Deadline: 13 May 2013
THE MELITA HUME POETRY PRIZE is an award of £1,000 and a publishing deal with Eyewear Publishing Ltd., for the best first full collection of a young poet writing in the English language, born in 1978 or later (that is, 35 years of age or under). The aim of this prize is to support younger emerging writers during difficult economic times. This is open to any one of the requisite age, of any nationality, resident in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is free to enter.
Melita Hume was a book collector, and compiler of poems and information about many authors.
2013 COMPETITION:
The Judge in 2013 is Jon Stone, poet, editor and publisher, born in 1983. Stone is one of the best young British poets now writing. He was commended in the 2011 National Poetry Competition and won a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award in 2012. A full length collection, School of Forgery, was published by Salt in the same year and was a Poetry Book Society Summer Recommendation. His poetry has also been included in numerous anthologies, including The Best British Poetry 2011 (Salt, 2011), and Adventures in Form (Penned in the Margins, 2012).
Jon Stone who will select the best collection from the shortlist, which will be no more than ten, and no fewer than six poets. Jon Stone said about the Melita Hume Prize: “The recognition and nurturing of emerging talent is a vital service to our culture, but publishing new poets is always a risky venture, even for the mainstream presses. Both the generosity and wisdom, therefore, of a prize that offers both money and a first book deal cannot be understated.”
The 2013 competition opens on Wednesday 13 February 2013 and closes at 5pm on Monday 13 May 2013. The prize is free to enter, and submissions will be accepted from anyone of the requisite age, of any nationality; the poet must be resident in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Manuscripts must be between 50 -100 pages and work must be previously unpublished in full book form.
The 2013 shortlist will be announced in July 2013 and the winner will be announced in September 2013. The winning collection will be published in Spring 2014.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: melitahumeprize@eyewearpublishing.com
Website: http://www.eyewearpublishing.com
THE MELITA HUME POETRY PRIZE is an award of £1,000 and a publishing deal with Eyewear Publishing Ltd., for the best first full collection of a young poet writing in the English language, born in 1978 or later (that is, 35 years of age or under). The aim of this prize is to support younger emerging writers during difficult economic times. This is open to any one of the requisite age, of any nationality, resident in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is free to enter.
Melita Hume was a book collector, and compiler of poems and information about many authors.
2013 COMPETITION:
The Judge in 2013 is Jon Stone, poet, editor and publisher, born in 1983. Stone is one of the best young British poets now writing. He was commended in the 2011 National Poetry Competition and won a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award in 2012. A full length collection, School of Forgery, was published by Salt in the same year and was a Poetry Book Society Summer Recommendation. His poetry has also been included in numerous anthologies, including The Best British Poetry 2011 (Salt, 2011), and Adventures in Form (Penned in the Margins, 2012).
Jon Stone who will select the best collection from the shortlist, which will be no more than ten, and no fewer than six poets. Jon Stone said about the Melita Hume Prize: “The recognition and nurturing of emerging talent is a vital service to our culture, but publishing new poets is always a risky venture, even for the mainstream presses. Both the generosity and wisdom, therefore, of a prize that offers both money and a first book deal cannot be understated.”
The 2013 competition opens on Wednesday 13 February 2013 and closes at 5pm on Monday 13 May 2013. The prize is free to enter, and submissions will be accepted from anyone of the requisite age, of any nationality; the poet must be resident in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Manuscripts must be between 50 -100 pages and work must be previously unpublished in full book form.
The 2013 shortlist will be announced in July 2013 and the winner will be announced in September 2013. The winning collection will be published in Spring 2014.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
- This contest is open to any one born on or after 1 January 1978 (in other words, anyone 35 years of age or under).
- Entrants can be from anywhere in the world. Entrants must be currently resident in the United Kingdom and Ireland— please note that publication will be in the UK and sold internationally.
- The 2013 Prize is free to enter.
- Work must be in English and unpublished in its full form (up to 50% can have appeared in pamphlet form prior to submission and individual poems may have appeared in magazines).Translations and self-published books are not eligible. The work must be by a single author.
- Only electronic manuscripts are admissible. No printed paper entries will be accepted. Documents must be titled with the name of the poet.
- Manuscripts must include a standard covering sheet (please download from here) that includes your name, address and contact details, your date of birth, the title of the work, a biography of between 150 and 250 words and a statement that you have read and accepted these terms and conditions.
- Manuscripts must include a table of contents and a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published.
- Electronic manuscripts must be typed in Microsoft Word or supplied as a PDF file, paginated, single spaced and between 50–100 pages in length. The page size must be A4 (297 × 210 mm). The page count does not include the covering sheet, list of contents or acknowledgements of previous publication.
- No alterations to the manuscript will be accepted after submission. No correspondence can be entered into for entries once they are made.
- Submissions must be sent via email to melitahumeprize@eyewearpublishing.com by 5pm on Monday 13 May.
- Late submissions will not be accepted. Eyewear Publishing takes no responsibilities for technical difficulties.
- Confirmation of receipt of entries will be sent within ten working days of submission.
- The winner will receive a £1,000 (a thousand pounds sterling) prize, including publication within 12 months by Eyewear under their standard contractual terms, and a launch in London.
- The shortlist will be announced in July 2013 and the winner will be announced in September 2013. The winning collection will be published in Spring 2014.
- The shortlist will be no fewer than six and no more than ten poets.
- All poets must agree to send promotional material if requested (photo and extended biography), and grant permission to be listed as shortlisted for the prize in press releases and online.
- Poets agree to abide by all the rules, and must accept the prize if selected as the winner. Please notify the competition (melitahumeprize@eyewearpublishing.com) as soon as possible if you wish to withdraw your submission.
- We cannnot offer feedback on individual entries.
- Eyewear Publishing Ltd. retains the right to cancel the Melita Hume Prize without prior notice.
- I have included a completed standard covering sheet with my submission.
- I have emailed my submission to melitahumeprize@eyewearpublishing.com
- I have read and understood the terms and conditions above.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: melitahumeprize@eyewearpublishing.com
Website: http://www.eyewearpublishing.com
