$2000 prize and publication by Anhinga Press
Final Judge: Garrett Hongo
Postmark Deadline: 9/30/09

Previous Winners: Shane Seely, Neil Aitken, Lynn Chandhok, Roxane Beth Johnson, Steve Gehrke, Fleda Brown.

2009 Guidelines

Manuscript should be original poetry, not previously published in book form, 48-80 pages, no more than one poem per page. Include two manuscript title pages: one with name and contact information and one with the name of the manuscript ONLY. Manuscripts are screened and judged anonymously. Multiple submissions are fine as long as the manuscript is withdrawn immediately upon its acceptance elsewhere.

All poets are eligible except: faculty, current students and graduates of the MFA Program at California State University, Fresno and close friends, family or recent students of the judge.

Entry fee is $25. Checks should be made out to “CSU Fresno Levine Prize.” Poets can submit more than one manuscript, but each will be considered a separate entry and must be accompanied by the $25 fee.

Mail submissions to:
Philip Levine Poetry Book Prize
c/o MFA Program in Creative Writing
California State University, Fresno
5245 North Backer Avenue M/S PB 98
Fresno CA, 93740-8001

www.csufresno.edu/english/philip_levine

Email: connieh@csufresno.edu

Sponsored by: MFA Program at California State University, Fresno