Contests:

Eleventh Annual Poetry Contest
Boston Review — Contest

Deadline: June 1, 2008
Judge: John Koethe
First Prize: $1,500

Complete guidelines:
The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2008 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, or close personal friend of the judge. Manuscripts must be submitted in duplicate, with a cover note listing the author's name, address, and phone number; names should not be on the poems themselves. Simultaneous submissions are allowed if we are notified of acceptance elsewhere. Submissions will not be returned. A $20 entry fee ($30 for international submissions), payable to Boston Review, must accompany all submissions. Submissions must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2008. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Boston Review, beginning with the November/December 2008 issue. The winner will be announced no later than November 1, 2008, on the Boston Review Web site. All poems submitted to the contest will be considered for publication in the Boston Review.

Send entries to:

Poetry Contest
Boston Review
35 Medford St., Suite 302
Somerville, MA 02143