Wells book arts center a center for craft, exploration. Center for book arts letterpress poetry chapbook competition does not qualify for a listing with duotrope. The centers poetry chapbook competition has been going strong since 1996. We are accepting manuscripts between march 1, 2020 and june 15, 2020.
Starting in 2017, we are publishing our chapbooks in cooperation with burrow press for better exposure and distribution through smallpress book channels. Inspired by the fictions and frictions of the past, each poem in this collection complicates the next. No fee chapbook publishers and other chapbook listings. Congratulations to the 2020 grayson books chapbook contest winner, marilyn mccabe. The boaat chapbook prize was judged by tiana clark author of the debut poetry collection, i cant talk about the trees without the blood university of pittsburgh press, 2018, winner of the 2017 agnes lynch starrett prize, and equilibrium bull city press, 2016, selected by afaa michael weaver for the 2016 frost place chapbook competition. Manuscripts for the wick poetry chapbook series are selected through an open competition of ohio poets and through a competition for students enrolled in ohio universities. For poetry, submit 2530 pages of your work with a table of contents. The 2017 winners have been released into the wild as free pdfsbe sure to dig in. In addition, our judge, christine beck, selected two runnersup. The first should include the title of the manuscript, your name, telephone number, and. The button poetry 2018 chapbook contest is open november 15 through january 15th. Mar 30, 2017 the individual listings below are the chapbook publishers i found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees.
In january 2020 we will announce contest results by email, as well as on the gold line press site. If paying reading fee by check, make check payable to mwc and include payment with the. The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers i found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The winning chapbooks will be published in the fall of that year. Manuscripts must be typed, paginated, and at least 50 pages in length singlespaced. Tupelo press sunken garden chapbook poetry prize p. If you are ready to submit your work, please first stop by the contest page.
This beautiful, professionallydesigned chapbook becomes the spring issue. Winner of the 2017 black napkin chapbook contest now available. Guidelines for the 2020 autumn house chapbook contest. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers.
Whether youre looking for a contest to submit your short manuscript to, or simply a fun new book that will fit in your purse or pocket, here is a list of some of our favorite chapbook. June 15, 2020 swan scythe press is now considering manuscripts for its 2020 poetry chapbook contest. Two manuscripts, one by a writer with, and one by a writer without, previous book or chapbook publication, will be selected for publication in the keystone chapbook series in a limited edition of 100 copies. The vinyl 45 chapbook contest is open to poetry, prose, and mixed genre chapbook manuscripts, 2030 pages in length including title page and table of contents. Prior winners include kristina jipson, daniel khalastchi, megan snydercamp.
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. Heres a helping hand for the next two months on where to send everything from a book manuscript to flash. New yorks center for book arts poetry chapbook contest offers opportunities for artists and writers to work together in creating what is essentially a work of art. The contest is on hiatus, but we plan to reopen it in late 2020. The edition is limited to 100 signed and numbered copies, which will be offered for sale through the center. The winning chapbook will be a high quality printing with letterpress cover from antler editions in holyoke, ma. Wells college press is very pleased to announce that the winner of our 2019 chapbook contest is james dagostinofor his manuscript, play. Wells college press chapbook competition the contest is on hiatus, but we plan to reopen it in late 2020. The center for book arts poetry chapbook competition. And now in 2018, previous chapbook winner bob sykora joins the n. The chapbook, conscious of its size, embraces smallness, brevity, and care. Submitted manuscripts may be collections or sequence of original poems or a single long poem not to exceed 450 lines or 21 pages. The center for book arts poetry chapbook contest is open for submissions. It is extremely critical that you make the check out to omnidawn publishing.
The first should include the title of the manuscript, your name, telephone number, and address. Sundress publications is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions for our annual poetry broadside contest. The center for book arts in new york city is the first organization of its kind in the united states dedicated to contemporary interpretations of the book as an art object while preserving traditional practices of the art of the book founded in 1974 by book. Blood of the air creates a new mythology, repurposing spectacle, stereotype, and song. The center for book arts chapbook contest awards the winning manuscript with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpressprinted, limitededition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the center for book arts. Paypal paypal buttons below or check payable to two sylvias press two sylvias press, po box 1524, kingston, wa 98346. Sundress open for broadside contest closes november 30th. For mailed manuscripts, request notification of receipt by including a sasp. The cutbank chapbook contest honors a book of original poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction by a single author. The history and function of chapbooks in creative writing. Center for book arts poetry chapbook contest authors guild. They can also be a wonderful way to enjoy work by one of your favorite authors, bound in a new form. If youd like to add a contest to our listing, you can do so here.
Submitted manuscripts may be collections or sequence of original. Also let us know whether or not you have published a fulllength book of poetry in the past. Winning manuscripts will be accepted for publication in chapbook. The winning manuscript will be published in a 6 x 9 format, with full color cover. Ama codjoe, blood of the air blood of the air creates a new mythology, repurposing spectacle, stereotype, and song. Manuscripts are judged anonymously and all finalists will be considered for publication.
Contest guidelines gold line press ricochet usc dana. This organization also offers opportunities beyond these classes, including their annual poetry chapbook competition, internships, and scholarships. If you are curious to check out some of the chaps weve published over the last fifteen or so years, go to our chaps pagehere. Grayson books poetry chapbook competition winning writers. Email subject line should include your last name, chapbook title, and the year, 2020.
The selected winners chapbook is published by bull city press in the summer following the competition. The selected manuscript will be determined in may 2020 and will be awarded with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpressprinted, limitededition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the center for book arts. Our judging process has begun for the 2019 button poetry chapbook contest as we go through these exciting next steps, we will do our best to keep you updated via this page. Director of book arts center job with wells college 1932127. Only 100 copies of the book are printed, and 10 of them go to the artist.
Center for book arts poetry chapbook contest the authors guild. Please sign up for the email newsletter to be informed when the submission window is open, and to learn of future contests and events at the book arts. The author will also be invited to read from her or. Poetry contests, prizes and awards across canada league. Find out why and learn how to request reinstatement. As long as the poems challenge and capture the imagination, we want to see them. Since 20, the frost place and bull city press have teamed up to facilitate an annual chapbook competition. Please sign up for the email newsletter to be informed when the submission window is open, and to learn of future contests and events at the book arts center. Submissions should be set in 12pt font and doublespaced. Twice each year black lawrence press will run the black river chapbook competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or prose between 1636 pages in length. Submit 8,50010,000 words of short fiction or creative nonfiction multiple storiesessays or a selfcontained manuscript excerpt, online only. Moreover, the smallness of form allows the writer or artist to produce a work that is. The center for book arts chapbook contest awards the winning manuscript with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpressprinted, limitededition.
The frost place, a nonprofit center for poetry and the arts at robert frosts old homestead in franconia, nh, in partnership with bull city press, has established a poetry chapbook fellowship. Danez is the author of dont call us dead graywolf press, 2017, a finalist for the national book award, and insert boy yesyes books. Big title swan scythe press 2020 poetry chapbook contest. Center for the book arts, 2018 letterpress poetry chapbook.
Aug 01, 2015 wells college press invites submissions to its annual poetry chapbook contest. Center for book arts letterpress poetry chapbook competition. Swan scythe press announces the submission requirements for its 2020 chapbook contest. The center for book arts invites submissions to its annual poetry chapbook program each december. Wells college press chapbook competition wells book arts. Note that this is a postmark deadline, so dont waste money on rush or special delivery. Research each market thoroughly and make sure submitting is worth the fee. Fullcolor cover art will reflect the collections content and emphasize its title, not the name of iron horse. Were hunkering down, writing, revising, and sending out our stuff. Nov 16, 2016 the center for book arts poetry chapbook contest is open for submissions.
Manuscripts may be between 16 24 pages or less than 9000 words for prose please include a title page with only the title, a table of contents, and an acknowledgements page not included in page count. Our open reading period is from march 1 through march 31. Longleaf press announces its 201 9 poetry chapbook contest. The winning manuscript will be published in the fall of 2020 as a separate issue volume 22. Submissions will be open from may 1 to august 31, 2020. The center for book arts promotes active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. Omnidawn fabulist fiction chapbook novelette contest sep 1. Wells college press poetry chapbook contest wells college. Tupelo press sunken garden chapbook poetry prize winning.
Manuscripts may be between 16 24 pages or less than 9000 words for prose please include a title page with only the title, a table of contents, and. The center for book arts is located on the 3rd floor of 28 west 27th street, between 6th avenue and broadway. The published chapbook will look like the singleauthor book. All submissions must be uploaded to our submission manager by midnight, est, on march 31st. Contests to enter a list of chapbook contests in order of their corresponding deadlines. Managing the production and marketing of wells college press, including its annual chapbook contest. The deadline for the 2016 competition is november 30, 2015. The chapbooks are designed, letterpress printed and bound by artists at the center for book arts. Wells college press chapbook competition wells book arts center. The deadline for the 2016 competition is november 30, 2015, and the winner will be announced in january 2016. Winner of the 2019 finishing line press open chapbook competition, macdowell colony fellow jody winer has been a finalist in mudfish poetry contest judged by charles simic, a semifinalist in the discoverythe nation contest, and a semifinalist in the center for book arts chapbook competition. The cow creek chapbook prize is a poetry chapbook contest brought to you by pittsburg state university and emerald city. Contests for already published poetry books updated. Center for book arts submission manager powered by submittable accept and curate digital content.
While previously published standalone pieces or excerpts may be included in a manuscript, the manuscript as a whole must be an unpublished work. The center for book arts poetry chapbook program contests is. The contest is open to all residents, former residents, and university students currently residing in north carolina, south carolina, georgia, tennessee, mississippi, louisiana, maryland, delaware, and florida who have not yet published a fulllength collection of poetry. Broadway is east of 6th avenue in this neighborhood. The competition is open only to poets aged 60 years or older.
The center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary and literary arts, while being a model organization locally, nationally, and internationally within the field. The center for book arts publishes chapbooks each year as part of the annual chapbook competition for writers. Field guide to the end of the world jeannine hall gailey moon city press, 2016. Read about what we are looking for for the boom chapbook contest. Wells college press is very pleased to announce that the winner of our 2019 chapbook contest is james dagostinofor his manuscript, play attention. The author of the chosen manuscript will receive 20 copies of the letterpress printed, handsewn chapbook. Include a cover sheet with your name, contact information, and the title of the chapbook. To spice things up, weve extended our submissions window from 2 days to 3 days. The wells college press invites submissions to its annual poetry chapbook contest. His prize includes 10 copies of the letterpressprinted chapbook. Each chapbook is selected during our open reading period or, occasionally, through solicitations. Announcing the wells college press 2016 chapbook competition. The center for book arts invites submissions to its annual poetry chapbook program by december 15, 2019. We will be accepting chapbook manuscripts until november 1st.