COUNT: 16-35 pages
PRIZE: $200 / 15 author copies
FEE: $10-25 (suggested donation)
SUBMISSIONS WINDOW: June 1 - July 31
1BR / 3BATH is looking for 16-35 pages of something that disturbs poetic tradition.
GUIDELINES
READING PERIOD: June 1–July 31, 2024. Submissions close at 11:59pm CST.
Contest will be judged by the Tilted House Editors and read on a rolling basis.
READING FEE: $10–$25, suggested. As a small press, this fee helps us to fund things like printing, studio time, web hosting, and band-aids. Though it isn’t mandatory, it is encouraged. Your amount choice will not alter our decision-making process. Please choose whatever fee makes sense for you.
RECIPIENT RECEIVES: 15 copies of the manuscript and $200.
UPON PUBLICATION: The winning manuscript will be published in a handbound edition of 150-200 with letterpress-printed (or otherwise relief-printed) covers. A second printing is possible but not guaranteed.
WHO MAY SUBMIT: We welcome work globally, and encourage poets from the regional south, specifically Louisiana, to submit.
CONTEST DETAILS
Manuscripts should be between 16-35 pages; .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, but let us know if it gets picked up.
Collaborative manuscripts are allowed. In the event that a collaborative manuscript is selected for publication, each author will receive 10 copies and split the cash prize.
Multiple submissions are fine if submitted separately with a reading fee for each.
Images and visual poems are welcomed. Please note that color is available for cover art only.
Excerpts from the manuscript may have been previously published. The manuscript as a whole, however, should be previously unpublished.
This contest will not be judged anonymously. Include a bio and cover letter if you’d like.