NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE POETRY SOCIETIES, INC.
http://www.nfsps.com
2008 STEVENS POETRY MANUSCRIPT COMPETITION
awarding $1000 + publication + 50 books
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
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manuscript
by a single author
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48-70
pages of poetry, counting any section title pages, but not counting manuscript
title page, contents, acknowledgments, or any other front matter
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typewritten
or computer printed, NO illustrations
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no
author identification anywhere in manuscript
·
pages
numbered, one poem, one column per page
·
may
include individual previously published poems (acknowledgments on separate
sheet)
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simultaneous
and multiple submissions permitted
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enclosed
in a plain file folder and/or held by a manuscript clip, NO staples or binding
Include two title pages, one with
no author ID, the other with name, address, phone number, email address, and, if
applicable, state poetry society membership. Include a table of contents.
NO CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL. NO DISKS.
Manuscripts will NOT be returned. For notification of competition results,
enclose a business-size self-addressed, stamped envelope, or provide email
address.
All manuscripts will be reviewed for compliance with guidelines and overall
quality by the competition chair. Approximately 100 manuscripts will be sent,
without identification or acknowledgments, to an independent judge, who will
remain anonymous until the results are announced.
The winning manuscript will be published by the NFSPS Press, and the book will
be available for sale at NFSPS annual convention in June 2009.
Address for Submissions:
Eleanor Berry, Chair
NFSPS Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition
22614 N. Santiam Hwy.
Lyons, OR 97358
Submission Period: August 1-October 15, 2008 (postmark deadline)
Entry Fee: $20 for NFSPS members, $25 for nonmembers
(Members of state poetry societies affiliated with NFSPS are members.)
Notification: to those who send SASE or email address, January 2009
Past Judges: David Baker, Michael Dennis Browne, Michael Bugeja, Anne
Marx, Sue Brannan Walker, Kenneth Brewer, David Sutherland, Donna Salli, Bruce
Eastman, Ruth Berman, Peter Meinke, Lawson Inada, Patricia Fargnoli, Jeff Gundy
