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Contests: Sinclair Poetry Prize, Helen Kay Chapbook

Helen Kay Chapbook Poetry Prize

Helen Kay Chapbook Poetry Prize includes publication, $200, and a total of 25 copies to the winner with possible publication in an issue of The Evening Street Review, for a manuscript of original poetry (some of which may be previously published) not to exceed 35 pages. Submissions accepted year round, the contest ending on Dec 31 each calendar year. The previous year’s winner will be announced on March 1 of the following year. We reserve the right not to name a winner. 

Submissions cancelled for 2023  

Sinclair Poetry Prize

Publication by the Evening Street Press will be awarded for the best full-length manuscript of original poetry. The contest is open to poets who have already published book length collections as well as those for whom this is a first book. The winning poet will receive 25 copies and $400. The previous year’s winner will be announced on March 1 of the following year. We reserve the right not to name a winner.

Submissions cancelled for 2023    

Grassic Short Novel Prize Discontinued

Our idea is to emphasize the power, skill and enduring value of the short novel form: limit 30,000-70,000 words. For example: (approximate word count in thousands)
  • West, Miss Lonelyhearts (30)
  • Camus, The Stranger (31)
  • Conrad, Heart of Darkness (45)
  • Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground (54)
  • O’Connor, Wise Blood, (58)
  • Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (59)
  • Vonnegut,  Slaughterhouse Five (60)

 

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