The Colorado Prize for Poetry
is an international poetry book manuscript contest established in 1995. Each year’s prizewinner receives a $2,000 honorarium and publication of his or her book by the Center for Literary Publishing.
The Colorado Prize for Poetry adheres to the following Contest Code of Ethics, as adopted by the Council of Literary Presses and Magazines, of which the Center for Literary Publishing is a longtime member: “CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to 1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines — defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.”
Manuscripts will be accepted between October 1, 2015, and the postmark deadline of January 14, 2016. The winner will be announced by May 2016.
The winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado in the fall of 2016. The author receives a $2,000 honorarium.
There is a $25 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review. Make checks payable to Colorado Review. VISA, Mastercard, and American Express are also accepted (include card number, expiration date, and name as it appears on the card).
Poets with US addresses may opt for either a print or digital subscription; please indicate which you’d prefer, otherwise we’ll send a print version. Poets living outside the US will receive digital subscriptions (as long as a valid e-mail address is provided).
This year’s final judge is Tyrone Williams. Friends and students (current & former) of the final judge are not eligible to compete.
Colorado State University employees, students, and alumni are not eligible to compete.
Manuscripts may consist of poems that have been published, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished.
Please do not include acknowledgments/publication credits; the judges do not see these.
Include two title pages: top page with manuscript title and your name, address, e-mail address, and phone number; second page with manuscript title only. Your name should NOT appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
Manuscripts may be double- or single-spaced. You may print front and back if you wish.
Manuscripts should be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages.
Manuscripts will NOT be returned. Please do not enclose extra postage for the return of your manuscript.
You may enter more than one manuscript. Each manuscript requires the $25 entry fee. You may send multiple manuscripts in one package with one combined check, or you may send each entry separately—whichever method is more convenient for you. If you’d like the additional subscriptions sent to someone other than yourself, include that information. Otherwise, your subscription will be extended by one year for each additional entry.
The theme and style are both open.
Authors do NOT need to be residents of Colorado or the United States. (Note, however, that print subscriptions can be sent only to US addresses. If you live outside the US and would like to receive a digital subscription, please include an email address.)
Writers should enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for contest results and a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of the manuscript’s safe arrival.
Send your entry to:
Colorado Prize for Poetry
Center for Literary Publishing
9105 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105
Questions? Please call us at (970) 491-5449 or send an e-mail to creview@colostate.edu
Manuscripts will be accepted between October 1, 2015, and the postmark deadline of January 14, 2016. The winner will be announced by May 2016.
The winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado in the fall of 2016. The author receives a $2,000 honorarium.
To submit online, the entry fee is $28 (the extra $3 goes to the good people at Submittable), which includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review. Poets with US addresses may opt for either a print or digital subscription. Poets living outside the US will receive digital subscriptions (as long as a valid e-mail address is provided). Please select the appropriate submission portal.
This year’s final judge is Tyrone Williams. Friends and students (current & former) of the final judge are not eligible to compete.
Colorado State University employees, students, and alumni are not eligible to compete.
Manuscripts may consist of poems that have been published, but the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished (this includes self-publishing).
Into Submittable’s cover letter form, please tell us the manuscript title, your name, address, e-mail address, and phone number. You may supply a bio note here, if you wish, but it is not required. Your name should NOT appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
Please do not include acknowledgments/publication credits of individual poems.
Manuscripts may be double- or single-spaced.
Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages.
You may enter more than one manuscript. Each manuscript requires the $28 entry fee. If you’d like the additional subscriptions sent to someone other than yourself , include that information in your cover letter. Otherwise, your subscription will be extended by one year for each additional entry.
The theme and style are both open.
Authors do NOT need to be residents of Colorado or the United States. (Note, however, that print subscriptions can be sent only to US addresses.)
Poets who submit online will receive contest results via e-mail by May 2016.
On or after October 1, 2015, please submit here: Submit to Colorado Prize for Poetry
Questions? Please call us at (970) 491-5449 or send an e-mail to creview@colostate.edu
>via: http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-prize-for-poetry/