The Barrow Street Press Book Contest award will be given for the best
previously unpublished manuscript of poetry in English. The winner will
receive book publication by Barrow Street Press, and $1,000.00.
Judge:
Afaa Michael Weaver
Deadline: 30 June 2013
Fee:
$25.00 Regular mail submission
$28.00 Online submission (the additional $3.00 cost is to offset our
printing and collating costs; please note that our system does not
accept American Express credit cards).
Manuscripts by current and former students and close friends of the contest judge will not be considered.
Press Submission Guidelines
Submit a 50-80 page unpublished manuscript of original poetry in
English. Please number the pages of your manuscript and include a table
of contents and an acknowledgments page for any previously published
poems. Include two (2) title pages. The author's name, address, and
telephone number should appear on the first title page only and should
not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. The second title page should
contain only the manuscript title.
Online Submission
Use our Online Submission Manager to enter your contact information,
upload the file containing your manuscript, and pay the contest entry
fee. Follow the instructions on the submission manager main page and be
sure to select "Book contest" from the genre drop down menu in order to
pay the contest entry fee. You will need to upload the file containing
your manuscript in either .doc(x), .pdf, or .rtf format.
Please note that you can only submit one manuscript at a time, so if you
are submitting multiple manuscripts, you will need to follow these
instructions for each one. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but if
your manuscript is selected for publication by another press, you will
need to withdraw your manuscript from this contest using the online
submission manager. Contest entry fees are non–refundable.
Regular Mail Submission
Your manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, single- or double-sided,
on white 8 ½" x 11" paper. Please do not send your only copy, as
manuscripts cannot be returned. Include SASE for notification of contest
results and include a check for $25.00, payable to Barrow Street, Inc.
Manuscripts unaccompanied by a check for the entry fee will not be
considered.
Send regular mail entries to:
Barrow Street
PO Box 1558
Kingston, RI 02881
(Please do not send to the New York City Barrow Street address – manuscripts sent to this address will not be considered.)
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