Barrow Street Press Book Contest

Barrow Street Book ContestDeadline: June 30, 2018
Prize: $1500 and book publication by Barrow Street Press
Entry Fee: $25 hard copy, $28 online
Eligibility: 50-80 page previously unpublished manuscript of original poetry, written in English
Questions: wilde@my.uri.edu

The contest will be judged by Ada Limón.

Book Contest Submission Guidelines:

Submit a 50-80 page unpublished manuscript of original poetry in English. Please number the pages of your manuscript and include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page for any previously published poems.

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Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize

Barrow Street Poetry Book PrizeDeadline: June 30, 2017
Prize:
$15K & publication by Barrow Street Press
Judge
: Patricia Spears Jones
Submit: 50 – 80 pages of poetry
Email:
infobarrow@gmail.com
Contest Inquiries: Laura Marie Marciano at wilde@my.uri.edu
Website: http://www.barrowstreet.org

2017 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

  • Click here for detailed guidelines.  
  • Use Online Submission Manager to submit.
  • Submit 50-80 page unpublished  original poetry in English.
  • Simultaneous submissions okay, but must inform if manuscript is selected elsewhere.
  • Paginate.
  • Include a table of contents.
  • Include acknowledgments page for any previously published poems.
  • Include two (2) title pages.
    • The author’s name, address, and telephone number should appear on the first title page only and should NOT appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
    • The second title page should contain only the manuscript title.

2016 Barrow Street Book Prize Winner:

Sarah Ann Winn of Manassas, VA was chosen by contest judge, Elaine Equi as the 2016 winner. Winn’s collection Alma Almanac will be published in 2017.

Barrow Street Press, Book Prize, P.O. Box 1558, Kingston, RI 02881