Each poetry competition below has a link to the contest submission guidelines so you can learn a bit more about the contest, publisher and choose the poetry competition thats the best fit. The 2018 autumn house press poetry, fiction, and nonfiction contests. The judge for the 2020 contest is nebraska state poet, matt mason. Announcing the judge for the 2020 backwaters press prize in poetry. All books, chapbooks and broadsides are, thusly, crafted by hand limited editions. Our 2004 winner, no accident by aaron anstett, also won the balcones award from austin college for the best book of poetry published by a small press in 2004, the nebraska book award for poetry, and was a finalist for the colorado book award for 2004. We have published numerous awardwinning titles, including the anthology times of sorrow, times of grace 2003, which received two nebraska book awards, and nebraska presence. Begun in 1979, adastra press s mission is to produce with antique methods and equipment short collections of quality contemporary poetry using the highest standards of typography and printing. Rooms of the living was a cowinner of the autumn house press chapbook prize, floating on the lehigh won the 2015 grayson books chapbook contest. The backwaters prize submission period is april 1may 15. We hold two poetry contests for fulllength books every year and a fiction contest for a fulllength book every two years.
His book, closing distances, was published by the backwaters press. Submit a manuscript of 2032 pages of poems that includes a title page with authors name, address, phone number, and email address and a second title page without personal identifiers, book title only. Drone the backwaters prize in poetry kindle edition by. Thank you for thinking of sending work to etruscan press.
University of nebraska press 2020 poetry contest entry form. Anderson iii devonte travels the sorry route carol ann davis of the unrecorded miracle nicholas gulig orient angelo mao abattoir m. The press has published numerous awardwinning titles, including the anthologies times of sorrow, times of grace 2003 and nebraska. Complete the online entry form and submit payment through paypal. A book of essays about midwestern literaturenatural theologiesis coming out from the backwaters press of nebraska later this year. Poetry chapbook contests all nations press chapbook contest anabiosis press. Wilson poetry book award contest many mountains moving poetry book contest may swenson poetry award new criterion poetry prize new issues press poetry series new women poets prize omnidawn open book contest perugia press intro award for a first or second book by. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, unp will publish a volume of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written by nebraska undergraduate college students and high. A publisher of poetry, backwaters press offers two prizes, the backwaters prize and the omaha prize. Weve assembled a comprehensive list which features 74 of the most popular poetry contests in 2020, organized by entry deadline. Open for submissions julie suk award competition best poetry book published by a literary press in 2019. The backwaters press is a member of clmp and adheres to all clmp guidelines for literary contests.
The 2020 backwaters prize in poetry competition will be open april 1 through may 15. The backwaters prize in poetry contest submission period is april 1may 31. The backwaters prize in poetry submission period is april 1 may 15. The backwaters prize is an annual award, open to all poets working in the english language, given to the author of the best submitted manuscript of original poems. She has received the 2014 lynda hull memorial prize, an awp intro writing award, a hambidge fellowship, and an oregon individual artist grant. Drone the backwaters prize in poetry kindle edition by garcia, kim. Nebraska book awards about nebraska center for the book. The akron series in poetry was founded to bring to the public writers who speak in original and compelling voices. All manuscripts must be sent electronically via submittable by may 15. The press awards an annual prize to a book of poetry. Maybe youve read some etruscan books, or seen one of our authors read, or heard about our national book award finalists or poetry society of america award. May 07, 2017 contests for already published poetry books updated may 7, 2017 january 27, 2020 by bernadette geyer, posted in articles, contests if anyone knows of additional contests for already published books or galleys, please post a comment and i will add to the list. The backwaters prize in poetry, an international poetry book competition initiated by the backwaters press in 1998, has produced.
Wave books is an independent poetry press based in seattle, washington, dedicated to publishing. A former fulbright scholar at cairo university, he is the author of notes to make the sound come right. Nonperforming loans of the italian banking system are in charge of around 55% of their face value, with provisions for around half. An anthology of poetry, which won a nebraska book award for a poetry anthology. The backwaters prize in poetry submission statistics the statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker.
The university of nebraska press acquired backwaters in 2018. California state university in fresno philip levine prize for poetry. Each year, the university of akron press offers the akron poetry prize, a competition open to all poets writing in english. After thirty years of writing poetry without publishing a book, richard carr, age fortysix, won a poetry version of the triple crown. Lenamiles wever toddpleides press book prize margie. Your submission fee covers many things including paying readers, supporting marketing campaigns for authors, and administrative fees required to keep this press alive.
Vizsolyi the common index of poetic lines the impossible suture. The backwaters prize in poetry, an international poetry book competition initiated by the backwaters press in 1998, has produced awardwinning books by. Kim garcia is the author of tales of the sisters, winner of the 2015 sows ear chapbook contest, and madonna magdalene from turning point books. Additionally, they maintain the nebraska poetry menu, a site that contains a calendar of literary events around the state. The cowles poetry book prize southeast missouri state. The backwaters press submission manager powered by submittable accept. Apr 21, 2020 swan scythe press is now considering manuscripts for its 2020 poetry chapbook contest. The backwaters press poetry honor where the waters take you, by neil. Four innovators of jazz poetry university of arkansas press, river to cross backwaters press, cairo workbook willow books, the spokenword cd, blood octave flat five recordings, and the chapbook at last round up lift books. Contests for already published poetry books updated may 7, 2017 january 27, 2020 by bernadette geyer, posted in articles, contests if anyone knows of additional contests for already published books or galleys, please post a comment and i will add to the list. May 31, 2016 the backwaters prize is an annual award, open to all poets working in the english language, given to the author of the best submitted manuscript of original poems.
To live in autumn the backwaters press, 2014, won the 20 backwaters prize. Brick road poetry press book contest brick road poetry press temp closed charges fees for all submissions the bridport prize bridport arts centre. Submit to the backwaters prize sponsored by the backwaters press. If youve completed a fulllength poetry manuscript and want to submit it to publication contests, look no further. Press 53 published its first book on october 11, 2005, and we have now published over 230 titles that have earned more than 70 awards. The 2019 winning collection foxlogic, fireweed by jennifer sweeney will be published this fall.
Graywolf press is one of the publishers of the cave canem poetry prize, a first book award dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by african american poets. Thank you for your support of press 53 and our authors. After a hiatus of some years, the backwaters press revived the backwaters prize in 2012. The acquisition of the backwaters press is just one of several new ventures for unp, which publishes about 150 scholarly titles and trade books every year. The backwaters press newpages guide to publishers poetry the backwaters press newpages guide to publishers is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more. The backwaters press is a 501c3 nonprofit devoted to publishing poetry and literary fiction, with a special emphasis on the literature of nebraska. Nancy whites poetry blog writing, teaching, publishing. Elixir specialize in publishing poetry and literary fiction. Any poetry book published by a small, literary, or university press that holds a 2019 is eligible. More information is available on the cave canem website. This month we feature new work from the five finalists of omnidawns 201617 open poetry book contest. The 2021 press 53 award for poetry is open for entries. It was also runnerup for the 2014 julie suk award, category finalist for the 2015 eric hoffer awards, and has been included on split this rocks list of recommended poetry books for 2014.
Award winners from this years competition will be presented at the nebraska center for the book s celebration of nebraska books and annual meeting in downtown lincoln. Were accepting submissions to our backwaters prize in poetry until may 15th. Swan scythe press is now considering manuscripts for its 2020 poetry chapbook contest. Several poets published by the press have had poems from their books read by garrison keillor on the writers almanac. Since we dont advertise for manuscript submissions, you probably came here knowing something about us already. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the university of nebraska press. The differences between the three book contests are the contest dates, the judge, the dollar amount of the prize, the reading fee, the manuscript page limit, an optional omnidawn book offer, and for one contest only, the firstsecond poetry book contest, a limit on the number of previously published fullsize poetry books by a submitting poet. In 2011, the backwaters press won the nebraska center for the books jane geske award, for its exceptional contribution to the nebraska literary community.
The backwaters prize in poetry contest the backwaters prize in poetry contest submission period is april 1may 31. This contest is open to anyone writing in english, whether the poet has previous. I believe this is the first critical book entirely about contemporary literature of this region. Graywolf publishes every third winner of the prize. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the university of nebraska press under its imprint, the backwaters press. They are not provided by the publications editorsstaff or by duotropes admins. We are an independent, nonprofit press based in nebraska. In march the press started to distribute books by history nebraska, formerly known as the nebraska state historical society. Elixir press is sponsoring a fiction contest open to all writers writing in english. Finalists of omnidawns 201617 open poetry book contest. Aug 11, 2015 75th anniversary literary contest the university of nebraska press unp has been publishing prestigious, awardwinning literature for 75 years, but this contest is a first for unp. Contests for already published poetry books updated. My impression is that until the beginning of this year this type of operation was quite blocked, basically because the book value of these npls was quite far from the price that the investors were willing to pay.
Submit fulllength manuscripts of original poetry in english, between 60 to 85. University of nebraska press submission manager submittable. Publishes books and journals especially in american history, the american west, and native american studies. Mar 06, 2020 both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the university of nebraska press under its imprint, the backwaters press. The backwaters prize in poetry university of nebraska press. Rooms of the living was a cowinner of the autumn house press chapbook prize, floating on. Submit fulllength manuscripts of original poetry in english, between 60 to 85 typewritten pages, not including credits, title page, contents page, in an easily legible font, such as times new roman or garamond, in either 11 or 12point. Contest winners are chosen by distinguished american poets. Both short story collections and novels are eligible. Emily dickinson first book award the emily dickinson first book award is an occasional award given by the poetry foundation that recognizes an american poet over the age of forty who has yet to publish a first book.
Under kosmicki the nonprofit press won several nebraska book awards and published 115 books by writers such as lola haskins, denise low. This is a nice way of saying that we need to see proof that there are people willing to buy your book. Berkshire prize for a first or second book of poetry sponsored by tupelo press. The backwaters press is a small press based in omaha, nebraska. The backwaters prize in poetry, an international poetry book competition, was initiated in 1998 and continues under the auspices of unp. We adhere to the clmp code of ethics for administering a literary contest.
The fee is a lifetime submissions fee, which means that you never have to pay it again to submit in the future. They recently released their first anthology, watching the perseids, in february of 2017. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drone the backwaters prize in poetry. For more than twenty years greg kosmicki and a tireless crew of volunteers shaped the backwaters press into a wellknown haven for poets and writers in nebraska and beyond.
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