page_id=47

December 31 Deadlines

12/31/12	Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards	Prize: $10,000	Fee: none
Mary Louise Hahn c/o Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards The Cleveland Foundation 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1300 Cleveland, OH 44115		216.861.3810 Submit@Anisfield-Wolf.org	Judge:
			Notify: spring
Published book: For books in English published in the previous year that expose racism or explore the richness of human diversity. To submit a book for consideration, send five copies with a copy of the entry form. Upon receipt the books will be forwarded to the jury. All submitted materials become the property of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and will not be returned. Awards are announced in the spring. Only books written in English and published in the preceding calendar year are eligible. Plays and screenplays are not eligible, nor are works in progress. Manuscripts and self-published works are not eligible, and no grants are made for completing or publishing manuscripts. Books of poetry are eligible for the fiction prize.
http://anisfield-wolf.org/Submissions/

12/31/12	Ballymaloe Poetry Prize	Prizes: €5,000, €1,000, €500	Fee: €6/€7.50
The Ballymaloe International Poetry Prize The Moth The Bog Road Dromard, Cavan County Cavan Ireland			Judge: Leontia Flynn
			Notify: by March
Poems: The three winners will be invited to read at a special award ceremony at Ballymaloe House in Co. Cork, Ireland, in March, and their poems will feature in the spring issue of The Moth. Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe Cookery School, a creative haven for lovers of food and fresh produce in Co. Cork, is the proud sponsor of this Prize, open to everyone, as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. Please read the RULES before sending your poem(s) with the entry form (you can enter as many poems as you like). You can also ENTER ONLINE. The entry fee is €6 per poem (or €7.50 by money order).
http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=2763&page=8

12/31/12	Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,o00 and publication	Fee: $15 to Cream City Review
Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize Cream City Review Dept. of English University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee P.O. Box 413 Milwaukee, WI 53201			Judge:
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Poems: 3-5 poems. Submissions must be typed, double-spaced, and include the author's name and address plus an SASE (for results only). Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as cream city review is notified in the event the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. The reading fee, however, is non-refundable.
http://www.creamcityreview.org/submit/#contests

12/31/12	Bull City Chapbook Fellowship	Prizes: $250 + $1,500 fellowship and 10 copies	Fee: $25 online
online only		submissions@bullcitypress.com	Judges: Patrick Donnelly
			Notify: March
Chapbook manuscript: In summer 2013, the winner’s chapbook will be published by Bull City Press, and the winner will receive 10 complimentary copies (from a print run of 200), and a $250 stipend. The winner will also receive a full fellowship to attend the five-and-a-half-day Advanced Seminar at The Frost Place (August 4 – 9, 2013), including room and board (a cash value of approximately $1500.00), and will give a featured reading from the chapbook at the Seminar. As well, the fellow will have the option to spend one week to living and writing in the Frost House museum in September 2013 (peak leaf season in the White Mountains), at a time agreed upon by the fellow and The Frost Place. Open to any poet writing in English. Simultaneous submissions are permissible, but entrants are asked to notify the contest administrators through the contest website immediately if a manuscript becomes committed elsewhere. Please do not submit to this contest if you are close enough to the final judge. Entries must be submitted between September 15, 2012 and December 31, 2012. All entries must be submitted to our online submissions manager and must be accompanied by a $25 entry fee. Entrants may submit multiple manuscripts, but must pay entry fee for each manuscript submitted. Do not include your name on any of the pages of the manuscript file. The first page of the manuscript should include the title of the collection only. Manuscripts should have a page count (poems only, not including title page, table of contents, acknowledgements, or other items) of 20 to 25 pages. Manuscripts should be submitted in rich text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format only. Manuscripts submitted in another file format will be disqualified. Manuscript revisions are not permitted during the contest. Follow the link to the contest submission manager from the home page of The Frost Place: frostplace.org
http://bullcitypress.com/contest.php

12/31/12	Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Quarter After Eight
Quarter After Eight Ohio University 360 Ellis Hall Athens, OH 45701			Judge:
			Notify: Spring
Prose poems: Submit your prose-poem, short-short fiction, essay-in-brief, etc. of 500 words of fewer. Include a title page with your name, address, phone number, and the title of your submission(s). The reading fee is $15 for three pieces and includes a one-year subscription to the journal.
http://www.quarteraftereight.org/submissions.html

12/31/12	The Dorset Prize	Prize: $3,000 and publication	Fee: $28 to Tupelo Press, Inc.
Tupelo Press Dorset Prize P.O. Box 1767 North Adams, VT 01247		802-366-8185 editors@tupelopress.org	Judge: Kimiko Hahn
			Notify: late April
Book manuscript: Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript of 48–88 pages, enclosed in a folder. Include 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 open to anyone writing in the English language, regardless of prior publication history. Entry fee of $28 (US) must accompany each submission, made payable to Tupelo Press, Inc. Multiple submissions are permitted so long as each manuscript is accompanied by separate entry fee. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, so long as you notify Tupelo Press promptly if manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Individual poems may have been published previously in magazines, journals or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Enclose SASE for notification of winner. All manuscripts will be recycled at the conclusion of the competition except those under consideration for future publication. Or enter online at site.
https://www.tupelopress.org/dorset.shtml

12/31/12	Flash 500 Humour Verse Competition	Prizes: £150 and publication, £100, £50	Fee: £3/£2.50
enter online			Judge: Barbara Scott-Emmett
			Notify: mid-February
Poems: Any form of humour will be accepted, in any style, but the content must be original and it has to make us smile. Anything from a limerick to a poem of 30 lines in length is accepted. The competition will be run quarterly with closing dates matching the Flash 500 competition: 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December. The results will be announced within six weeks of each closing date and the three winning entries each quarter will be published on this website. Entry fee: £3 for the first poem, then £2.50 for each poem thereafter
http://www.flash500.com/index_files/humourverse.html

12/31/11	Franklin-Christoph Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000, (10x) $150 pens, and publication	Fee: none
e-mail only		fcpoetrycontest@gmail.com	Judge: local college staff
			Notify: February 13
2 poems: We will award $2500 in total prizes, including the $1000 cash grand prize. 10 Merit Award Winners will receive $150 writing instruments. Original, unpublished poem of any theme. Limit of 2 entries per contestant. Entries should not exceed 100 lines each. There will be no fee or other obligation for entering this contest. Please make your entry easy to read—no illustrations, fancy fonts or decorative borders. Email to fcpoetrycontest@gmail.com. Please include your poetry and name and address within the body of the email. Attachments will no longer be accepted. Contact name is Lauren Taylor. Please include your name, address and contact number at the top of your email. We will hold original copies at our headquarters, and submit anonymous copies to our panel of judges. Your entries must be original, written by you, unpublished (either in print or in an online journal), and not have received a monetary award from any other contest. Self-published work is not eligible. Exceptions: Poems posted to the web outside of online journals, such as to a bulletin board, email list, personal web page, critique site or public forums are eligible for entry. You may submit your poems simultaneously to this contest and to other contests and publishers. Please notify us if one of your entries wins an award in another contest or is published elsewhere. Poems should be in English. Poems translated from other languages are not eligible.
http://www.franklin-christoph.com/Writing/PoetryContest.html

12/31/12	Heart Poetry Award	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $10
Nostalgia Press 115 Randazzo Ct. Elloree, SC 29047		Connie Martin, Editor nostalgiapress@gmail.com	Judge: Veronica Hallissey
			Notify:
Poems: $10 covers 3 unpublished poems, reserves issue of HEART in which winners appear. Each page of poem include name, address, phone, E-mail. SASE or Website announces winners, poems discarded.
http://www.nostalgiapress.com/guidelines.htm

12/31/12	Kay Murphy Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $15 to Uno Foundation
enter online			Judge: Dawn Lundy Martin
			Notify:
Poems: Up to three original unpublished poems. Cover sheet should have name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and titles. All entries should be in 12pt Times New Roman, double-spaced, with 1" margins. Entry fee includes contest issue. Enter online at site.
http://www.uno.edu/bayou/contests.aspx

12/31/12	New American Press Full-length Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to New American Press
New American Press Poetry Contest Attn: Okla Elliott 1830 Orchard Place, Ste. C Urbana, IL 61801		newamericanpress@gmail.com	Judge: David Kirby
			Notify:
Book manuscript: Please submit 40-100 pages of your best poetry. We read manuscripts blind, so please include a separate cover sheet with your name, address, email, and phone number, being sure to exclude any identifying information from the manuscript itself. Please include a check or money order payable to "NEW AMERICAN PRESS" in the amount of $20 for each submission and a SASE for contest results. Multiple and simultaneous submissions encouraged. $2.50 additional to submit online.
http://www.newamericanpress.com/contests/current.php

12/31/12	New Sins Book Contest	Prizes: publication and 50 copies	Fee: none
enter by e-mail		NewSinsPress@aol.com	Judge: publisher and editorial board
			Notify: April
Book manuscript: Manuscripts should NOT be anonymous. A copy of the manuscript must be sent to NewSinsPress@aol.com. Page limits: 40-55 pages (single spaced) with acknowledgments, title page, etc. (final book subject to editing). Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered until final decision.You can submit more than one manuscript; also, please inform us if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere prior to end of our decision process. New and established writers are both welcome to enter this contest. (Press isn’t invested in religious or form poetry.) We are open to new and challenging ideas with emphases on inclusivity and craft. If publisher chooses a manuscript worthy of publication which editors did not choose, there may an additional book publication.
http://www.newsinspress.com/Contests.html

12/31/12	Pavement Saw Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $500, 50 copies, and publication	Fee: $15 to Pavement Saw Press; $18 electronic
Pavement Saw Press Chapbook Contest 321 Empire Street Montpelier, OH 43543			Judge: editor
			Notify: March
Chapbook manuscript: $500 and 50 copies of the winning chapbook will be awarded for the finest collection of poetry received. In addition to the prize winner, at least one other manuscript will be published under a standard royalty contract (author paid 10% of press run). Everyone is allowed to submit regardless of previous publication history. Every entrant will receive the equivalent cost of the entry fee in Pavement Saw Press titles. The chapbooks are published in an edition of 400 copies. Submit up to 32 pages of poetry. Include a signed cover letter with your name, address, phone number, e-mail, publication credits, a brief biography and the title of the chapbook. Include a cover page with your contact information and the chapbook title. Include a second page with the chapbook title only. Do not include your name on any pages inside the manuscript except for the first title page. No need for a contents page. All chapbooks are selected anonymously. Do not include an SASE. All manuscripts will be recycled. See site for online entry ($18 entry fee).
http://www.pavementsaw.org/pages/chapcontest.htm

12/31/12	River Styx Schlafly Beer Micro-Fiction Contest	Prizes: $1,500, a case of Schlafly beer, and publication	Fee: $20 to River Styx
River Styx Micro-Fiction Contest 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107 St. Louis, MO 63103			Judges: River Styx Staff
			Notify:
Micro-fiction: A prize of $1500, a case of Schlafly beer, and publication in River Styx is given annually for the best micro-fiction story. The editors of River Styx will judge. 500 words maximum per story, up to three stories per entry. $20 entry fee. Include SASE for results. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to River Styx. Include name and address on cover letter only. Enter online via Submittable.
http://www.riverstyx.org/contests/index.php

12/31/12	Tampa Review Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $2,000 and hardback publication	Fee: $25 to University of Tampa Press
The Tampa Review Prize for Poetry University of Tampa Press 401 West Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606-1490			Judges:
			Notify: May 15
Book manuscript: 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. Manuscripts should be typed, with pages consecutively numbered. Clear photocopies are acceptable. Manuscripts must be at least 48 typed pages; we prefer a length of 60-100 pages but will also consider submissions falling outside this range. Please submit your manuscript as loose pages held only by a removable clip or rubber band and enclosed in a standard manila file folder. Do not staple or bind your manuscript. Entries should include two title pages, one with author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if available), and one with no author information. Author's name should not appear within the manuscript. Entries must include a table of contents and a separate acknowledgments page (or pages) identifying prior publication credits. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but the University of Tampa Press must be notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Publication scheduled for fall. Enclose SASP for notification of receipt, and SASE for results. No manuscripts will be returned; those not chosen will be recycled. All contestants enclosing SASE will be notified following the final selection. Or enter online for small additional fee.
http://www.ut.edu/TampaReview/TRDetail.aspx?id=12510