$1000 Prize and 50 copies

Arthur Dawson and Rebecca Lawton will serve as judges for this competition.

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GUIDELINES:

Submit a manuscript of 16-24 pages of poetry with a strong sense of place, focusing on the natural world, culture, history, or personal experiences of a region. The theme will be broadly interpreted.

This will be a blind judging: Do not include your name on the poems.

Submission window: postmarks from January 2, 2009 to July 1, 2009.

Submit one cover page clipped to the manuscript with title only, and a separate title page with name, address and e-mail.

Manuscript should be paginated, secured with a clip and include contents and acknowledgments for previously published work (these and title page not included in 16-24 page count).

Simultaneous submissions accepted, but you must notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Include a reading fee of $16 with your submission. Checks only, payable to “Kulupi Press.”

Include a SASE for results only. No manuscripts will be returned.

Winner will be announced on or before September 1.

The winner will be invited to hold a poetry reading at a local venue of their choice. An honorarium for this reading will be given in addition to the above prize.