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NOTE: Thank you to those who have recently inquired about the contest.

We appreciate your interest. We recently decided to switch to a biannual contest schedule.

Our next chapbook contest will be in 2011. For your interest, preliminary guidelines are posted below (focus and length will not change but some specifics may be adjusted--final guidelines will be posted here by February 1, 2011):

 

KULUPI PRESS
SENSE OF PLACE

CHAPBOOK COMPETITION

2011

$500 Prize and 50 copies

Arthur Dawson and Rebecca Lawton will serve as judges for this competition.

PRELIMINARY GUIDELINES (please check back after Feb. 1, 2011 before submitting)

  1. Submit a manuscript of 16-24 pages of poetry with a strong sense of place, focusing on the natural world, culture, history, or personal experiences of a region. The theme will be broadly interpreted.
  2. This will be a blind judging: Do not include your name on the poems.
  3. Submission window: postmarks from March 1, 2011 to July 1, 2011.
  4. Submit one cover page clipped to the manuscript with title only, and a separate title page with name, address and e-mail.
  5. Manuscript should be paginated, secured with a clip and include contents and acknowledgements for previously published work (these and title page not included in 16-24 page count).
  6. Simultaneous submissions accepted, but you must notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.
  7. Include a reading fee of $17 with your submission. Checks only, payable to “Kulupi Press.”
  8. Include a SASE for results only. No manuscripts will be returned.
  9. Winner will be announced on or before September 1.