Moonstone Annual Chapbook Contest 2024

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Moonstone Chapbook Contest 2024

Please submit about thirty-five pages of poetry.

Individual poems may have been previously published, but the work as a whole must be new. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers or contests are permitted so long as you promptly notify Moonstone Press if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
Include only one poem per page.
If a poem continues to a second page, indicate whether there is a stanza break. Thirty-five lines equal one page. Divider pages or section titles should be included in the total page count. When determining total line length for each poem, include spaces between stanzas (example: a poem of 5 couplets would equal 14 lines). Numbers or section breaks should also be included as lines when calculating total line length. Count an epigraph as three extra lines. A line that has more than 60 characters (including spaces and punctuation) should be counted as two lines of your total line count. If lines are staggered like a Ferlinghetti poem, estimate the width of the line. Keep in mind that the final chapbook will be printed with saddle-stitched binding on pages that are 4 1/2 inches wide.

Include the following in a separate document:

a biography (this can be included in the Submittable form), a cover page with contact information, table of contents, dedication, acknowledgments for any previous publications, and an inside title page (with no name). These pages should not be included in the manuscript’s total page count. The cover page should include the manuscript title and all contact information (mailing address, email address, home phone, and cell phone if available).
Your name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself.

Other Details

Submit via Submittable
There is a $15 non-refundable readers fee for participating in the contest
The contest will be judged by the Editorial Committee at Moonstone Press and our final judge, Lynn Levin

* additional copies will be available for purchase

For any questions, please reach out to Larry Robin at larry@moonstoneartscenter.com.

We use Submittable to accept and review our submissions.