The Lumberyard Magazine, a biannual publication that merges the arts of poetry and design, is pleased to announce its inaugural Roark Prize in Poetry. The recipient of The Lumberyard Roark Prize will have a special spring 2010 issue entirely dedicated to her/his poems. The Roark Prize issue will be designed and letterpressed by Firecracker Press in the same unique style that readers have come to expect (writers who are not familiar with The Lumberyard Magazine are strongly encouraged to read the magazine before submitting) and the winner will receive ten complimentary copies of the magazine and $50 in prize money. Deadline is November 15, 2009. The winner will be selected anonymously and notified no later than February 1, 2010. Please visit www.lumberyardmagazine.com/contest for complete guidelines and entry form.