2nd ANNUAL LIAM RECTOR FIRST BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY
www.brierycreekpress.org

Reading: February 1 – March 30, 2007

No mss postmarked after March 30, 2007 will be considered.

Reading fee: $20.00

Final Judge: David Wojahn, author of Spirit Cabinet, Glassworks, and Icehouse Lights. Notification in June for Spring 2008 publication

by Briery Creek Press.

Winner receives 50 books, and $1000.00.

All entries receive a copy of the winning book.

Send between 48 and 60 pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page, no smaller than 12 point font, Arial, Courier, or Times. Do not include Table of Contents in page count. Entries will be judged blind, so include cover letter with ms title, poet’s name, and all contact information. Cover sheet on ms should include TITLE ONLY. Do NOT include Dedication, Acknowledgments or Credits page. Poet’s name should NOT appear anywhere in the ms. Number all ms pages. Entries should include a #10 SASE for winner notification. Send disposable mss only; no manuscripts will be returned.

No restriction on content or style; we’re simply looking for excellent poetry.

Simultaneous submission okay for contest, although we ask that poets please contact us immediately if the ms is accepted elsewhere. Reading fees not returned upon such withdrawal. Current students and employees of Longwood University and authors published by The Dos Passos Review are not eligible for this competition.

Make checks payable to DPR/BRIERY CREEK, Department of English,
Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909