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The 2024 MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZES

The Contest Is Closed. Results Soon.

Online submissions only 

READ CONTEST RULES BELOW AND ENTER NOW

CONTEST JUDGE: JOHN KEENE (read about him) 

 

The MARSH HAWK PRESS POETRY PRIZE

($1,000.00 Cash Prize and Publication of the Book.)

The ROBERT CREELEY MEMORIAL AWARD

($250.00 Cash Prize)

The ROCHELLE RATNER MEMORIAL AWARD

($250.00 Cash Prize)

Beginning December 1, 2023, Marsh Hawk Press is accepting submissions of poetry manuscripts to the annual Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prizes. Deadline is April 30, 2024. We welcome submissions from emerging as well as established poets.

The winner of the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize receives $1,000.00, book publication and promotion. Winners of the Robert Creeley and Rochelle Ratner prizes, selected from finalists, receive $250.00 each.

Guidelines for Manuscript Submission:

  • We accept electronic submissions only.
  • Screening for the Marsh Hawk Press prizes is blind. Because of this, no personal contact information is allowed within your manuscript, including within the filename. Electronic submissions will have contact information collected via Submittable, which is hidden from our screeners. 
  • Do not include any preambles, or bios within your submitted manuscript.
  • Manuscripts must have a table of contents.
  • Manuscripts must be typed in a no less than 12-point font, paginated, and 48 – 84 pages in length (single spaced). 
  • Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 25 pages, but the collection, as a whole, must be unpublished.
  • Translations and self-published books are not eligible.
  • Send your manuscript via Submittable only with a cover page that lists the title of your manuscript. No personal/contact information is allowed to be included within your manuscript file.
  • Winners will be announced in the early summer, following the close of contest.
  • Entry fee for the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize is $25.00 for each submission. Payment is through Submittable. Please note, manuscript fees paid are not refundable.
  • To submit (beginning December 1, 2023, and open until 11:59 PM EST on April 30, 2024) click here.

About Marsh Hawk Press’ Screening Process
Manuscripts submitted to the Marsh Hawk Press prize contests are screened anonymously. During the screening process, every manuscript is read by a minimum of two Marsh Hawk Press editors. Submissions are winnowed to a group of finalists from which the Contest Judge chooses the winners. 

WE SUBSCRIBE TO THE CLMP Contest Code of Ethics
CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believe that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to 1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines—defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.

 

Marsh Hawk Press Artistic Advisory Board

Sandy McIntosh, Executive Editor and Publisher

Tony Trigilio, Managing Editor

Toi Derricotte
Denise Duhamel
Marilyn Hacker
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
David Lehman
Alicia Ostriker
Andrew Levy
Anne Waldman
John Yau

In Memory of David Shapiro, Gerald Stern, Marie Ponsot, Robert Creeley, Paul Pines, Allan Kornblum, Rochelle Ratner, Corinne Robins, Madeline Tiger, Claudia Carlson, Heather Wood, and Harriet Zinnes. 

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Praise for Books

PAUL PINES: Charlotte Songs

The great themes—like Love, Death and Family— have inspired masterpieces and, alas, Hallmark Cards. In Charlotte Songs, Paul Pines celebrates his daughter. But, if you want the Hallmark Card version of fatherhood, you’ve come to the wrong place. Pines gives us the full paradox of living with his child as she grows from toddler to young woman. Inventive, humorous, baffling and poignant.

— Dalt Wonk
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