Poetry Contest
Deadline: March 15, 2008 (postmark)
Works Accepted: Works may not have been previously published. (This includes Web publications.)
Send all work to:
Dr. Richard Greenfield, Editor
The Tusculum Review
Tusculum College
Department of English
P.O. Box 5103
Greeneville, TN 37743.
Submission inquiries: rgreenfield@tusculum.edu
How to Label Your Submissions
Please send us a cover letter with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Please do NOT include your name on your actual submissions/manuscripts. You must include a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) for notification.
Prizes
$1000.00 USD for a group of 3-5 poems, no more than 10 pages. The winner and all finalists will be publised in the 2008 issue.
View the list of Contest Winners.
Contest Guidelines
Length Accepted: No more than 10 pages.
Submissions Allowed for $15.00 USD Entry Fee:3-5 poems.
Method of Payment: Check or money order payable to The Tusculum Review.
Benefits from Fees: One-year subscription to The Tusculum Review (an annual publication) and consideration for publication. We ALWAYS consider ALL works submitted for publication. Only works with entry fees, however, will be considered for the contest.
Manuscript Return: None. Please do NOT send postage paid envelopes for return of manuscripts. We do not have the staff to accommodate this. All unpublished manuscripts will be recycled.
Judges: The judge this year will be Mary Jo Bang. Previous students of the judge, or those with a reciprocal professional relationship with the judge, will not be allowed to win, and are discouraged from entering this contest. Submissions will be screened by the staff of The Tusculum Review, and finalists will be forwarded for judging.
Method of Judging: Manuscripts will be numbered and all names on the manuscripts will be obliterated before they are presented to the judges. We want people to win this contest based on their writing, rather than on friendships/relationships to judges. In the event that judges do not deem any submissions worthy of the prize, The Tusculum Review reserves to extend the call for manuscripts or to cancel the award.
Notification: All contestants will be notified of results by SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) on or before April 22, 2008 (postmark). All contestants will receive the 2008 issue of The Tusculum Review.