Black Lawrence Press


Black Lawrence Press is a New York literary imprint of Dzanc Books. Black Lawrence specializes in poetry, fiction, and translations from the German and the French.

The Black River Chapbook Competition (Spring) ($300)

Black Lawrence Press is pleased to announce the semiannual Black River Chapbook Competition. Finalists will be selected by Black Lawrence Press editors. Entry fee: $15.00. The prize is $300 and publication, with 25 copies going to the winner. The postmark deadlines for entries to the Black River Chapbook Competition are May 31 (with grace period: June 15) and October 31 (grace period until Nov. 15) of each year.To enter, submit manuscript of 16-36 pages of poetry using the guidelines to the right, along with a $15.00 entry fee for each manuscript entered. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Checks should be made payable to Dzanc Books. Money orders are also acceptable. Send SASE or e-mail address for results. Please be sure to include your e-mail address. Entry fees are non-refundable. Contest deadlines: Oct. 31 (fall)and May 31 (spring). Send manuscript materials and contest entry fee to: Black Lawrence Press Chapbook Competition P.O. Box 327 Theresa, NY 13691 Thank you for your interest in Black Lawrence Press.

Deadline:5/31/2008


The St. Lawrence Book Award ($1,000)

Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The St. Lawrence Book Award for a first collection of poems or short stories. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, ten copies of the book, and an interview in The Adirondack Review. Prizes awarded on publication. http://www.blacklawrence.com/stlawrence.html

Deadline:8/31/2008


The Hudson Prize ($1,000)

Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, ten copies of the book, and an interview in The Adirondack Review. Prizes awarded on publication. http://www.blacklawrence.com/hudson.html

Deadline:3/31/2008


The Black River Chapbook Competition (Fall) ($300)

Black Lawrence Press is pleased to announce the semiannual Black River Chapbook Competition. Finalists will be selected by Black Lawrence Press editors. Entry fee: $15.00. The prize is $300 and publication, with 25 copies going to the winner. The postmark deadlines for entries to the Black River Chapbook Competition are May 31 (with grace period: June 15) and October 31 (grace period until Nov. 15) of each year.To enter, submit manuscript of 16-36 pages of poetry using the guidelines to the right, along with a $15.00 entry fee for each manuscript entered. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Checks should be made payable to Dzanc Books. Money orders are also acceptable. Send SASE or e-mail address for results. Please be sure to include your e-mail address. Entry fees are non-refundable. Contest deadlines: Oct. 31 (fall)and May 31 (spring). Send manuscript materials and contest entry fee to: Black Lawrence Press Chapbook Competition P.O. Box 327 Theresa, NY 13691 Thank you for your interest in Black Lawrence Press.

Deadline:10/31/2008