Katie manning is the author of tasty other, winner of the 2016 main street rag poetry book award, and four poetry chapbooks, including the gospel of the bleeding woman. Her chapbook, flight patterns won the main street rag chapbook contest in 2003. Main street rag interview with cathryn cofell newpages. Poems to honor the burro lady of far west texas by lucy griffith, published by main street rag. The department of english in the college of liberal arts announces its annual robert hughes mount, jr. Department of english poetry prize applications open. The panelists are five writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field. If you find yourself brian patrick heston, poems by brian patrick heston winner of the 2014 main street rag poetry book award on. Frances locke memorial poetry award the idaho prize kore press first book award iowa poetry prize kathryn a. Each entry for one of the annual wisconsin writers awards must be accompanied by the appropriate fee and a completed copy or photocopy of the standard entry form, with the exception of the lorine niedecker poetry award and the young writers award, which use separate entry forms. Uncommon geography finalist for the paterson poetry prize greatest hits 19932006 without home powertalk brian heston if you find yourself winner of main street rag s annual poetry book award. Street rag poetry book contest the main street rag.
The macguffins 24th annual poet hunt contest 2019 winner. Manning is the author of four poetry chapbooks, and her first fulllength poetry collection, tasty other, won the 2016 main street rag poetry book award. As the annual judging draws to a close, the montaigne medal finalists are announced prior to the eric hoffer award grand prize. Awards recommended literature list ca dept of education.
The interview touches upon career, inspiration, and the cofells submission process. Heather mcnaugher is the author of system of hideouts main street rag, 2012. The kakalak contest is for poetry and art, submissions open march 1midmay see page for exact date. Michael mckeown bondhus born charlie, 1981 is an american poet and author of four books.
Nov 01, 2019 each entry for one of the annual wisconsin writers awards must be accompanied by the appropriate fee and a completed copy or photocopy of the standard entry form, with the exception of the lorine niedecker poetry award and the young writers award, which use separate entry forms. Violet levoit i am genghis cum ill fuck anything that moves and. Awards finalist, 2016 philip levine poetry prize for manuscript the passenger and other poems. This is an update for authors and readers in regard to main street rag. Adept at the delicate project of inventiveness in the line, she shows us time and again that language is the matter of the poet and that there is surprise in the gift, as this book is sure evidence of the gift.
The main street rag submission manager submittable. Brockmancampbell winners north carolina poetry society. How to find the poetry contest that is best for you winning. We prefer that entries for this contest arrive no sooner than march 1 since this contest comes right on the heels of the msr poetry book award.
The main street rag submission manager powered by submittable accept and curate. Many of the contests have categories in addition to poetry and some have regional or other restrictions. His first book, if you find yourself, won the main street rag poetry book award and is available from main street rag publishing. How to find the poetry contest that is best for you. Contest and book submission guidelines each have their own pages as well.
Poetry prize, sponsored by academy of american poets and endowed by frances mayes. Brian patrick heston grew up in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Main street rag poetry book contest congratulations to bill glose of yorktown, va. Books selected for the schneider family book award portray an aspect of living with a disability that may be physical, mental or emotional. Scott douglass, editor of main street rag jendi reiter conducted this exclusive email interview with m.
His manuscript, postscript to war, won the 2020 main street rag poetry book award. The main street rag poetry book award is for full length poetry manuscripts and has a january 31 deadline. Even more, we hope you like what you see enough to. He earned his mfa from goddard college and phd from the university of massachusetts. Duotropes listing for main street rag poetry book contest. The winners of the 26th annual writers digest selfpublished. In 2015, main street rag publishing company solicited and published her fulllength poetry book first comes love. Morton prize in poetry literary sashimi award the magellan prize main street rag book contest marianne moore poetry prize marsh hawk poetry prize midlist press first series awards naomi long madgett poetry award. Michael dowdy department of english language and literature. The brockmancampbell award for 2019 was tina barr for her book green target, published by barrow street press. Montaigne medal finalists eric hoffer book award, a top.
Three honorable mentions were recognized, wayne john for his book antipsalm unicorn press, valerie nieman for leopard lady. Scott douglass, editor of main street rag winning writers. Sweeneys first book of poems, salt memory, won the 2006 main street rag poetry award. Other poetry awards for individual pieces include first place prizes to honorable mentions in state and national contests. The main street rag full length poetry book subscriber. Scott douglass, publisher and editor of the literary journal main street rag. Four way books frances locke memorial poetry award the idaho prize kore press first book award iowa poetry prize kathryn a. Poetry unlocked brings together literary artists on the second monday of each month to. Calliope poetry reading at the west falmouth library cape. She has received several additional awards and honors for her writing and. First runnerup 2017 main street rag poetry book award. Oct 30, 2018 the nevada writers hall of fame is an annual event honoring nevadas finest writers and encouraging excellence among emerging writers in the silver state. This award is given annually for the book of poetry judged to be the best. Main street rag poetry book contest the main street rag.
Reno poet laureate receives the silver pen award from the. His second book, all the heat we could carry, was the winner of the 20 main street rag poetry book award, the 2014 thom gunn award for gay poetry, and a finalist for the gival press poetry book award. Crosswinds poetry journal hosts an annual poetry contest for wellcrafted. Winner of the 2019 main street rag poetry book award. Alumni books master of fine arts in creative writing. Kim is a graduate of brown university and lives in the boston area. Charlie bondhus second poetry book all the heat we could carry won main street rags annual poetry book award for 20. It was also a finalist for the gival press poetry award. Poem in a constellation of kisses, an anthology on kissing edited by diane lockward.
The category poetry was established in 1950 and has been. The main street rag poetry award is an annual fulllength poetry book contest. The winners of the 26th annual writers digest self. The main street rag submission manager powered by submittable accept and curate digital content submission fee applies to everyone except current subscribers to the main street rag. Charlie bondhus second poetry book, all the heat we could carry, won main street rags annual poetry book award for 20. The main street rag poetry book award is for full length poetry manuscripts. See what theyre looking for in submissions and get statistics on acceptance rates, response times, and more. These website entries along with recordings of the poems provide context for those who havent heard of chuck berry, sun ra, bill monroe, and other figures from those years who figure in the poems. The fall 2019 issue of the main street rag includes an interview with cathryn cofell. Main street rag is more than just another small press. Janine certo is the author of the poetry collection, in the corner of the living, first runnerup for the 2017 main street rag poetry book award. Postscript to war will be available for advance discount order in the msr online bookstore in august for a november, 2020 release. This small list of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year. Her work has been nominated for a massachusetts book award and pushcart prize.
Back and current issues have been updated and loaded into the drop down at the top of each page under the literary magazine tab. The main street rag poetry award is an annual fulllength poetry book contest sponsored by main street rag and one of the ways we select the poetry manuscripts we publish. Ona gritz poet, memoirist, essayist, childrens author. Original western composition hats off to the cowboy recording artist red steagall, composed by red steagall and joe merrick. Charlie bondhus lannan center for poetics and social. The awarded manuscript is selected through an annual competition that is open to all writers. This annual award honors an author or illustrator for a book emphasizing the artistic expression of the disability experience for children and or adolescent audiences. Established in 2018, the novella award is for a previously unpublished, original work of fiction. The chapbook contest and poetry book award utilize many of the same.
She is the author of a poetry collection, the persuasive beauty of imperfection. Shes an associate professor of creative writing at flagler. Publisher of poetry and literary fiction since 1996. Contemporary poetry, contemporary english and american novel, victorian novel, nonfiction. All entries receive a copy of the winning manuscript and are considered for publication. Charlie bondhus second poetry book all the heat we could carry won main street rag s annual poetry book award for 20. The main street rag bookstore is the selling side of main street rag publishing company. A regularly updated list of contests for already published books of poetry, listed in chronological order of deadline. Poets published in this series include pam bernard, jay griswold, mary christine delea, and susan h. Kaliszs poems are eggs protected and refined, precariously occupying the vast landscape between hatched and cracked. On the other hand, if handselling your books is more of a challenge, youd be better off entering a contest with a larger prize that you can spend on marketing efforts, such as postcard mailings and. The author of eight chapbooks of poems, the latest grief bone, five oaks press.
Finalist, 2011 gertrude press chapbook contest, for manuscript emergency contact finalist, main street rag annual poetry book award, 2011 includes publication irene heinz given professor 2010 20. She is the author of four poetry chapbooks, and her first fulllength poetry collection, tasty other, is the 2016 winner of the main street rag poetry book award. Bondhus has also published how the boy might see it which was a finalist for the 2007 blue light press first book award. The 2019 brockmancampbell book award has been given to tina barr for.
Poems main street rag publishing, 2017 broken souths. Mar 08, 2019 writers digest would like to congratulate our 26th annual writers digest selfpublished book awards winners. Charlie bondhuss collections of poetry include how the boy might see it 2009, a finalist for a blue light press first book award, and all the heat we could carry 20, which won the main street rag poetry book award and the publishing triangles thom gunn award for gay poetry. His honors include the bea gonzalez poetry award, a national endowment of the arts fellowship in literature, and most recently glca new writers award for creative nonfiction for hook. In 20, her poetry collections are plumb main street rag poetry prize and hadestown and her debut novel the other room were published. Other publications include a chapbook, bathe in it or sleep 2008, main street rag and poets for haiti. We usually read year round for the literary magazine.
The kakalak contest is for poetry and art, submissions open march 1. Based in charlotte, nc, main street rag publishing company has been producing its print. The cathy smith bower chapbook contest opens may 1 with a june 15 deadline. Pam baggett is the author of wild horses main street rag, 2018 which was a runner. It is produced by the main street rag publishing company which also publishes books and. Below are the current and previous finalists in alphabetical order by book. The city of renos current poet laureate, lindsay wilson, is being awarded the silver pen award at this years ceremony. She is an associate professor of writing at point loma nazarene university and. Finalist for the 2018 main street rag poetry book award. The wisconsin writers awards council for wisconsin writers. Crosswinds poetry journal published poetry constest.
This was also the year that main street rag, a small poetry publisher based in charlotte, gave its annual award to a brave little book about the intricate intersections between war, masculinity and the relationship between two gay men. On the other hand, if handselling your books is more of a challenge, youd be better off entering a contest with a larger prize that you can. Tabula poetica poetry reading series fall 2017 wilkinson. Carolina poetry society, honors the best book published by a north carolinian during the previous calendar year. Current subscribers pay no reading fees for magazine submissions and are permitted to submit one book per year for consideration while their subscriptions remain active. Anthology guidelines have their own page as well as their own specific guidelines. Brockmancampbell book award north carolina poetry society.
Ferriss first book of poems, the hospital poems 2004, won the main street rag poetry book award. How the angst unfolds is up at volume one read it here. Postscript to war will be available for advance discount order in the. Contests for already published poetry books updated.
Kakalak is an annual publication of poetry and art that is open to everyone, but is. Main street rag publishing company 540 photos local. The press sponsors wellregarded annual contests for poetry chapbooks. Neil carpathios is the author of six fulllength poetry collections. Nimrod international journal, poetry east, the main street rag, and other.
Submission fee applies to everyone except current subscribers to the main street rag. A life in verse press 53 and pam baggett for wild horses main street rag. She teaches poetry, nonfiction, and literature at her alma mater, chatham university, and is poetry editor of fourth river. For details on our operations, please click on about us above authors looking for submission guidelines for our literary magazine or book publication opportunities are invited to visit the informational side of our website. The following apply to all written submissionsto avoid submittable fees and support main street rag. Cofell was named the winner of the 2019 main street rag poetry book award and readers can also find three of her poems in this issue. Morton prize in poetry sarabande books the kore press first book award.
Entries must be postmarked no later than january 31, 2020. Tucson festival of books literary award 2019 second place, poetry. The prestigious brockmancampbell book award, sponsored by the north carolina poetry society, honors the best book published by a north carolinian during the previous calendar year. Ona gritz is the author of the poetry collection, geode, a finalist for the main street rag poetry book award, and on the whole. It is produced by the main street rag publishing company which also publishes books and produces projects for other small press publishers. For full coverage of the awards, please check out the marchapril 2019 issue of writers digest, and enter the 27th annual writers digest selfpublished book awards here. His chapbook what we have learned to love won brickhouse books 20082009 stonewall award.
A native of pittsburgh, douglass is the author of the fulllength poetry collection auditioning for heaven, as well as several chapbooks. The press sponsors wellregarded annual contests for poetry chapbooks deadline may 31 and fulllength poetry manuscripts deadline january 31. Basic guidelines are below, details for each genre will be posted on the submittable page. Current subscribers pay no reading fees for magazine submissions and are permitted to submit one book per year for consideration while their subscriptions. Ferris himself has called it a memoir in verse, but edward hirsch, the contests judge, noted that the collection crosses a divide and reaches out to the crippled and disabled, to what is sick, wounded, and orphaned in us. Morton prize in poetry literary sashimi award the magellan prize main street rag book contest marianne moore poetry prize marsh hawk poetry prize midlist press first series awards. Writers digest would like to congratulate our 26th annual writers digest selfpublished book awards winners. Previously, he published how the boy might see it, a finalist for the 2007 blue light press first book award, and two chapbooks. Main street rag publishing company began as a quarterly literary magazine, the main street rag. His poems have won awards from the dorothy sargent rosenberg foundation, the robinson jeffers tor house foundation, and the lanier library association.
Based in charlotte, nc, main street rag publishing company has been producing its print journal since 1996. Main street rag online bookstore in janine certos in the corner of the living, theres no bombast, no hyperboleonly intelligence, craft, economy and compassion ranging from her fathers disease to a fallen bird. Main street rag poetry book award many mountains moving poetry contest marsh hawk press poetry prize may swenson poetry award utah state up midlist press first series awards motherwell prize and modern. The national book award for poetry is one of five annual national book awards, which are given by the national book foundation to recognize outstanding literary work by us citizens.