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Lisa Suhair Majaj won our 2007 contest for her manuscript
Geographies of Light. Martha Rhodes judged.
>>Complete results . . .
The 2008 Del Sol Press Poetry Prize
Deadline for the 2008 contest is: January 15, 2009.
We invite contest submissions from both emerging and established poets, published or unpublished. In keeping with the philosophy of Web del Sol, we are only interested in the very best poetry, regardless of source or type.
The top ten finalist manuscripts will be considered for publication.
Winner Receives
A $1,200 Honorarium, paid in March 2008; book publication by Del Sol Press in fall 2009, in The Annual Del Sol Press Poetry Series; and 20 copies of the winning book.
Eligibility
- Poets who are at least 18 years of age and who live inside or outside the United States.
- Translations are eligible.
- Simultaneous submissions are acceptable (as long as you let us know immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere).
- Individual poems from the manuscript may have been published previously
in magazines, journals, anthologies, chapbooks, or self-published books,
but must be submitted in manuscript form. Published books in poetry
or other genres do not disqualify contestants from entering this contest.
- Employees, volunteers, and board members of Web del Sol, their partners, spouses, and immediate families, and immediate family, friends, and former students of the judge are not eligible.
Competition Guidelines
- Deadline (postmark): January 15, 2009.
- 50 to 100 typed manuscript pages, each poem starts on a new page.
- $24.00 contest fee (includes a copy of the winning book when it is
published if you send an 8" x 10" SASE
(Note: Include sufficient postage for a paperback book of 100 pages or copy cannot be sent)
Please make checks out to Web Del Sol.
- Include two cover pages: one with your contact information (phone,
email, address), and one with the title of your collection (minus your
name). Your name should not appear on the manuscript itself.
- Type or word-process on standard white paper, on one side of the page
only.
- Paginate consecutively with a table of contents.
- Bind with a binder clip (no paperclips, please).
- Attach publications acknowledgments if any.
- Include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for notification of receipt
of manuscript.
- Please keep a copy of your entry. Manuscripts not selected for publication
will be recycled.
- Multiple submissions are fine; include a separate reading fee with
each.
Postmark no later than January 15, 2009 and include $24.00 reading
fee to:
Del Sol Press Poetry Contest
Web del Sol Association
2020 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 443
Washington, DC 20006
BIO OF OUR COMPETITION JUDGE
To be announced.
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