Simultaneous submission OK. Individual poems may be previously published.
Maximum 24 pages of poetry (does not include title page or table of contents).
Title page and paginated table of contents. Please include page number and
title of manuscript on every page. Standard three-hole punch on left
side.
Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a separate page
containing title, author's name, address, telephone, email, and
acknowledgements of previous publication, if any.
Manuscripts are judged anonymously and will not be returned. Winner receives
$500, 15 copies, and a reading in the Seattle area.
For notification of manuscript receipt, include a SAS Postcard (optional).
For results notification, include a #10 SASE.
All entrants will receive a copy of the winning chapbook, and individual poems
will be considered for inclusion in
Floating Bridge Review, the annual Floating Bridge
Press journal.
Reading Fee: $12.00 check or money order, payable to: Floating
Bridge Press.
Deadline: Postmark between November 1, 2011 – March 1,
2012, inclusive.
Winner to be announced in May 2012. Reading in September 2012.
Mail To: Floating Bridge Press, P.O. Box 18814 Seattle, WA
98118.
To submit electronically, email your manuscript, as a Word or PDF file, to
floatingbridgepress@yahoo.com. Be sure that your name does not appear
anywhere in or on the manuscript. Use this link to pay the
Entry Fee.
Note that the total will come out to the entry fee.