Thursday, July 14, 2011

Second Annual Chapbook “Contest”!

Happy Bastille Day!  Today kicks off the two-week-ish open reading period for poetry chapbook submissions.  It’s “officially” a contest with Elisabeth Workman (the author of last year’s first-place chapbook) as our guest judge.  There is no submission fee, and submissions will be accepted until midnight on July 31.  “Winners” will be announced in August.  Poets previously published by GBP are not eligible.
“Winners” will receive publication through Grey Book Press and 25 author copies.  The runner-up will receive a limited-edition run of 50 copies, with 15 of those going to the author.  Judging will be a coordinated effort between Elisabeth and myself.
Direct chapbook entries and related questions to greybookpress (at) gmail (dot) com.

UPDATE: Entries should be around 18 to 24 pages in length. If you have more than one manuscript, chose the best one and send that.  Please remove your name and/or personal identifiers from your manuscript.