Michy
Boss(y) Lady / Site Owner / Admin
Posts: 7431
Registered: 1/15/2008
Location: Texas
Member Is Offline
Mood: Peaceful
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NAOMI LONG MADGETT POETRY AWARD (African American Poets Only) (3/10)
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This competition is open to African American poets only. If you have already had a book published by Lotus Press, you are ineligible. However,
inclusion in a Lotus Press anthology does not disqualify you.
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Any other serious African American poet, whether previously published or not, may submit a book length manuscript for consideration.
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Poems submitted by another person, anthologies, or collaborations by more than one poet are not eligible.
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The poems in the manuscript should total approximately 60‑90 pages, exclusive of a table of contents or other optional introductory
material. Begin each poem on a new page, no matter how short it may be, and number the pages.
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Poems that have been published individually in periodicals or anthologies are acceptable, but we will not consider an entire collection that has
been previously published, whether self‑published or not.
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Manuscripts entered in the Madgett competition may not be submitted to other publishers for general consideration but may be submitted to other
competitions as long as you notify us that you have done so or plan to do so. If you are notified that your manuscript has won another competition,
you MUST inform us of this immediately.
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Send two complete copies of your manuscript, typed or computer‑generated on white, letter‑size paper, with the pages consecutively
numbered, to the address below. Do not include your name on any of the pages
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Include with each copy a cover sheet which contains the title of the collection only and no other information.
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On one separate sheet of paper, list: (1) the title of the manuscript; (2) your name, address, telephone number(s) and e‑mail address, if
you have one; and (3) a brief statement signed with your legal name, indicating that:
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(a) all the poems in the collection are original and uncollected (not appearing in a published volume of your work) and
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(b) you are an African American.
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Keep a copy of your manuscript. Entries will not be returned. After the winner has been selected, all other manuscripts will be destroyed.
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Enclose a stamped, self‑addressed post card so that we may acknowledge receipt of your material.
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Mail your manuscript to the address below using first class priority mail.
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Award entries must be received between January 2 and March 31, 2010. You will be notified of the winner's and the judges' names no later than
June 1, 2010. The decision of the judges is final.
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The award winner will receive $500 in cash and publication of the manuscript by Lotus Press, Inc. early in 2011.
http://www.lotuspress.org/
Love and stuff,
Michy
~~Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations~~
Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again." James R. Cook
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Skwerly
Literary Master
Posts: 3493
Registered: 5/17/2008
Location: Yucaipa, California
Member Is Offline
Mood: Determined.
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Gee, I thought there was only "one love", and that segregation made folks angry...
I seemed to be looking down from an immense height upon a twilit grotto, knee-deep with filth, where a white-bearded daemon swineherd drove about
with his staff a flock of fungous, flabby beasts whose appearance filled me with unutterable loathing.
My AC page:
Derek's Junk
My Horror Writing Forum: http://writersofhorror.myfreeforum.org/index.php 
I **love** creepy trees!
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