The Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize Seeks Submissions
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2011 Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize through December 31, 2010.
Established in 1983 as the Grolier Poetry Prize, the Ellen LaForge Poetry Prize is open to all poets who have not yet published a book of poetry, including small press, chapbook or trade book. Up to six poems by the winner and four by each runner-up are chosen for publication in the award anthology. All applicants will receive a copy of the award anthology.
To enter, applicants must submit, in duplicate, a typed manuscript of up to six previously unpublished poems (publication includes self-publication, web site or online publishing, podcast and broadcast). The manuscript can be no more than 12 double-spaced pages. Your name must not appear on the manuscript. Include two copies of a cover sheet with your name, mailing address, and contact information, including email address and poem titles. Secure separate packets with paper clips. Do not use staples! The entry fee is: $10, payable to the Ellen LaForge Memorial Poetry Foundation.
Winners and runners-up will be notified by March 31, 2011. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2010.
Mail to :
William Joiner Center
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393The winner will be awarded $1,000 and a reading at the William Joiner Center’s Writers’ Workshop in June 2011.
For more information, please email joinercenter@umb.edu or check www.joinercenter.umb.edu.
