POETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES

ANNUAL POETRY & FICTION CONTEST

 


There is no 2007 Carolyn Kizer Poetry Award

Judge for 2008 Carolyn Kizer Poetry Award: Phil Levine

First place winner will receive $500.00 and be published in the Seattle Review.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1. Entry Fees:
• $15 per entry (up to three poems, no more than six pages).
• Make checks or money orders payable to The Seattle Review (no cash).
2. Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008.
3. For each entry, submit the following:
• The author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
• 3" x 5" index card stating the title of the work, the genre (poetry), the author's name, phone number, mailing address and email, as well as how the entrant heard of the contest.
• A check or money order made out to the Seattle Review.
• A self-addressed stamped envelope for response.
4. No previously published works, or works accepted for publication.
5. Send entries to:
The Seattle Review Poetry Contest
6. Manuscripts will not be returned. Winners will be announced in August, 2008.