2009 Thomas A. Wilhelmus Award

Guidelines

http://www.usi.edu/RopeWalk/WilhelmusAward.asp

RopeWalk Press will award a prize of $1000 for a poetry chapbook
written in English submitted under the following guidelines.

Each submission must:

Be available for exclusive book-length publication by RopeWalk Press.
Poems published individually in journals or magazines may be included.
Previously self-published chapbooks and translations are not eligible.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if the manuscript is
published/accepted by another press while under consideration, the
author must promptly notify RWP in writing to withdraw the entry.

Include an entry fee of $15 ($5 for each additional manuscript
submitted). This non-refundable fee includes a copy of the winning
chapbook. Make check or money order payable to RopeWalk Press.

List the author’s name, street address, phone number, email address
(if applicable), title of manuscript(s), and individual poem titles
(table of contents) on a cover page. Acknowledgements are not required
(but will, of course, be addressed once the winning chapbook is
selected).

List only the title of manuscript and poem on each page thereafter.

Consist of no more than 35 manuscript pages (no more than one poem per
page) per each individual submission.

Be addressed to Thomas A. Wilhelmus Award, RopeWalk Press, University
of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN, 47712.

Be postmarked by July 15, 2009.

Include SAS postcard for receipt acknowledgement and/or SA
SE for contest results. All manuscripts will be recycled. Results will
also be posted on the RWP web site.

All submissions will be considered for publication. All themes and/or
subject matters are eligible. All rights revert to the writer upon
publication.

For more information, email <ropewalkpress(at)usi.edu> (replace (at) with @)

 or phone 812/461-5202.

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