• The Moon City Poetry Award is for an original collection of poems written in English by a single author.
• Individual poems in the collection may be published in periodicals or may have appeared in a chapbook, but poems should not be previously published in full-length manuscript form.
• Open to all writers not associated with Moon City Press, its editors, or its judges, past or present. Missouri State University students, alumni, and employees are ineligible.
• Manuscripts should be at least 48 pages. Please include a Table of Contents and an Acknowledgements page.
• Manuscripts should be submitted via Submittable.
• A $25 entry fee is due via Submittable at the time of submission; entry fees are nonrefundable.
• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, though manuscripts should be withdrawn immediately if accepted elsewhere.
• Deadline: May 1, 2014. Winners will be notified fall 2014 and the winner will be published in 2015.
• First prize: $1000, publication by Moon City Press (including international distribution through the University of Arkansas Press), and a standard royalty contract. Three additional finalists will be named and considered for publication.
• For questions, please visit our website or contact Moon City Poetry Editor Sara Burge at:
saraburgeATmissouristateDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to .)
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