KULUPI PRESS 2007 SENSE OF PLACE CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
$1000 Prize plus 50 copies
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Arthur Dawson and Rebecca Lawton will serve as judges for this competition.

GUIDELINES:
1.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.
2.This will be a blind judging: Do not include your name on the poems.
3.Submissions must be postmarked by July 1, 2007.
4.Submit one cover page clipped to the manuscript with title only, and a separate title page with name, address and e-mail.
5.Manuscript should be paginated, secured with a clip and include contents and acknowledgements for previously published work (these and title page not included in 16-24 page count).
6.Simultaneous submissions accepted, but you must notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.
7.Include a reading fee of $15 with your submission. Checks only, payable to “Kulupi Press.”
8.Include a SASE for results only. No manuscripts will be returned.
9.Winner will be announced on or before September 1.
10.The winner will be invited to hold a poetry reading during the Sonoma Valley Watershed Walk in October 2007, or at a local venue of their choice. An honorarium for this reading will be given in addition to the above prize.