THE 49TH PARALLEL POETRY AWARD
Western Washington University
Mail Stop 9053
Bellingham WA 98225
E-mail: bhreview@wwu.edu
Website: www.wwu.edu/~bhreview
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Poetry: The annual 49th Parallel Poetry Award offers 1st Prize of $1,000, plus publication in and a year's subscription to Bellingham Review (see separate listing in Magazines/Journals). Runners-up and finalists may be considered for publication. Submissions must be unpublished and not accepted for publication elsewhere. Considers simultaneous submissions, but work must be withdrawn from the competition if accepted for publication elsewhere. Submit up to 3 poems. "Poems within a series will each be treated as a separate entry." For each entry, include a 3x5 index card stating the title of the work, the category (poetry), the poet's name, phone number, address, and e-mail. "Make sure writing is legible on this card. Author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript." Include SASE for results only, mss will not be returned. Guidelines available for SASE or on website. Entry fee: $18 for first entry (up to 3 poems), $10 each additional poem. Make checks payable to Bellingham Review . "Everyone entering the competition will receive a complimentary two-issue subscription to Bellingham Review ." Deadline: entries must be postmarked December 1-March 15. 2009 winner was Elizabeth McLagan. 2009 judge: Paulann Peterson. Winners will be announced by July 2009.