Greg Grummer Poetry Award

03 September 2010
Greg Grummer Poetry Award
Deadline: 1 December 2010
Eligibility: no restrictions
Reading/Application Fee: $15
Accepts (genre): poetry
Prize/Payment: $1,000, publication

Phoebe sponsors the annual Greg Grummer Poetry Award Contest. The author of the winning poem will receive $1000 and publication in the Fall issue of Phoebe. Past judges have included Carl Phillips, Brenda Hillman, Charles Wright, Claudia Keela, and Robert Creeley.

Contest entries may include up to four poems (not to exceed a total of 10 pages). Please include a cover letter with your name, address, the titles of the poems submitted, and a brief biography. Your name and address should not appear anywhere on the poems.

Please enclose the $15 entry fee (check or money order payable to Phoebe/GMU – do not send cash), and a SASE for contest results. Manuscripts will not be returned. All finalists in the contest will receive the Fall 2010 issue of Phoebe.

All contest entries must be postmarked by December 1st. Mail entries to:

Greg Grummer Poetry Contest
Phoebe MSN 2D6
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax VA 22030

The Greg Grummer Poetry Award was established in honor of Greg Grummer, a George Mason University creative writing alumnus who provided the GMU poetry community with leadership, compassion, and support. The contest affords Phoebe the opportunity to read a diverse selection of poems. The editors of Phoebe thank you for your interest and look forward to reading your work.

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