5/9/08
Harry Humes: Pottsville: May 10th
Harry Humes will read his poems on Saturday, May 10, 7pm at the Pottsville Arts Center. Copies of his chapbook, Underground Singing, will be available. If you're in the area, please come out and support this wonderful poet.
5/3/08
2008 Keystone Chapbook Prize
The second annual Keystone Chapbook Prize is now open! Here are the complete guidelines:
The 2008 Keystone Chapbook Prize- for Pennsylvania poets.
Any poet who was born, has lived, or currently lives in Pennsylvania is eligible to submit to the Keystone Chapbook Prize. Additionally, poets living elsewhere may submit manuscripts which show a strong connection to Pennsylvania.
PRIZE: $100 plus 25 copies, with publication in late fall of 2008.
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED between May 1 & July 15, 2008.
READING FEE: $12.
MS. GUIDELINES: Submit a paginated manuscript of 16-24 pages (not including front matter) of poetry. Include two cover pages: one with the manuscript title, author name, address, e-mail and phone number; the second cover page should have the manuscript title only. Include a table of contents page. Include, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for work previously published. Please include, on a separate page, a brief (100-150 words) biographical note, which must address your specific connection to Pennsylvania (if you do not currently reside here). The author’s name should not appear in the manuscript. All manuscripts will be blind judged, meaning all identifying material will be separated from the manuscripts as they are logged in. Manuscript titles and their log numbers will be posted on the web site [http:// sevenkitchens dot blogspot dot com] (type URL accordingly) as they are received. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but you must notify us promptly if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Submissions must be posted between May 1 and July 15.
The 2008 judge is G. C. Waldrep. Waldrep teaches literature and creative writing at Bucknell University, where he directs the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets. His books are Goldbeater's Skin (Colorado), Disclamor (BOA), and a chapbook, The Batteries (New Michigan Press).
The winning manuscript will be announced on or before September 15. Manuscript finalists will also be announced, and may be eligible for publication in the Keystone Chapbook Series. Manuscripts will not be returned. E-mailed submission is preferred, but you may send via regular mail. Do not staple or bind your manuscript. If you are sending by mail, please use a binder clip and mail flat in an 8.5 x 11 envelope. If you are sending by e-mail, please send one document in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .rtf files are ideal); you must include the words “Keystone Chapbook” in the subject line of your e-mail.
Include a $12 reading fee (nonrefundable once the reading period has closed, but we are happy to refund your fee if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere before July 15) with each manuscript you submit. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Checks should be made payable to Ron Mohring. Online payment may be made via PayPal to sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com.
Each entrant will receive one copy of the winning chapbook, to be published in late fall of 2008 (by mid-December, if not sooner). The winner will receive $100 and 25 copies of her or his chapbook. Additionally, the publisher will distribute ten review copies and will solicit online reviews of the chapbook.
Send your manuscript:
~ by e-mail, as a Microsoft Word attachment, to: sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com; or
~ by mail to Ron Mohring, Publisher; PO Box 668; Lewisburg PA 17837.
The 2008 Keystone Chapbook Prize- for Pennsylvania poets.
Any poet who was born, has lived, or currently lives in Pennsylvania is eligible to submit to the Keystone Chapbook Prize. Additionally, poets living elsewhere may submit manuscripts which show a strong connection to Pennsylvania.
PRIZE: $100 plus 25 copies, with publication in late fall of 2008.
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED between May 1 & July 15, 2008.
READING FEE: $12.
MS. GUIDELINES: Submit a paginated manuscript of 16-24 pages (not including front matter) of poetry. Include two cover pages: one with the manuscript title, author name, address, e-mail and phone number; the second cover page should have the manuscript title only. Include a table of contents page. Include, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for work previously published. Please include, on a separate page, a brief (100-150 words) biographical note, which must address your specific connection to Pennsylvania (if you do not currently reside here). The author’s name should not appear in the manuscript. All manuscripts will be blind judged, meaning all identifying material will be separated from the manuscripts as they are logged in. Manuscript titles and their log numbers will be posted on the web site [http:// sevenkitchens dot blogspot dot com] (type URL accordingly) as they are received. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but you must notify us promptly if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Submissions must be posted between May 1 and July 15.
The 2008 judge is G. C. Waldrep. Waldrep teaches literature and creative writing at Bucknell University, where he directs the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets. His books are Goldbeater's Skin (Colorado), Disclamor (BOA), and a chapbook, The Batteries (New Michigan Press).
The winning manuscript will be announced on or before September 15. Manuscript finalists will also be announced, and may be eligible for publication in the Keystone Chapbook Series. Manuscripts will not be returned. E-mailed submission is preferred, but you may send via regular mail. Do not staple or bind your manuscript. If you are sending by mail, please use a binder clip and mail flat in an 8.5 x 11 envelope. If you are sending by e-mail, please send one document in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .rtf files are ideal); you must include the words “Keystone Chapbook” in the subject line of your e-mail.
Include a $12 reading fee (nonrefundable once the reading period has closed, but we are happy to refund your fee if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere before July 15) with each manuscript you submit. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Checks should be made payable to Ron Mohring. Online payment may be made via PayPal to sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com.
Each entrant will receive one copy of the winning chapbook, to be published in late fall of 2008 (by mid-December, if not sooner). The winner will receive $100 and 25 copies of her or his chapbook. Additionally, the publisher will distribute ten review copies and will solicit online reviews of the chapbook.
Send your manuscript:
~ by e-mail, as a Microsoft Word attachment, to: sevenkitchens at yahoo dot com; or
~ by mail to Ron Mohring, Publisher; PO Box 668; Lewisburg PA 17837.
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