PUB: Southern Indiana Review ~ Mary C. Mohr Award Poetry Guidelines

Mary C. Mohr Poetry Award for 2012

 Submission Guidelines

Southern Indiana Review will award a prize of $1500 for poetry submitted under the following guidelines.

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Each submission must:

  • Be available for exclusive publication in Vol. 20, No. 1 of SIR. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if the entry is published/accepted by another publication while under consideration, the author must promptly notify SIR in writing to withdraw the entry.

  • Include an entry fee of $20 ($5 for each additional entry submitted). This non-refundable fee includes a year's subscription to SIR. Make check or money order payable to Southern Indiana Review.

  • List the author’s name, street address, email address (if applicable), phone number, and title(s) of poems submitted on a cover page.

  • List only the title of poem(s) on each page thereafter.

  • Consist of no more than four poems (with an additional limit of ten total pages in 12-point font, no more than one poem per page) per each individual submission.

  • Be addressed to Southern Indiana Review, Mary C. Mohr Award, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN, 47712.

  • Be postmarked by October 1, 2012.

  • Include SAS postcard for receipt acknowledgement and/or SASE for contest results. All manuscripts will be recycled. Results will be posted on the SIR web site.

  • Current and former students and employees of the University of Southern Indiana are not eligible for the Award.


All submissions will be considered for publication. All themes and/or subject matters are eligible. All rights revert to the writer upon publication.

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