2010 Chapbook Contest [Now Open]
Postmark Deadline: November 30, 2010
Prize: 100 Copies of a perfect-bound chapbook
Reading Fee: $20, checks payable to Concrete Wolf.
Final Judge: James Bertolino [official website]
James Bertolino’s tenth volume of poetry, Finding Water, Holding Stone, was published in 2009 by Cherry Grove Collections. He has taught creative writing at Cornell University, University of Cincinnati, Western Washington University and Willamette University, where he was Writer in Residence. His own work has received several national prizes, and he served as judge for the 2009 and 2010 American Book Awards in poetry.
Submission Guidelines
We prefer chapbooks that have a theme, either obvious (i.e. chapbook about a divorce) or understated (i.e. all the poems mention the color blue). We like a collection that feels more like a whole than a sampling of work. We have no preference as to formal or free verse.
16 to 26 pages of poetry, plus a table of contents and acknowledgements (if applicable).
Please number all your pages.
Include 2 cover sheets, one with title, author information (including email and phone), and one just with the title.
Reading Fee: $20, checks payable to Concrete Wolf.
SASE for results only. Manuscripts cannot be returned.
Include a 10 by 12 postage-paid envelope stamped with $2.10 postage, if you'd like a copy of the winning chapbook.
Simultaneous and multiple submissions okay. Notify us by email if you need to remove your chapbook from consideration.
Winner will be announced in February 2011 and published Fall 2011.
Let us know if you need additional info: concretewolf@yahoo.com
For a copies of our previous publications, see our publications page.
Mail to:
Concrete Wolf
PO Box 1808
Kingston, WA 98346
