Helen Kay Chapbook Poetry Prize
The prize is $200 plus 25 copies to the winner for a manuscript of original poetry (some of which may be previously published) not to exceed 35 pages. We reserve the right not to name a winner. Submissions cancelled for 2023
Helen Kay Chapbook Poetry Prize
Recite Every Day by Myles Gordon2009
Wal-Mart Orchid by Judith Sornberger2011
Mola . . . Person by Lynn Veach Sadler2012
Secret Rivers by Marilyn Cavicchia2013
The Booth Memorial Home for Unwed Mothers 1966 by Patti Sullivan2014
Young at the Time of Letting Go by Lilace Mellin Guignard2015
Scene of the Crime by Jennifer Lagier2015
Itzhak Perlman’s Broken String by Jacqueline Jules2016
Neighbors Poems by Tom Boswell2017
Free Range Kids by Peggy Trojan2017
Silk by Clela Dyess Reed2018
Oh, say did you know by Ellen Hirning Schmidt2019
The Bench2020
Penelope in Repose2021
Red Appetite2022
Manuscript Requirements
- mss. can be submitted either by regular mail or by e-mail
- must contain between 20 and 35 pages of poetry, typed (double or single spaced) with pages numbered and include a table of contents
- an acknowledgments page should be included if relevant
- name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should appear on the title page
- SASE for results–manuscripts will not be returned
- accepted manuscripts, if not submitted electronically, will require re-submission via e-mail
- Read submission comments by the editor
Reading Fee
The reading fee is $15. It includes a copy of Evening Street Review.
Multiple & Simultaneous Submissions
You may submit more than one manuscript. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but we must be informed immediately if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
A reading fee is required for each chapbook submitted.
e-mail to: editor@eveningstreetpress.com (email preferred)
We reserve the right not to name a winner.
Submissions cancelled for 2023
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