elixir press--guidelines

Elixir Press

Guidelines

GUIDELINES

Elixir Press invites submissions for its Poetry Book awards and Fiction Award.

Ninth Annual Elixir Press Poetry Awards Guidelines:
Elixir Press is sponsoring a poetry contest open to all poets writing in English. There will be a Judge's Prize of $2,000 and an Editors' Prize of $1,000. Both winning manuscripts will be published by Elixir Press. All entries will be considered for publication. An outside judge, to be announced later, will make the final decision for the first prize. The editors will make the final decision for the second prize.
	Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the page only and on standard paper. No dot matrix unless letter quality.
	Send a business size SASE for reply only; manuscripts cannot be returned. An SAS postcard for receipt of the manuscript is optional.
	Please use a 12 to 14 point font.
	Do not send the only copy of your manuscript.
	Do not send biographical material, photographs, CDs, videos, or illustrations.
	Enclose a cover sheet stating the name of the manuscript and the author's name, address, and telephone number and a cover sheet with the title alone.
	Manuscripts must be paginated and include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page if appropriate.
	Simultaneous submissions are welcome, so long as Elixir is notified immediately if a manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
	Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages in length.
	Please secure your manuscript with either a binder clip or file folder. Do not otherwise bind your manuscript.
	Contest entry fee is $25.
	The postmark deadline for the contest is October 31, 2007.
	Submit entries to: Elixir Press PO Box 27029 Denver, CO 80227
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The Elixir Press 2008 Fiction Award Guidelines:
Elixir Press is sponsoring a fiction contest open to all writers writing in English. Both short story collections and novels are eligible. The prize will be $4000, publication by Elixir Press, and 25 copies of the book.
	Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the page and on standard paper. No dot matrix unless letter quality.
	Send a business size SASE for reply only; manuscripts cannot be returned. An SAS postcard for receipt of manuscript is optional.
	Please use a 12 to 14 point font.
	Do not send the only copy of your manuscript.
	Do not send biographical material, photographs, CDs, videos, or illustrations.
	Enclose a cover sheet stating the name of the manuscript and the author's name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number and a cover sheet with the title alone.
	Manuscripts must be double-spaced, paginated, and include a table of contents, if appropriate, and an acknowledgments page, if appropriate.
	Simultaneous submissions are welcome, so long as Elixir is notified immediately if a manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
	Manuscripts should be 120 pages to 500 pages in length.
	Please secure your manuscript with either a binder clip or file folder. Do not otherwise bind your manuscript.
	Friends, students, and former students of the judge or the editorial staff of Elixr Press are ineligible to enter.
	Contest entry fee is $35.
	The postmark deadline for the contest is May 31, 2008.
	Submit entries FOR FICTION CONTEST ONLY to: Elixir Press Fiction Award c/o R. T. Smith PO Box 195 Fairfield, VA 24435
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