Two Sylvias Press Poetry Chapbook Prize
Deadline: May 31, 2026
- Judge: Kim Addonizio
- Prize: $1,000 and print publication by Two Sylvias Press, 20 copies of the winning book, and an amethyst Depression-era glass trophy (circa 1930)
The Two Sylvias Press Poetry Chapbook Prize is open to all poets (previously published or not). Manuscripts should be 17-24 pages long. Simultaneous submissions are accepted. All manuscripts will be considered for publication.
Kim Addonizio has authored over a dozen books of poetry and prose, most recently the poetry collection Exit Opera (W.W. Norton). Her collection Tell Me was a National Book Award finalist. Her honors include NEA and Guggenheim Fellowships, and her work has been widely translated and anthologized. She teaches poetry workshops on Zoom.
Past Winners: Benjamin S. Grossberg, Zachary Kluckman, Andrew Robin, Majda Gama, Saúl Hernández, Meg Griffitts, Cecilia Woloch, Jasmine An, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Hiwot Adilow, Stella Wong, and Christopher Salerno.
Created with the belief that great writing is good for the world, Two Sylvias Press is an award-winning publisher that has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, NPR, and other noted outlets. It offers the Weekly Muse, a project to help poets write and publish more poems.
Click here for full guidelines for the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize
Thank you for your support of our indie press during this time! Looking forward to reading your poems!
