The PSA Chapbook Fellowships

Submissions for the 2010 chapbook fellowship will be accepted between October 1st and December 22nd.
Judges will be announced in September.

Four renowned poets will each choose a winning chapbook manuscript for publication and distribution by the Poetry Society of America. Winners will receive $1000. Winners will also have the option of teaching a single class at Purchase College for $1,000 under the sponsorship of the Royal and Shirley Durst Chair in Literature.

 

The Two Categories

Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen
Mark Doty
Mark Doty
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The PSA National Chapbook Fellowships
Judged by Mark Doty and Cole Swensen


This contest is open to any United States resident who has not published a full-length poetry collection.

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Arthur Sze
Arthur Sze
Linda Gregg
Linda Gregg

The PSA New York Chapbook Fellowships
Judged by Linda Gregg and Arthur Sze


This contest is open to any New York City resident (in the five boroughs) who is 30 or under and has not published a full-length poetry collection.

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*Note: Poets may apply to one contest only.

Additional guidelines for both categories:

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1. 
Manuscript page length: between 20-30 pages. Poems must be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper and bound with a spring clip. No illustrations may be included. Do not include photocopies of poems from magazines or journals. Please submit only one copy of your manuscript. Manuscripts should include no more than one poem per page.
2. 
A complete submission should include:
a.
Title page with contest name (The National Chapbook Fellowship or The New York Chapbook Fellowship), your name, address, telephone, email, and any other relevant contact information. Your name should not appear elsewhere in the manuscript.
b.
A title page with just the title of the manuscript.
c.
An acknowledgements page. Poems included in your manuscript may be previously published, but please include an acknowledgements page listing specific publications. Note: previous publications and/or the inclusion of published poems will not serve as a determining factor in the screening or judging of manuscripts.
d.
A complete Table of Contents.
e.
Payment of a $12.00 non-refundable entry fee (check or money order payable in U.S. dollars to Poetry Society of America). This fee is not waived for PSA members. Please do not send cash. While you may not submit to both The National Chapbook Fellowship and The New York Chapbook Fellowship, multiple submissions to one contest are accepted. Please note: we require separate entry fees for each manuscript you submit.
f.
Self-addressed stamped post card for confirmation of receipt and a self-addressed stamped envelope for announcement of the winners.
3. 
Manuscripts by more than one author will not be accepted.
4. 
Translations will not be accepted.