THE PATERSON POETRY PRIZE
Sponsored by
The Poetry Center
at Passaic County Community College
$1,000 Award
for a book of poems, 48 pages or more in length, selected by our
judges as the strongest collection of poems published in 2010. The poet
will be asked to participate in an awards ceremony and to give a reading
at the Poetry Center.
Contest Rules:
1. Minimum press run: 500 copies.
2. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form.
Forms can be printed from www.pccc.edu/poetry
3. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration.
4. Three copies of each book should be sent to:
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director
Poetry Center
Passaic County Community College
One College Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07505-1179
5. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the Poetry Center
Library at Passaic County Community College.
6. Books must be postmarked or received in the Poetry Center by
February 1, 2011 to be considered for the prize.
7. Books cannot be returned.
8. For a list of winners, include a stamped, self-addressed envelope
labeled: “Paterson Poetry Prize”.
9. Winners will be announced in The Poets & Writers Magazine and