Beatrice Hawley Award
The deadline for the 2011 Beatrice Hawley Award
is December 1st, 2010
Alice James Books is pleased to announce that in addition to submitting your manuscript via regular mail, you may now enter your manuscript to the BHA electronically! Submit now electronically to the Beatrice Hawley AwardThe winner receives $2000, book publication and has no cooperative membership commitment.
In addition to the winning manuscript, one or more additional manuscripts may be chosen for publication.
guidelines for manuscript submission:
1. Manuscripts must be typed, paginated, and 50 – 70 pages in length (single spaced). We accept double sided manuscripts.2. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 25 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and self-published books are not eligible. No multi-authored collections, please.3. Manuscripts must have a table of contents and include a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published. The inclusion of a biographical note is optional. Your name, address, and phone number should appear on the title page of your manuscript. MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED. Please do not send us your only copy.4. No illustrations, photographs or images should be included.5. Send one copy of your manuscript submission with two copies of the title page. Use only binder clips. No staples, folders, or printer-bound copies.6. For notification of winners, include a business-sized SASE. If you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your manuscript, include a stamped addressed postcard. Winners will be announced in April 2011.7. Entry fee for the Beatrice Hawley Competition is $28. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Alice James Books.8. Manuscripts may be submitted online or by mail. For online submissions, visit alicejames.submishmash.com. Mail hard copy entries to: Alice James Books, Beatrice Hawley Award, 238 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938