KORE PRESS
FIRST BOOK AWARD
FOR POETRY
A prize of $1,000 plus book publication
by Kore Press
is given for a book-length poetry manuscript.
Thank you to our 2013 Judge: Nikky Finney
2011 National Book Award for poetry winner for Head Off & Split
This competition is open to any female writer
who has not published a
full-length collection of poetry. Writers who have had chapbooks
of less than
42 pages printed in editions of no more than 400
copies are eligible.
How to Submit
The contest will re-open for submissions in mid-May. 2014 contest deadline is August 31; judge is Joy Harjo. $25 reading fee.
Comment box should include:
- daytime and evening telephone numbers
- where you heard about the contest
- if ms is a simultaneous submission
Manuscripts must be:
• a minimum of 48 pages and a maximum of 80 pages. no cover letter needed.
• anonymous (do not include your name or acknowledgments anywhere in the manuscript)
• original poetry written by applicant (translations are
not eligible)
For more information email us or call 520-327-2127.
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by Jen McClanaghan
selected by Nikky Finney.
by Michelle Chan Brown
selected by Bhanu Kapil.
2011 Runner-Ups
"Music for Birds"
by Ali Lanzetta, San Francisco, CA
"three stamens*seventeen syllables"
by Tamiko Beyer, Brooklyn, NY
"Nesting Papers"
by Christine Choi, San Francisco, CA
"Anti-Portrait at Flashpoint"
by Cori A. Winrock, Rochester NY
2011 First Book Judge
Bhanu Kapil.
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Bhanu Kapil is a British-Indian writer, and new U.S. citizen, who lives now in Colorado, where she is core faculty at Naropa University's Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. She also teaches writing at Goddard College in Vermont. She is the author of four books: The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (Kelsey Street Press, 2001), Incubation: a space for monsters (Leon Works, 2006), humanimal [ a project for future children] (Kelsey Street, 2009), and Schizophrene (Nightboat Books, 2011.) |
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2010 First Book Award Judge
Claudia Rankine
“Claudia Rankine has made of her savage and stern intelligence, her ruthlessness and her terror, great art.” —Louise Glück
Whether writing about intimacy or alienation, Claudia Rankine’s voice is one of unflinching and unrelenting candor, and her poetry is some of the most innovative and thoughtful to emerge in recent years. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, and educated at Williams College and Columbia University, Rankine is the author of four collections of poetry, including the award-winning Nothing in Nature is Private.
Rankine co-edited the anthology American Women Poets in the 21st Century: Where Lyric Meets Language, and her work is included in several anthologies, including The Garden Thrives: Twentieth Century African-American Poetry. Her work has been published in numerous journals including Boston Review, TriQuarterly, and The Poetry Project Newsletter. Claudia Rankine lives and teaches in California.
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Ethics Statement
We endorse and agree to comply with the following statement released by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses:
CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to:
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1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors;
2) provide clear and specific contest guidelines -- defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and
3) make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public.
This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage. |
