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Sponsored by Center for Literary Publishing
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Active |
PCI
Recommendation: |
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Highly Recommended |
Poetry Contest
Type: |
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Poetry Manuscript |
Don't Enter
Before: |
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10/01/08 |
| Deadline: |
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01/12/09 |
Deadline
Comment: |
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Note new deadline for 2009 (formerly January 11). |
Rolling
Deadline: |
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No |
| Deadline Type: |
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Postmark Deadline |
| Top Award: |
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$1,500 |
Winner Also
Receives: |
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Winning book will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado |
Publication
of Winners: |
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Yes |
| Entry Fee: |
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$25.00 per entry. You can pay by check, Visa and MasterCard (include card number, name as it appears on card, signature, expiration date). |
| Payable To: |
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Colorado Review |
| Address: |
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Center for Literary Publishing
9105 Campus Delivery
Department of English, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
United States
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| Contact: |
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Stephanie G'Schwind |
| Phone: |
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970-491-5449 |
| Contact Email: |
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creview@colostate.edu |
| Language: |
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English |
Translations
Eligible: |
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Not Eligible |
Experience
Level: |
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All Authors |
| Genres: |
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No Restrictions: No explicit theme/style restrictions, but experimental poetry has been favored in recent years. |
| Age of Entrant: |
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No Restriction |
Other
Restrictions: |
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Notify if accepted elsewhere; previously self-published books not eligible for submission to this contest. Colorado State University employees, students, and alumni may not enter. Former students and close friends of the final judge also are not eligible to compete.
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| What to Submit: |
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MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification, SASE postcard for receipt |
| Guidelines URL: |
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http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/prize/sub.htm |
| Length Limit: |
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Book-length: 40-100 pages suggested |
Submission
Format: |
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Typed, single- or double-spaced, securely bound with binder clip (no loose pages). MS must include a top cover page (with author's name, address, phone number, and MS title) and title page (title only, no name of author). Also include table of contents and acknowledgments page listing published poems. No dot-matrix output. No electronic submissions. |
Submissions
Per Entrant: |
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Multiple Submissions Allowed |
Unpublished
Submissions: |
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Yes |
Exclusive
Submissions: |
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No |
| Contest Judge: |
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Submissions are blind-judged first by a panel of screening judges, then by a nationally known poet serving as final judge.
2009 final judge is James Longenbach.
Read about him at:
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/scott.html |
| Recent Winners: |
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2008:
Endi Bogue Hartigan, 'One Sun Storm'
Read about this book at:
http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/prize/this.htm
Read a poem by Ms. Hartigan at:
http://www.versedaily.org/2008/islandremnant.shtml
2007:
Craig Morgan Teicher, 'Brenda Is in the Room and Other Poems'
2006:
Jaswinder Bolina, 'carrier wave'
2005:
Karen Garthe, 'Frayed Escort'
Read her poetry at:
http://jacketmagazine.com/13/garthe.html
2004:
Rusty Morrison, 'Whethering (the climate: conditional)'
Read about Ms. Morrison and her press, Omnidawn Publishing, at:
http://www.omnidawn.com/about.htm |
All Contestants
Receive: |
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One-year subscription to Colorado Review (three issues) |
| Winners Notified: |
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May |
Manuscript
Returned: |
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No |
| Press Run: |
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Initial print run varies. Reprints depend on demand for book and sales. |
How Long In
Print: |
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As long as there is reasonable demand for the book. |
| Books Sold By: |
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Bookstore chains, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble online, etc. |
Books Reviewed
By: |
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Press sends books out for review to various literary journals, appropriate newspapers, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, etc. Reviews have appeared in Poets & Writers, newspapers, etc. |
Books Advertised
In: |
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American Poetry Review, university press catalog, Writers Chronicle. Varies by book. |
| ISBNs: |
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Yes |
Copyright Held
By: |
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Author |
| Book Design: |
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Notch-bound paperback, usually 6x9 inches |
| Author's Duties: |
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Author is expected to cooperate with marketing department in determining marketing strategies. Author is expected to set up and give readings, and in general help promote the book. |
Author's
Expenses: |
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If cost of cover art that author wants (and press approves of) exceeds budget (which varies), author may be asked to cover the difference or select another piece. |
| Last Update: |
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11/03/08 |