Lenore Marshall poetry prize guidelines - N.B. American Poets Only - Deadline May 15, 2014.

Books must be submitted in the year after their publication, which means that books published in 2013 may not be submitted for consideration until 2014.
The 2014 contest is open to any book of original poetry, in English, published in the United States during 2013 in a standard edition by a living American citizen. A standard edition is 40 pages or more in length.
Self-published books are not eligible.
Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish. The publisher should send four copies of each book to the Academy, postmarked between January 1 and May 15, 2014.
A $75 entry fee and entry form are required for each title submitted. The winner will be announced in September.
The Academy of American Poets will award the winning poet $25,000.

Please send four copies of each entry to:

The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
The Academy of American Poets
75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901
New York, NY 10038

Books will not be returned.

For more information, please contact:

Patricia Guzman
Programs Assistant
awards@poets.org