Poetry Manuscript. 25 pages Max. No identifying info or acknowledgments. Word doc preferred, PDFs accepted. The deadline to propose is tonight after we extended our call for poets #queerlit#sfbayarea
Are you a QTBIPOC+ literary artist and resident of the Bay Area (Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, SF, Solano, Marin, San Mateo, Sonoma) who does not have a previous full-length publication? If so Still Here, Radar, Foglifter Press are looking for you
Deadline extended to Dec 1 given all that qtBIPOC artists around the Bay are currently up against trying to create and care for ourselves in these times
SF Bay Area-based QTBIPOC poets -- Foglifter welcomes submissions for our annual Start A Riot! chapbook prize by November 1. $2500 total prize. Please submit & share with those you know!
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Manuscript Details:
- Poetry (anything that falls under the verse genre—we want your wild experiments!)
- 25 pages maximum
- Remove all identifying information, including acknowledgements. There should be 1 title page with the name of the chapbook only.
- PDF and Word Doc only
Eligibility Requirements:
- Submitter is a QTBIPOC+ literary artist
- AND is a current resident of the larger San Francisco Bay Area
- AND has not published a full-length poetry collection
Calling all #QTBIPOC poets from the Bay Area! 🌉🌈
You have a little less than a month to send us your poetry manuscript for the 2023 Start a Riot! Chapbook Prize!
Submit by 11/1 at 11:59PM PT! We can't wait to read your work 📖
https://t.co/j6ae7Kd2Ie
Submissions are OPEN for our Start A Riot! Chapbook Contest! A huge thanks to @radarlit and @StillHereSF, without whom this contest would not be possible.
We alternate genres—this year, we are considering poetry manuscripts! We can't wait to hear from you. ✍🏾🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔥