Nov 2nd, 2015, 3:52 pm
Amazon Publishing Announces the Little A Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets

The first Little A Poetry Contest will be judged by Cornelius Eady, Jericho Brown and Kimiko Hahn

The winner will be awarded $5,000 and a publishing contract with Little A

Today, Amazon Publishing announced a call for submissions for the Little A Poetry Contest, dedicated to the discovery of emerging poets. The contest will be judged by the acclaimed poets Cornelius Eady, Jericho Brown and Kimiko Hahn. The winner will receive $5,000 in prize money and a publishing contract featuring a $2,000 advance with Little A, Amazon (AMZN) Publishings literary imprint.

Today through December 20, 2015, poets who have published no more than one book of poetry can submit their full-length collections for consideration to LittleAPoetry@amazon.com. The judges will select a winner based on the quality of writing, strength and originality of content, and creativity of language. The winner will be announced in the spring of 2016 and Little A expects to publish the winners manuscript in paperback and eBook in the spring of 2017. Little A Editor and Pushcart Prize-winning poet Morgan Parker will edit the winners book.

For complete information, including how to enter the contest, please go here...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1003013981

Good luck!
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Nov 2nd, 2015, 3:52 pm