Blast Furnace Poetry Chapbook Competition - Deadline June 2, 2014 at 11:59 PM EST

They will entertain manuscripts from any poet who has not previously been published in his/her own chapbook-length collection of poetry.

Submitter restrictions: No manuscripts by current Chatham University staff, alum, or students are permitted. 

No manuscripts by Blast Furnace guest reviewers are permitted.United States residents only—unfortunately, we are unable to accept manuscripts from international authors at this time.
Simultaneous submissions are permitted.

Each poet may submit only one (1) manuscript.

Manuscript Format: Manuscripts must be typed in 12 pt font and submitted in one of the following electronic file formats: .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf. Document length must be no less than 19 and no more than 27 pages of poetry. Poet’s first and last name, U.S. mailing address, active email address and telephone number must be included on the first page of the manuscript document, along with the manuscript title. The second page of the manuscript must be the manuscript TITLE ONLY. Any identifying information about the poet must not appear on any other pages of the document. Table of contents must be included with the manuscript. If applicable, include acknowledgements of any previously published poems in the manuscript. For the “Title” field in the Submittable form, type the manuscript TITLE ONLY of the manuscript, followed by “chapbook” ([TITLE – chapbook]).

All manuscripts will be printed out and the title page with the poet’s identifying information page removed prior to the review process.
No hard copy (U.S. Mail) submissions. Submissions must be made via Submittable at https://blastfurnace.submittable.com/submit/28911

Reading fee: $14

One (1) winner only will be selected.
Prize: Winner receives $200 and ten (10) complimentary copies of the winning chapbook. Depending on the success of this first competition, prize amount may increase in subsequent years.
Winner announced within two (2) months following the submission deadline.
Judge: Heather McNaugher, http://heathermcnaugher.com