Main street rag book contest

Each year we sponsor both a chapbook contest and a fulllength poetry book contest. Timothy geiger is the author of two other poetry collections, the curse of pheromones main street rag press, 2008 and blue light factory spoon river poetry press, 1999. This is a first book award for an unpublished booklength work of fiction novel, short stories, novelinstories, no length limit, by a woman writer, age 40 or older. The main street voices poetry contest encourages and inspires poets in the bucks county community, sharing the importance of poetry and the written word. Postscript to war will be available for advance discount order in the msr online bookstore in august for a november, 2020 release. Jul 15, 20 so when main street rag editor, scott douglass, asked if i wanted to go to boston for awp, i jumped at the chance. Just out for 2009 from centennial press is her latest collection, an inventory of lost things. For details on our operations, please click on about us above authors looking for submission guidelines for our literary magazine or book publication opportunities are invited to visit the informational side of our website. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Kore press first book award iowa poetry prize kathryn a. Current subscribers pay no reading fees for magazine submissions and are permitted to submit one book per year for consideration while their subscriptions. Shop new release fiction novel novella short fiction nonfiction poetry chapbook contest winners coming soon anthology tshirts travel. Cathryn cofellauthor of stick figure with skirtwinner of main street rag poetry book contest 2019.

From these we will select as many as 25 books for publication during the. One free copy of the published book for each poem selected for publication. All checks should be made payable to main street rag, po box 690100, charlotte, nc 282277001. Checks should be made payable to main street rag and sent to po box 690100, charlotte, nc 282277001. The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. Since then she has won the main street rag chapbook contest for flight patterns and published virgins on the rocks with the university of wisconsins parallel press. Becky gould gibson is the author of heading home main street rag, 2014, winner of the 20 lena shull book contest. Cathy smith bowers, former poet laureate of north carolina. Please remember that ordering in advance does not mean the buyer will receive the book prior to the release date listed on my authors page, will get a nice discount and have the book delivered directly once it is published. Main street rag does allow for email submissions, but the guidelines for file preparation are specific.

They are not provided by the publications editorsstaff or by duotropes admins. Id spent 5 years collecting small press publications from around the country. They are designed to level the playing field for those who are not as adept in file preparation and unfamiliar with unintended changes in formatting that can occur when a word file is moved from one computer to another. Stick figure with skirt, the winning book, was released in november 2019 and is available at the main street rag bookstore. Four awardwinning poets will judge the contest, including three former bucks county poets laureate and a professor at bucks county community college. Morton prize in poetry literary sashimi award the magellan prize main street rag book contest marianne moore poetry prize marsh hawk poetry prize midlist press first series awards naomi long madgett poetry award national poetry series omnidawn firstsecond book contest. There are those who would think me quite insane to even consider sitting in a car with scott for one hour, never mind eighteen hundred miles to boston and back, but i had a feeling it would not be a problem. Anthology guidelines have their own page as well as their own specific guidelines. Msr will accept entries via email, but only until may 16. Because most of our editors have always operated remotely, all submissions for the magazine, for general manuscript consideration, and for contest entry will continue per our regular schedule. The cathy smith bowers chapbook contest main street rag. Sarah dickenson snyder announces the publication of her 2019 book with a polaroid camera from main street rag publishing. Apr 07, 2020 main street rag seeks poetry and art that evokes the spirit of the carolinas for its 2020 kakalak poetry and art contest. His manuscript, postscript to war, won the 2020 main street rag poetry book award.

Current subscribers pay no reading fees for magazine submissions and are permitted to submit one book per year for consideration while their subscriptions remain active. Click here for a free download that can be folded into a tiny book. Congratulations to main street rag poetry book contest 2017 contest winner. Main street rag poetry book contest congratulations to bill glose of yorktown, va. The main street rag bookstore is the selling side of main street rag publishing company. Finalist, 2011 gertrude press chapbook contest, for manuscript emergency contact finalist, main street rag annual poetry book award, 2011 includes publication irene heinz given professor 2010 20. The main street rag submission manager powered by submittable accept and curate digital content submission fee applies to everyone except current subscribers to the main street rag.

In the corner of the living by janine certo, east lansing, mi pomegranate by meghan adler, san francisco, ca the accident of birth by roxana cazan, altoona, pa. Most of the titles selected for publication under the main street rag label are juried in this manner. Submittables charges a submission fee for everyone except current subscribers to the main street rag. Publishing, available at your local bookstore or on amazon. Basic guidelines are below, details for each genre will be posted on the submittable page. Geza tatrallyay announces the publication of his fourth poetry collection extinction from p. Include a synopsis of the entire book, an outline, and the complete manuscript, in that order. Main street rag publishing company has been publishing our print magazine.

Even more, we hope you like what you see enough to subscribe to our literary magazine or sample a copy of one of our many books. Contest and book submission guidelines each have their own pages as well. Current subscribers to our quarterly literary magazine pay no reading fees for magazine submissions or book submissions. The main street rag poetry book award is for full length poetry manuscripts and has a january 31 deadline. Apr 16, 2018 the main street voices poetry contest is open to all residents of bucks county, with monetary awards given to winners in the adult and student categories.

The cathy smith bower chapbook contest opens may 1, 2020 and has a june 15, 2020 kakalak opens to entries of poetry and photography march 1 with a may 15 deadlined the main street rag poetry book contest is for full length poetry manuscripts 4884 pages and has a february 1, 2020 deadline. Contact main street rag for instructions prior to sending any manuscript via email. Rush hour, what i learned from my father, and resignation notice. The main street rag poetry award is an annual fulllength poetry book contest sponsored by main street rag and one of the ways we select the poetry manuscripts we publish. Main street rag publishing company is an american independent press that values and respects individuals rights in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion, andor immigration status and while we believe in everyones first amendment right to freedom of speech, we also believe that we have the right to screen our site and our publications of language and material. The following apply to all written submissionsto avoid submittable fees and support main street rag. Based in charlotte, nc, main street rag publishing company has been producing its print journal since 1996.

Finalist, the answer is a shudder, robin becker chapbook prize sponsored by seven kitchens press. This is an update for authors and readers in regard to main street rag operations during the pandemic. Main street rag poetry book contest submission statistics. The main street rag full length poetry book nonsubscriber. Each year we sponsor both a chapbook contest, a fulllength poetry book. The main street rag poetry award is an annual fulllength poetry book contest sponsored by main street rag and one of the ways we select the poetry.

Current subscribers pay no reading fees for magazine submissions and are permitted to submit one book per year for consideration while their subscriptions remain. Main street rag poetry book contest submission statistics the statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. Origami poems project has published my microchapbook of maya poems before they closed the temple of kukulkan. Jul 15, 20 karen weyant is the author of wearing heels in the rust belt which won the 2011 main street rag chapbook contest available through the msr online bookstore. The main street rag submission manager submittable. The main street rag poetry book award is for full length poetry. English instructor at the university of south carolina aiken and the winner of the 2007 gribble press chapbook contest for the garden of improbable birds.

I am currently working on a new book of poems called heard. Scott douglass, editor of main street rag jendi reiter conducted this exclusive email interview with m. Payment of prizes is contingent upon authors granting first time publication rights to main street rag for publication in kakalak 2020. The cathy smith bower chapbook contest opens may 1 with a june 15 deadline. Main street rag publishing company 540 photos local. Karla huston is an american poet currently living in appleton, wisconsin. Main street rag poetry book contest the main street rag. Her new poetry collection thread, form, and other enclosures will be published by main street rag in august and is now available for preorder. Scott douglass, publisher and editor of the literary journal main street rag. Main street rag archives council for wisconsin writers. Scott douglass, editor of main street rag winning writers. The kakalak contest is for poetry and art, submissions open march 1midmay see page for exact date. A native of pittsburgh, douglass is the author of the fulllength poetry collection auditioning for heaven, as well as several chapbooks.

The americas main streets contest is supported by do it best corp. The main street rag literary magazine features some of the best writers in the small. My first book of poems, barrel children a finalist for the 2017 connecticut book award for best poetry book, is out from main street rag publishing company. Even more, we hope you like what you see enough to. Publisher of poetry and literary fiction since 1996. She is the poet laureate of wisconsin serving a twoyear term from 20172018 huston is the author of eleven chapbooks of poems, the latest grief bone, five oaks press, and a full collection a theory of lipstick main street rag publications, hustons work has garnered many awards, including a pushcart prize for the. His manuscript, postscript to war, won the 2020 main street rag. Submission fee applies to everyone except current subscribers to the main street rag. Cofell was named the winner of the 2019 main street rag poetry book award and readers can also find three of her poems in this issue. Lena shull book contest winners north carolina poetry society. From these we will select as many as 25 books for publication during the following year. Click on any of the pictures to read our nominees main street story and cast a vote. Main street rag publishing company independent press.

In order for writers to be more comfortable with our guidelines, we have streamlined. Main street rag submission guidelines heypublisher. Her work often invokes the stories of women in history and myth. First round judging done blindly by main street rag editors.