Applications have opened for the University of Pittsburgh Poetry Competition. The name of the competition is Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize 2020. Interested candidates can apply for the competition until 30th April 2020.

• Established in 1981, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is administered by the University of Pittsburgh Press. Named in honor of Agnes Lynch Starrett, the Press’s first director, the prize is awarded for the first full-length book of poems.
• Additionally, the prize carries a cash award of $5,000 and publication by the University of
• Furthermore, Pittsburgh Press as part of the Pitt Poetry Series. The series is edited by Ed Ochester, who also serves as the final judge in the Starrett competition.

Eligibility

The candidate should meet the given requirements for the University of Pittsburgh Poetry Competition

• The award is open to any poet writing in English who has not had a full-length book of poetry published previously.
• A “full-length book” of poetry is has a volume of 48 or more pages published in an edition of 500 or more copies.

More

• The University of Pittsburgh Press, Pennsylvania, United States organizes the competition.
• Additionally, the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language.
• Furthermore, the candidates may submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages.

Award

• The prize carries a cash award of $5,000 and publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press as part of the Pitt Poetry Series.

Entry Fee

• The entry fee is $25 per manuscript.

Submission Dates

• The candidates should submit the manuscripts during March and April. That is, they must postmark the manuscripts on or after March 1 and on or before April 30.
• The address for mailed submissions is:
• Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
  University of Pittsburgh Press
  7500 Thomas Blvd., 4th floor
  Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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