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<\/a><\/p>\nNow accepting submissions. Must be postmarked by November 30, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n The prize is named after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), a writer whose work embodies the qualities of ambition, intellectual and imaginative scope, and technical mastery we seek to recognize.<\/span><\/p>\n Description<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n An annual award of a $10,000 award recognizing a book that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision written by a mid-career poet and published in the preceding year.<\/span><\/p>\n Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The winner will travel to Texas to give readings at UNT and in the DFW Metroplex on April 15th and 16th, 2015. UNT will pay for travel expenses. The author must also allow portions of the winning work to be reproduced for promoting the award. Poets who enter the prize must agree to these terms in order to accept the prize.<\/span><\/p>\n Results will be announced in January.<\/span><\/p>\n Judging<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n The prize will be judged by UNT\u2019s poetry faculty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Submission Requirements<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Authors or publishers will include a copy of the entry form with the two copies of the book submission.<\/span><\/p>\n Entry form\u00a0(found here)<\/a>. Please “save as” to your desktop and complete the form.<\/span><\/p>\n Mail submissions and entry form to:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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