The winner of each of Omnidawn’s Open contest wins an immediate cash prize of $3,000, publication of the book by Omnidawn with a full-color cover, 100 free copies of the winning book, and extensive display advertising and publicity.
Submission dates: July 1–August 19, 2019
Judge: Rachel Zucker
For all writers with no limitations on the amount of poetry a writer has published. Submissions should be 40–120 pages of poetry, not including front and back matter. (Most manuscripts we receive are 40-80 pages long.)
Colleagues, students, and close friends of the judge, Rachel Zucker, are not eligible. Online entries must be received and postal entries must be postmarked between July 1 and August 19, 2019 at midnight Pacific Daylight Time. Reading fee is $27. For $3 extra to cover shipping cost, entrants who provide a U.S. mailing address may choose to receive this contest’s winning book or any Omnidawn book. A complete list of all current Omnidawn poetry books is available at www.omnidawn.com/shop The 2019 winner will be announced April 2020, and Omnidawn expects to publish the winning book in April 2021.
For guidelines to submit: http://omnidawn.com/contest/poetry-contests.htm