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Sponsored by Claremont Graduate University
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Active |
LCI
Recommendation: |
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Highly Recommended |
Poetry Contest
Type: |
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Published Poetry Book |
| Deadline: |
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09/15/12 |
Rolling
Deadline: |
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No |
| Deadline Type: |
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Postmark Deadline |
| Top Award: |
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$10,000 |
| Entry Fee: |
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None |
| Address: |
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Claremont Graduate University
160 East 10th Street
Harper East B7
Claremont, California 91711-6165
United States
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| Contact: |
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| Phone: |
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909-621-8974 |
| Contact Email: |
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webmaster@cgu.edu |
| Language: |
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English |
Contest
Established: |
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01/01/94 |
Translations
Eligible: |
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Not Eligible |
Experience
Level: |
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Authors with Published Books: Authors With One Published Book |
| Genres: |
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No Restrictions |
Geographic
Eligibility: |
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Citizen or legal resident of US |
| Age of Entrant: |
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No Restriction |
Other
Restrictions: |
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Books published between September 1 of the previous year and August 31 of the deadline year. A work may be submitted for the award only once; previous winners are not eligible to reenter, although a winner may submit a later work for a Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. |
| Suggestions: |
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"The Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise." |
| What to Submit: |
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8 copies of book, list of previously published works, entry form from website |
| Guidelines URL: |
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http://www.cgu.edu/tufts/tuftssubmit.html |
| Length Limit: |
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Full-length poetry book |
Submission
Format: |
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Send 8 copies of the book, a list of previous publications and a completed entry form, available on website. |
Submissions
Per Entrant: |
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One Submission per Entrant |
Unpublished
Submissions: |
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No |
Exclusive
Submissions: |
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No |
LCI Editor's
Comments: |
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No more than 25 entries will be forwarded to the five-judge panel by the screeners. |
| Contest Judge: |
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2013:
Linda Gregerson, David Barber, Kate Gale, Ted Genoways, Carl Phillips
Read about the judges at:
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/6426.asp
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| Recent Winners: |
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(Contest year is designated based on when winners are announced; thus, the 2012 contest has a 2011 deadline.)
2012:
Katherine Larson, 'Radial Symmetry'
2011:
Atsuro Riley, 'Romey's Order'
2010:
Beth Bachmann, 'Temper'
2009:
Matthew Dickman, 'All-American Poem'
Read a poem from the winning collection at:
http://www.olivesofoblivion.com/2008/09/all-american-poem-by-matthew-dickman.html
2008:
Janice N. Harrington, 'Even the Hollow My Body Made is Gone'
Read about the winning entry at:
https://www.boaeditions.org/bookstore/poetry/even-the-hollow-my-body-made-is-
gone.html
2007:
Eric McHenry, 'Potscrubber Lullabies'
Read poems from this book at:
http://waywiser-press.com/mchenry.html |
| Winners Notified: |
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February |
Manuscript
Returned: |
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No |
| Last Update: |
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08/09/12 |