COMSTOCK REVIEW, Inc. is proud to accept submissions for the 2023 JESSIE BRYCE NILES CHAPBOOK CONTEST from August 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023.
The finalists will be read anonymously and judged by Kathleen Bryce Niles Overton
Sponsored by Comstock Review, Inc.
Guidelines for the Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest
Prize: $1000 plus publication and 50 author’s copies.
Accepting submission from Aug 1st to Oct. 31st (postmark or online submission date).
Judge: Kathleen Bryce Niles-Overton (editor)
Entry Fee: $30/chapbook (includes copy of winning chapbook)
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All contestants will receive a copy of one winning chapbook upon publication (contestant’s choice). Submissions accepted August 1—October 31, 2021.
Note: The poet must NOT have already WON a previous chapbook contest in The Comstock Review.
The Rules:
1. Submissions must be unpublished as a collection, but individual poems may have been previously published in journals.
2. Will consider simultaneous submissions as long as the poet notifies us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
3. Submit 25-34 pages of poetry, single-spaced (1 page=38 lines maximum, including spacing between lines; poems may run longer than 1 page). Manuscripts either too short or too long will be disqualified.
4. Do not count title page, table of contents, acknowledgments, dedication, or bio in the page length.
5. Do not send illustrations, photos, or any other graphics attached to the poems.
6. Judging is done without any reference to the poet’s name. All entries are screened by the editors of The Comstock Review before going to the final judge.
7. Poet’s name should not appear on poems. List acknowledgments on a separate, removable page.
For Online Submissions:
8. go to https://comstockreview.submittable.com Online submissions should start with a cover page with the Title ONLY. Poet’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address may be included in submission notes. Do NOT place the author’s name on any pages of the chapbook.
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