Award: $1000 and publication of collection by Red Hen Press

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2009 postmark
Page limit: 48 to 96 pages
Fee: $20 per entry
Announcement Date: November 15, 2009

Download cover sheet at www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/To_the_Lighthouse.php

AROHO’s To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the best, unpublished poetry collection by a woman. Submit 48 to 96 pages of poetry postmarked by September 30, 2009. The $20 reading/entry fee is payable by check or money order to A Room of Her Own; please indicate “To the Lighthouse PPP” in the memo line. Include an SASP [self-addressed stamped postcard] with your package for notification of receipt. Your name and address should appear on the cover sheet only, along with the manuscript title, and your address and telephone number. The award amount is $1000 and publication of your poetry collection by Red Hen Press. The winner will be contacted by phone or email prior to the web announcement date.

Send your manuscript along with SASP (self addressed stamped postcard), cover sheet, and check (postmarked 9/30/2009) to:
A Room Of Her Own
Attn: To the Lighthouse PPP
PO Box 778
Placitas, NM 87043