Janet McCabe Poetry Prize
We invite you to enter the 2011 Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize. Please read the following submission guidelines carefully and let us know if you have any questions.
Guidelines:
-The submission deadline for the prize is May 1st, 2011.
-The entry fee is $15 (includes a free copy of the Fall 2011 Issue).
-All submissions must be previously unpublished work.
-You may submit up to three poems per entry, no longer than 40 lines each.
-$1000 will be awarded to the winner and publication in the Fall 2011 Issue will be awarded to the winning poem and runner-up poem.
-All entries will be read by a blind panel of readers, who will select twenty poems as finalists.
-The final judge will be reviewing the finalist poems and selecting the winner and runner-up. Close friends and students (current & former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are friends or family of the RUMINATE staff.
-All submissions must be submitted via our online submission form below. We will not accept mail or email submissions.
-You may pay online below or mail your payment.
-Winner will be announced in the Fall Issue, September 2011.
-Please remove your name, bio, and any contact info from the file that you submit.
Submission is a two step process:
1. You must first pay the submission fee by selecting the "Pay Now" button below. A new window will open at the Paypal website where you can either pay by credit card (you do not need a Paypal account to do this) or with your Paypal account if you have one.
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2. After paying the submisison fee you can fill out the submission form and upload your poetry by selecting the link below.
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*You may also pay by mail. Upload your work using the above submissionform and then mail a check made payable to RUMINATE MAGAZINE, attention Poetry Prize at 140 N. Roosevelt Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521. Along with your entry fee, please let us know the title of the piece you have submitted and make sure your entry fee is postmarked by May 1st, 2011.
Please Note: Ruminate adheres to the following Contest Code of Ethics, as adopted by the Council of Literary Presses and Magazines, of which Ruminate is a proud member: "CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form thefoundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to 1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines -- defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage."
Ruminate Magazine sponsors three annual writing contests: our poetry contest, short story contest, and nonfiction contest. We are one of the only Christian-minded literary magazines to sponsor short story contests, poetry contests, and nonfiction contests, and while our contests--just like our magazine--are not defined as Christian poetry contests or Christian short story contests or Christian essay contests, we do believe we are providing a forum for the conversation between art and faith to exist and continue. Past winners from the Ruminate Magazine writing contests have been recognized by Poets & Writers Magazine and have received notable mention awards in The Best American Short Stories anthology or have gone on to appear in other collections or anthologies. Past finalist judges of our poetry contests and short story contests include Bret Lott, David James Duncan, Luci Shaw, Vito Aiuto, Greg Wolfe, and Leif Enger. We hope our writing contests provide a significant venue for our talented contributors to receive the support and recognition they deserve.