Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press 2011 Poetry Award
for a chapbook-length manuscript
May 1 - August 31, 2011 (postmark date)
The award is $10,000 and publication by Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press.
Please submit:
10 - 20 pages of original poetry not already published, or committed to be published, as a collection
by a single author
English only, no translations
no more than one poem per page (however, a single poem may be longer than one page), typed in 12 pt. plain font
no artwork
include a table of contents
please number pages
one title page with poet's name, address, telephone number, email, and title ofmanuscript and a second title page with title only
biographical page (ONLY because we are interested in you as a person)
acknowledgements page
$20 entry fee, checks made payable to Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press and drawn on a U.S. bank - if you live outside the United States, please send the entry fee in the form of a cashier's check or money order
absolutely no paper clips, spring clips, staples, plastic covers, or folders -we would rather not have to bother with these things, so don't waste yoursupplies
Do not include a SASE - winner will be announced on our website in the fall of 2011.
Manuscripts will be recycled.
Send by regular, first-class mail only:
Astounding Beauty Ruffian PressPoetry Award2155 Elk Creek Rd.Stuart, Virginia 24171
