www.planbpress.com/contestnew.html

Winnings: 50 Copies of your book PLUS $225!

Deadline : March 1, 2009. Enter now!

Judge: Deborah Ager, Publisher & Poet

Contest Rules

1) Send in Manuscript, $15 Reading Fee, Table of Contents, a list of previously published work, if any, and a SASE (if you want a written response, otherwise we will e-mail) to P O Box 3242 Fairfax, VA 22038.

2) Manuscripts will NOT be returned.

3) Our judge does not read all submissions. We have a cache of readers who narrow down the field to a smaller group of semifinalists, which the judge reads. Our readers give comments/feedback. Please keep that in mind.

4) Chapbook must be in English, although there may be passages or words in other languages.

5) Winners of the contest will get a proof copy of the text of the book before it gets printed. With the exception of punctuation and spelling, the manuscript version that the judge picks (fiction or poetry) is the version we are publishing. YOU MAY NOT RE-EDIT YOUR BOOK!

6) We encourage the winner’s feedback for the cover image. If author has no ideas on cover image, Plan B Press will offer options. Plan B Press reserves the right to not create or use an image that the author requests in order to retain editorial control. We will not buy rights for an artist’s work.

7) Though available, ISBNs are not included in the contest.

8) You may submit more than one manuscript, but each must be accompanied by an additional reading fee.

9) Any manuscripts without fees will not be considered.

10) We reserve the right not to reprint the book, but will consider a reprint if books sell out. A contract will be drawn up if author wishes to reprint

11) Book design is the copyright of Plan B Press. Book may not be printed without Plan B Press’s consent. Any cover imagery created by Plan B Press is also the copyright of publisher and may not be reprinted without permission.