2012 Poetry Chapbook Contest
(Click here to download the submission form)
Accents Publishing is happy to announce its 2012 Poetry Book Contest. Two winners will be selected – one by an independent judge, Lynnell Edwards, and one by the Senior Editor and founder of Accents Publishing, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Each winner will have his/her submission published and will receive a $250 cash prize and 25 perfect-bound copies. All contest entries will be considered for regular publication with Accents Publishing, as well.
The entry fee is $10.00. Multiple submissions are allowed, as long as each one is accompanied by a separate entry fee and submission form. Winning books may be pre-ordered at the time of submission for $5.00 each.
A complete submission should include the following:
- A completed submission form
- Your manuscript, including:
- An acknowledgement page, if necessary
- Two title pages – one with name and contact information, one without
- Your biography or CV
- A check or a confirmation of payment via Paypal (see below) covering the $10 entry fee, plus any optional book preorders
Please do not include a SASE, as notification will be made by email only.
We will accept submissions between February 1st and June 30th. Winners will be announced in July. The contest is open to any poet writing in English. Employees of Accents or family members of judges are ineligible to participate. Simultaneous submissions will be accepted, but please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere.
Manuscripts should conform to the following guidelines:
- 20 to 30 pages of poetry
- Table of contents
- Single spaced
- Numbered pages
- 11 pt font minimum
Your name should not appear anywhere within the manuscript. Please do not send the only copy of your work, as manuscripts will be recycled.
Entries should be mailed to:
Accents Publishing
Attn: Katerina Stoykova-Klemer
P.O. Box 910456
Lexington, KY 40591-0456
U.S.A
Lynnell Major Edwards is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Covet (October, 2011), and also The Farmer's Daughter (2003) and The Highwayman's Wife (2007), all from Red Hen Press. Her short fiction and book reviews have appeared most recently in Connecticut Review, American Book Review, Pleiades, New Madrid, and others. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she is on the Board of Directors for Louisville Literary Arts, a non-profit literary arts organization that sponsors the monthly InKY reading series and The Writer’s Block Festival. She is also Associate Professor of English at Spalding University. She also teaches creative writing at the Carnegie Center for Literacy and is available for readings and workshops in a variety of settings.