Perugia Press Prize
Know before you apply
- Women poets based in the US
- Poets with a first or second manuscript
- Writers of 45-85 page collections
- Must live in the United States
- Max one prior full-length book
- Anonymous submission; remove identifying material
Founded in 1997, Perugia Press is a nonprofit feminist press that publishes one beautifully designed book each year: the winner of the Perugia Press Prize, our annual national contest for first or second books of poetry by women.
Guidelines
Manuscripts are generally between 45-85 pages. Please submit manuscripts that fall within or close to this page count.
Use a legible font, include page numbers on each page, and include a table of contents.
One poem per page (this means don’t place multiple poems on one page; single poems that are multiple pages in length are fine).
We read anonymously. Remove identifying material (name, address, email, bio, publications acknowledgements, etc.). Please redact material that readers could use to identify you from your manuscript text as well as front matter (this includes the TOC, poem titles, epigraphs, poem texts, and notes).