Winner receives $100 and 15 copies of winning chapbook |
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Submissions accepted from May 1 to July 31 |
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Mail submissions and payment to: | Our distinguished judges include: | |
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Mississippi Valley Poetry Chapbook Contest c/o Midwest Writing Center 225 East 2nd Street, Suite 303 Davenport, IA 52801 |
Kristin Abraham, Ashford University Ryan Collins, Quad City Arts Dr. Patrick Connelly, St. Ambrose University Farah Marklevits, Augustana College John Turner, Scott Community College |
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| Submission Guidelines: | |||
| • $15 submission fee per chapbook entry (multiple submissions accepted). | |||
| ...For credit card payments please call (563) 324-1410 | |||
| • Submit between 16 to 24 pages of poetry; manuscripts should be paginated and secured with a binder clip (no staples) | |||
| • $15 submission fee includes copy of winning chapbook | |||
| • No names should appear on the poems | |||
| • Enclose two cover pages: first includes chapbook title, author’s name, address, phone, and email address and the second includes | |||
| ...only the chapbook title to allow for blind review | |||
| • No cover letter is required; however, if poems have been previously published, an acknowledgement page should be included | |||
| • Winners will be posted online by November 1 | |||
| • Midwest Writing Center will publish and make the winning chapbook available for sale | |||
| • No manuscripts shall be returned | |||
| • Submissions that arrive ‘postage due’ will be returned unopened | |||
