9th Annual Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book of Poetry Contest Open

9th Annual Tupelo Press/Crazyhorse First Book of Poetry Contest Open


Submissions should be postmarked before April 15, 2008

Judge's Prize: $3,000

For poets who have not yet published a full-length collection of poetry.

Judged together by Jeffrey Levine, Editor-in-Chief of Tupelo Press, Carol Ann Davis, and Garrett Doherty, Editors of the esteemed literary journal Crazyhorse.

All who enter will receive a copy of the winning book at no charge.

All previously unpublished poems in each submitted manuscript will be considered individually for inclusion in a future edition of Crazyhorse, which will set aside a significant number of pages for that purpose.Winner will be awarded publication and national distribution. All finalists will be considered for publication.

Full guidelines can be found at the Tupelo Press website.