NEO•GRIOT

The author must hold all rights to the work. The manuscript may include some previously published material and that material must have proper attribution.

The author must be over 21 years of age.

Send ten poems of not more than 40 lines each from your manuscript by electronic submission ONLY. Very short poems, such as haiku, may be grouped together if they would appear together in the final book. Poems longer than 40 lines may be submitted by dividing and labeling Title (1st 40 lines), Title (2nd 40 lines) and so on.

Each poem MUST begin on a new page. Use Times New Roman, 12 pt font, with at least 1 inch margins, 1.5 or double spacing and numbered pages, with a Table of Contents. Title page should include ONLY the title. There must be no identifying information on the manuscript itself. 

Simultaneous submissions are accepted but you MUST notify Red Mountain immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere. Please withdraw your work at once. The application fee cannot be refunded.

The book will be 48 to 72 pages, must be written in English, or English and one other language, which is translated BY THE AUTHOR into English. The manuscript must be solely the author's work.

For guidance, please look at the books Red Mountain has published.

No purchase is required to enter but we hope you will read the books. Available at your public library and independent bookseller and, of course, through our website and www.spdbooks.org.

The judges are Red Mountain authors. They will do an initial blind reading of each entry. People related to the publisher, including students and ex-lovers, are not eligible. If a judge recognizes work during the blind reading, that judge will recuse him/herself. The judges will nominate the finalists. The final decision is at the sole discretion of the publisher.

Electronic submission only. December 15, 2011 through March 1, 2012. No information will be available in response to telephone inquiries.

Finalists will be asked to send three printed copies of the full manuscript. A separate cover sheet must include the title, author's name, mailing address, telephone and/or cell phone number, legal place of residence, brief bio, and a publication history to be used for promotion in the event of publication.Manuscripts will not be returned. Do not send your original!

The winning author will supply a short author’s note, author biography and photograph suitable for inclusion in the book and to be used for promotional purposes. Red Mountain Press, of course, does not discriminate on any ascriptive basis (i.e., gender, nationality, race, etc), but is very discriminating in choosing the manuscripts it can publish.