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Colorado Prize for Poetry
Sponsored by Center for Literary Publishing
Contest Status:		Active
PCI Recommendation:		Highly Recommended
Poetry Contest Type:		Poetry Manuscript
Don't Enter Before:		10/01/11
Deadline:		01/14/12
Rolling Deadline:		No
Deadline Type:		Postmark Deadline
Top Award:		$2,000
Winner Also Receives:		Winning book will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado
Publication of Winners:		Yes
Entry Fee:		$28.00 for online entries, $25.00 for mailed entries. You can pay by check, Visa, American Express, or MasterCard (include card number, name as it appears on card, signature, expiration date), or online via Submishmash.
Payable To:		Colorado Review
Address:		Center for Literary Publishing 9105 Campus Delivery Department of English, Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-9105 United States
Contact:		Stephanie G'Schwind
Phone:		970-491-5449
Contact Email:		creview@colostate.edu
Language:		English
Translations Eligible:		Not Eligible
Experience Level:		All Authors
Genres:		No Restrictions: No explicit theme/style restrictions, but experimental poetry has been favored in recent years.
Age of Entrant:		No Restriction
Other Restrictions:		Notify if accepted elsewhere; previously self-published books not eligible for submission to this contest. Colorado State University employees, students, and alumni may not enter. Former students and close friends of the final judge also are not eligible to compete.
What to Submit:		MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification, SASE postcard for receipt or submit online
Guidelines URL:		http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-prize-for-poetry/
Length Limit:		48-100 pages
Submission Format:		Typed, single- or double-spaced, securely bound with binder clip (no loose pages). MS must include a top cover page (with author's name, address, phone number, and MS title) and title page (title only, no name of author). Also include a table of contents. Do not include an acknowledgments page listing published poems. If submitting online, fill in the online entry form and upload your MS as a .doc, docx, .rtf, .jpg, .gif, .tiff, .png, or .wpf file.
Submissions Per Entrant:		Multiple Submissions Allowed
Unpublished Submissions:		Yes
Exclusive Submissions:		No
PCI Editor's Comments:		Prize increased from $1,500 to $2,000 for 2012.
Contest Judge:		Submissions are blind-judged first by a panel of screening judges, then by a nationally known poet serving as final judge. 2012 final judge is Elizabeth Willis. Read about her at: http://epc.buffalo.edu/authors/willis/
Recent Winners:		2011: Eric Baus, 'Scared Text' Read about the winner at: http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-prize-for-poetry/current-winner/ 2010: Zach Savich, 'Annulments' Read about this book at: http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/books/annulments/ 2009: Rob Schlegel, 'The Lesser Fields' Read about this book at: http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/books/the-lesser-fields/ 2008: Endi Bogue Hartigan, 'One Sun Storm' Read a poem by Ms. Hartigan at: http://www.versedaily.org/2008/islandremnant.shtml 2007: Craig Morgan Teicher, 'Brenda Is in the Room and Other Poems' 2006: Jaswinder Bolina, 'carrier wave' See past winners at: http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/category/bookstore/prize-for-poetry/
All Contestants Receive:		One-year subscription to Colorado Review (three issues); subscriptions can only be sent to US addresses
Winners Notified:		May
Manuscript Returned:		No
Press Run:		Initial print run varies. Reprints depend on demand for book and sales.
How Long In Print:		As long as there is reasonable demand for the book.
Books Sold By:		Bookstore chains, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble online, etc.
Books Reviewed By:		Press sends books out for review to various literary journals, appropriate newspapers, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, etc. Reviews have appeared in Poets & Writers, newspapers, etc.
Books Advertised In:		American Poetry Review, university press catalog, Writers Chronicle. Varies by book.
ISBNs:		Yes
Copyright Held By:		Author
Book Design:		Notch-bound paperback, usually 6x9 inches
Author's Duties:		Author is expected to cooperate with marketing department in determining marketing strategies. Author is expected to set up and give readings, and in general help promote the book.
Author's Expenses:		If cost of cover art that author wants (and press approves of) exceeds budget (which varies), author may be asked to cover the difference or select another piece.
Last Update:		09/11/11