Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry ($1000 prize plus residency at Civitella)

21 August 2010
Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry ($1000 prize plus residency at Civitella)
Deadline: 1 November 2010
Geographical Restrictions: no mention
Reading Fee: $25
Accepts (genre): poetry collection
Prize/Payment: $1,000.00, publication of her collection by Persea, all-expenses-paid residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center

Submission Guidelines:

• Submitted manuscripts should include two title pages: one containing the author's name, the author's contact information, and the title of the collection; and another containing only the title of the collection.
• It is recommended that submitted manuscripts be between 48 and 96 pages. They should be paginated, with the title of the collection included on each page as a header or footer, and fastened with a clip. Please do not staple or permanently bind submissions.
• Submissions may include a page of publication credits. However, they should not include other sorts of acknowledgments, thank-yous, or dedications.
• Submissions must be primarily in English to be considered. Translations are not accepted.
• Submissions must be received (not postmarked) between September 1 and November 1 (or the first weekday thereafter if November 1 falls on a weekend). They should be sent to The Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prize, c/o Persea Books, PO Box 1388, Columbia, MO 65201, and should include a check (in U.S. funds) in the amount of $25.00, made payable to the order of The Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project. Please do not send submissions to Persea’s New York City office.

The winner is chosen by an anonymous selection committee and announced on Persea's web site in January. Submitted manuscripts will not be returned.

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