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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. |
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Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the
page only and on standard paper. No dot matrix unless letter
quality. |
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Send a business size SASE for reply only; manuscripts
cannot be returned. An SAS postcard for receipt of the manuscript
is optional. |
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Please use a 12 to 14 point font. |
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Do not send the only copy of your manuscript. |
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Do not send biographical material, photographs,
CDs, videos, or illustrations. |
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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. |
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Manuscripts must be paginated and include a
table of contents and an acknowledgments page if appropriate. |
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Simultaneous submissions are welcome, so long
as Elixir is notified immediately if a manuscript is accepted
elsewhere. |
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Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages in length. |
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Please secure your manuscript with either a
binder clip or file folder. Do not otherwise bind your manuscript. |
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Contest entry fee is $25. |
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The postmark deadline for the contest is October
31, 2007. |
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Submit entries to:
Elixir Press
PO Box 27029
Denver, CO 80227
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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. |
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Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the
page and on standard paper. No dot matrix unless letter quality. |
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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. |
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Manuscripts must be double-spaced, paginated,
and include a table of contents, if appropriate, and an acknowledgments
page, if appropriate. |
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Simultaneous submissions are welcome, so long
as Elixir is notified immediately if a manuscript is accepted
elsewhere. |
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Manuscripts should be 120 pages to 500 pages
in length. |
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Please secure your manuscript with either a
binder clip or file folder. Do not otherwise bind your manuscript. |
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Friends, students, and former students of the
judge or the editorial staff of Elixr Press are ineligible to
enter. |
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Contest entry fee is $35. |
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The postmark deadline for the contest is May
31, 2008. |
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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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