19 August 2010

New Criterion $3000 Poetry Prize for a Book-Length Manuscript of Poems that Pay Close Attention to Form

Deadline: 30 September 2010
Geographical Restrictions: no mention
Reading Fee: $25
Accepts (genre): book-length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form
Prize/Payment: $3,000 and the winning manuscript will be published by St. Augustine's Pres

The editors are pleased to announce the eleventh annual New Criterion Poetry Prize for a book length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form.

Judges:

Roger Kimball, Eric Ormsby &
David Yezzi

The winner will recieve $3,000 and the winning manuscript will be published by St. Augustine's Press.

Please address manuscripts to:
The New Criterion Poetry Prize
900 Broadway, Suite 602
New York, NY 10003

"The New Criterion Poetry Prize . . . has become a more reliable indicator of high readability
than most other poetry prizes."—Booklist

An entrance fee of $25, by money order or certified check (no personal checks), must accompany each entry. Manuscripts should not exceed sixty pages in length. Submissions must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2010. The winner will be announced in January 2011.
Manuscripts will not be returned.

More information here.