The 2020 New Issues Poetry Prize is now open for submissions! See details below.

 

New Issues Poetry & Prose of Western Michigan University: the 2020 New Issues Poetry Prize

Prize: $2,000 + publication –  Judge: Traci Brimhall

 

Guidelines:

• Eligibility: Poets writing in English who have not previously published or self-published a full-length collection (40+ pages) of poems.
• Please include a $25 reading fee. Checks should be made payable to New Issues Press.
• Postmark Deadline: December 31, 2019. The winning manuscript will be named in June 2020 and published in 2021.
• Submit a manuscript at least 40 pages in length.
• Include a brief bio, relevant publication information, cover page with name, address, phone number, and title of the manuscript, and a page with only the title.
• On-line submissions are welcome at http://www.newissuespoetryprose.submittable.com/submit.

• Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to receive notification of the winning title and author. Manuscripts will be recycled.
• Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but New Issues should be notified upon the manuscript’s acceptance elsewhere.

 

Send manuscripts to: New Issues Poetry Prize / New Issues Poetry & Prose

Western Michigan University

1903 West Michigan Ave.

Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5463

Visit the New Issues website for more information.