Submission Deadline: April 30, 2009

CONTEST JUDGE: To Be Announced

The Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize offers a cash award of $1,000.00 plus publication of the winning book. It is judged by a poet of national stature. The winner's name and title of the winning book are announced nationally.

Contest Rules:
• Submit a manuscript of 48-70 pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published previously in book form, although individual poems appearing in print or on the web are permitted. Entries may consist of individual poems, or a book-length poem—or any combination of long or short poems.
• Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
• Manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, paginated, and, if sending by regular mail, bound with a spring clip.
• Include a table of contents page and an acknowledgements page for magazine or anthology publications.
• Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. (If submitting electronically a receipt will be emailed to you immediately after a successful upload of your manuscript.)
• Manuscript cannot be returned.
• Postmark deadline: April 30, 2009.
• If submitting by regular mail include a check or money order for $20 entry fee, payable to MARSH HAWK PRESS.

CONTEST MAILING ADDRESS:

Marsh Hawk Press, P.O. Box 206, East Rockaway, N. Y. 11518-0206

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