Alice James Award 2027 — Alice James Books ($2,000 + Book Publication, US Residents)
Alice James Books
Annual first-to-any-book poetry award of Alice James Books, the Maine nonprofit poetry press — its only open reading period for manuscripts.
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The winner receives $2,000, book publication by Alice James Books and distribution through Consortium. One or more additional manuscripts may be chosen for publication as Editor's Choice. The editorial board of the nonprofit poetry press chooses the winner.
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Full-length, previously unpublished poetry manuscripts (48–100 pages) from emerging as well as established poets; entrants must reside in the United States. Individual poems may have appeared in magazines, anthologies or chapbooks under 25 pages. Translations, self-published books and multi-authored collections are not eligible. Blind screening.
Dates & details
- Costs to the artist
- Entry fee only; submission online