- Chapbook manuscripts should
be between 24 to 28 pages in length.
- The poems in the manuscript should have a cohesive structure.
- Poems within the manuscript may have been published in individual magazines,
journals, e-zines, etc. but may not have been published together as a book/chapbook.
- A non-refundable entry fee of
$18 must be included and made payable to The Broome Review. If the manuscript
is simultaneously submitted and while under consideration by TBR is accepted
for publication elsewhere, the entry fee will not be refunded.
- Please include two (2) title
pages: one with the title of the manuscript and and the poet’s contact
information including name, address, phone number and email; the second should include
the title of the chapbook at the very top and the table of contents below that.
The poet’s name or other identification should not appear on this cover.
- The poet’s name must not
appear on any page of the actual manuscript.
- The poet must own the
copyright to the poems in the work or be able to secure permission to reprint
any copyrighted poem included.
- The winning poet must submit a copy of the poems in Word format as an attachment via email to TBR
(as a .doc or .rtf file).
- Include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard for notification of manuscript receipt only.
- Winner will be announced via
email.
- Manuscripts will not be
returned.
- The editors reserve the right not to award a prize and publication if we do not receive a book we'd like to publish.
Note: No email submissions accepted.
The chapbook will be professionally printed with full
color covers and perfect bound, unlike the typical saddle stitched (stapled)
chapbook. The winning poet will receive $100 and 20 copies of the chapbook.
Additional copies may be purchased at 40% off list price. A formal contract
will be made available.
Mail submissions to:
2009 TBR Chapbook Contest
P.O. Box 900
Vestal, NY 13851
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The submissions period is currently CLOSED for:
The Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry
$1,000 for best poem
Postmark submissions between July 1 and November 29, 2008.
Entry fee: $15 for 3-5 poems (includes one-year subscription toThe Broome Review).
Winner announced by end of the year and published in the Spring2009 edition of The Broome Review. Five honorable mentions will also be offered publication in TBR.
How To Submit:
Please follow the guidelines below in order tohelp us process your submissions more effectively. Entries that do not meet the guidelines may be disqualified.
*Author's name should not appear anywhere on the individual poem pages.
*Include one cover page with author's name, address, phone number, Email address, and titles of poems. Do not include anything else on this page.
*Include a separate cover page with only the poems' titles.
*A formal cover letter is not necessary.
*Simultaneous submissions are accepted. We only ask that you please notify us promptly should your work be accepted elsewhere first.
*No need to include an SASE. Manuscripts will not be returned.Winner and honorable mentions will be notified via Email and publicized here on the Web site by the end of December 2008.
*You may include a self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish tobe notified that we've received your submission.
Mail poems along with payment to:
Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry
The Broome Review
P.O. Box 900
Vestal, NY 13851
(IMPORTANT: Please make sure checks are made out to THE BROOME REVIEW, not Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry)
Please address any questions or submission queries to: info@thebroomereview.com
We make every reasonable effort to ensure that manuscripts are judged fairly. For this reason, names should not appear anywhere on manuscripts. Friends and former students of a judge are ineligible in that genre. Genre editors who serve as preliminary readers are instructed to recuse them selves from deliberations on any piece they recognize.
We subscribe to the Council ofLiteraryMagazines and Presses (CLMP) Contest Code of Ethics:
"CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes 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 ourcontests as ethically aspossible 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."
