T H E   B E S T   N E W   W O M E N   P O E T S
for 20 years


 
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NOW accepting submissions for 2016
 
Seeking First or Second Books by Women

Prize: $1000 and publication
 
The winning manuscript will be honored
as our 20th anniversary book.

Excellence happens like this: one book at a time.
 
Entry must be sent in electronically
or postmarked no later than November 15, 2015.
The 2015 Winner
 
 
"Lawrence’s voice is pulled tight by oppositions: seeking and restless, but with a formal discipline and precision that shape and contain the poems’ appealing, subterranean energies." —Erin Belieu
 
To read a sample poem and buy the book,  click here.
 
 
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