Submit 45-80 pages of poetry with a $25 reading fee (personal check only, please; no money orders), a cover letter with your bio and your manuscript's acknowledgments, and your email address for results (no SASEs please; manuscripts will be recycled. Check website for winners.) Please do not bind, fasten, or clip your manuscript in any way.
IMPORTANT: Checks payable only to "TNPR"
ENTRY ADDRESS FOR BOOK PRIZE ONLY:
THE NATIONAL POETRY REVIEWPO Box 2080Aptos, CA 95001-2080Postmark Deadline : September 30, 2010.
OR you can submit and pay online:
First, click "Buy Now" to transmit your fee.
Then, email your entry, put your name in the subject line, include a copy of your PayPal paid receipt, and send to editor@nationalpoetryreview.com.
The winner of The National Poetry Review Book Prize will receive $1000 plus publication and 15 copies of the book. All entrants will be considered for publication. In 2006 two runners up were given publication contracts in addition to the winner. In 2008 one runner up was given a publication contract in addition to the winner.
Previous Winners:
Bryan Penberthy, James Haug, Dorinne Jennette, Ravi Shankar (2009)
Previous Runners-Up: Dan Kaplan, Karl Elder, Sarah E. Barber, James Grinwis (2009)
Please note that students, close friends, and family of the editors are not eligible for the prize. We believe that this policy promotes objectivity in judging and fairness in publication.
The National Poetry Review is a non-profit organization.
