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The Broken River Prize 2020/ How To Submit (Prize: 250$)

The Broken River Prize is an annual poetry book contest from Platypus Press. Each year a different poet is assigned to judge the contest. 2020’s judge is poet and teacher Kaveh Akbar.

Important Notice

  • The deadline for submission is July 31st, 2020.
  • No entry fee is required.
  • Books should be  between 35–50 pages in length
  • Winners would have their poems published and would be given  $250/£200 prize money.
  • Finalists and winner will be announced in late 2020.
  • Finalists will be considered for publication.
  • The contest is open internationally.

 

Broken River Prize

How To Submit for The Broken River Prize

  • Please include a title page and acknowledgements section with your submission.
  • The manuscript does not need to be double-spaced unless intended to be published that way.
  • You can include previously published poems; however, Broken River would prefer that at least a third be unpublished.
  • They accept simultaneous submissions but please let them know if a submission has been accepted elsewhere.
  • All work submitted should be attached in a single .docx or PDF file, and your email must include a third-person bio.
  • Do not submit manuscripts that contain images, artwork, and/or erasure or found poetry.
  • The winner will receive ten (10) copies of the published book as well as the $250 prize money.

 

Click Here To Submit  

 

Do not sleep on this! Good Luck!

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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