The 11th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:12 +0000

Gival Press is now opening their Annual Poetry Award. Here are the details:

Deadline:
December 15, 2009 (postmarked).
Our dates never change, if the date falls on a Sunday, then Monday becomes the default postmarked date.

Guidelines:

Theme:
Completely open.

Eligible Poets:
Open to all, national and international poets.

Language:
English.

Forms or Style of Poetry:
Original work, not a translation of someone else’s poetry. Open to any form or style; simply good poetry.

Length of Manuscript:
At least 45 typed pages of poetry, on one side only.

Status of the Winning Manuscript:
The manuscript as a whole shall not have been published before. However, include an acknowledgment sheet to indicate any previously published poems in the collection (poem/journal/date). It is the responsibility of the poet to secure the right to publish previously published poems.

Format for Submittal:
Include a separate cover sheet with name, title of manuscript, address (street, city, state, electronic mail), and phone number. The poet’s name should not appear on the pages of the ms. The numbered pages should be clipped together.

If the manuscript wins, the poet must make the manuscript available to Gival Press on an IBM-compatible disk or CD in Rich Text Format (RTF)—this refers to how one saves the document on one’s computer disk.

A short bio should be included.

Always keep a copy of your manuscript; materials will not be returned and will be recycled after the judging.

Reading Fee:
$20.00 (USD) by personal check or USA money order payable to:
Gival Press, LLC.

International entrants must send a check drawn on a USA bank routed through a USA address, such as Bank of America; no international money orders are acceptable.

Please note that Gival Press can also accept the entry free by major credit card; however, we only take credit card information by phone (703.351.0079).

Mail to:
Robert L. Giron, Editor
Gival Press Poetry Award
Gival Press, LLC
P.O. Box 3812
Arlington, VA 22203.

Notification of the Winner:
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for notification of the winner or visit our website (http://www.givalpress.com), where the winner and finalists will be announced.

We try our best to announce the winner by mid spring. Unfortunately, it takes time to read and judge the entries and to contact the individuals involved.

Prize:
The winner will receive $1,000.00 (USD) and his/her book of poetry will be published by Gival Press. The winning poet will receive 20 copies of the publication.

A standard publication contract is offered.

Judging:

The manuscripts are judged anonymously. The winner for the previous award will be the judge for the following year. The decision of the judge will be final.

Discount Offered to Entrants:
Anyone who has entered a Gival Press contest may purchase any books published or distributed by Gival Press at a 20% discount off the retail price, with free shipment. Credit cards are preferred. Kindly either call us (703.351.0079 – leave a message if we can’t answer when you call and we will call you back) or send us an email with your phone number and we will call you, as we only accept the credit card information by phone.

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PEN Award for Poetry in Translation

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:15 +0000

The $3,000 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation is conferred every spring in New York. The award recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English published during the current calendar year, and is judged by a single translator of poetry appointed by the PEN Translation Committee. The award was made possible originally by a bequest from the late translator and PEN member Rae Dalven, and has received current support from The Kaplen Foundation.

Who is eligible:
Although all eligible books must have been published in the United States, translators may be of any nationality; U.S. residency or citizenship is not required.

Deadline:
Nominations must be received between September 1, 2009 and December 14, 2009. Early submissions are strongly recommended.

How to submit:
Three copies of book-length translations published between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009, may be submitted by publishers, agents, or the translators themselves. Self-published books are not eligible. Books with more than two translators are not eligible.

1) Pay the $50 entry fee online and proceed to checkout. If paying by check, skip to step 2.

2) Fill out the online submission form and click “submit.”

3) Mail three copies of the candidate’s book, your printed submission form, and proof of online payment or a check to:

Poetry in Translation Award
PEN American Center
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012

All the details about this award, you can go directly to www.pen.org.

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The 11th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award

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