Writer Compensation:
$50 cash award
50 complimentary copies of the chapbook
Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:
* Submit 16-20 pages of poetry via surface mail only.
* Indicate which poems have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished poems are welcome.
* Poetry may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
* Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
* Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
* Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
* Submission fee includes copy of the winning chapbook.
* Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2010 until February 15, 2011 (postmark deadline).
Fiction Chapbook Guidelines:
* Submit 16-20 pages of short fiction or a self-contained novel excerpt via surface mail only.
* Indicate which selections have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished pieces are welcome.
* Fiction may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
* Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
* Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
* Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
* Submission fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook.
* Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2010 until February 15, 2011 (postmark deadline).
Please send all submissions to:
Gertrude Press
PO Box 83948
Portland OR 97283
Winners will be announced by September 1, 2011.
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