Contests:

The Anhinga Prize for Poetry
Anhinga Press: The Anhinga Prize for Poetry

The Anhinga Prize for Poetry has been offered annually since 1983 for a manuscript of original poetry in English. The competition is open to writers in English from all regions. The winner receives $2000, and the winning manuscript will be published by Anhinga Press.

Commentary...

The award is open to poets trying to publish a first or second book of poetry. Previous publication of self-published books and chapbooks do not make a poet ineligible. Entries must be original poetry in English; however, a few translations in a manuscript are acceptable. Poems previously published in journals and anthologies should be accompanied by an acknowledgments page. Authors may submit multiple manuscripts if each one is accompanied by a separate reading fee. Previously submitted manuscripts and manuscripts under consideration by other publishers are also eligible. Should your manuscript be accepted by another press, please notify us as soon as possible. Once we have received a manuscript, we cannot accept alterations or additions to it. Please check your manuscript carefully before you mail it.

Contest Rules

(To be certain you have followed all guidelines, we suggest that you use this convenient checklist.)

• Each submission must be accompanied by a $25 reading fee. Make checks payable to Anhinga Press. (Important: If you have entered the contest before, note that the reading fee is different this year!)
  
  
• Do not put your name on your manuscript. Instead, make two title pages--one with the manuscript title, your name, address and phone number, and a second title page with only the manuscript's title.
  
  
• Manuscripts must be 48-80 pages, excluding front matter. They may be single- or double-spaced, and all pages must be numbered. Please do not staple or bind your manuscript.
  
  
• Include a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope for notification of contest results.
  
  
• Submissions will be accepted from February 15 until May 1 of each year. Manuscripts received prior to February 15 or postmarked after May 1 will be recycled and the entry fee returned.
  
  
• Manuscripts will not be returned. Please keep copies of your work.
  
  
• Please send manuscripts to:

  Anhinga Prize for Poetry
  Drawer W
  P.O. Box 10595
  Tallahassee, FL 32302