Poetry Book Competition: 2017 Press 53 Award for Poetry

2017 Press 53 Award for Poetry
For an outstanding unpublished collection of poems

 

$1,000 advance plus a 1/4-page color ad in Poets & Writers magazine

 

Reading fee $30

 

Judged by Tom Lombardo, Press 53 Poetry Series Editor

 

Open: April 1–July 31.

 

Winner and finalists announced by November 1.

 

Winning collection published April 2017
Complete details on our website.

 

Past winners:
2015 Rebecca Foust for Paradise Drive
2016 Richard Garcia for Porridge