The Jean Feldman Poetry Prize

Poets living within 75 driving miles of the U.S. Capitol (including the District of Columbia, the Baltimore area and Northern Virginia) are invited to submit either an electronic copy by email (Use PDF, .doc or rich text format. The subject line of an email submission should read: Poetry Contest_Last Name of Author_First Name of Author.) or TWO paper copies of a poetry manuscript. The manuscript should be 50-70 pages, single or 1-1/2 spaced. A reading fee of $25.00 (include manuscript title in “For” line of check) and a stamped, self-addressed reply envelope are required and should be sent by regular mail. Paper manuscripts will not be returned; rather, they will be recycled. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. The title page of an electronic copy, or each paper copy, should contain the title only. Provide name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and title on a separate cover sheet accompanying a paper submission, or in the body of the email with the electronic copy attached. A separate page for acknowledgments may be included for poems previously published in journals and anthologies.

Send electronic copies to wwphpress@gmail.com. Mail paper copies and/or reading fee (check to WWPH) with SASE to:

The Jean Feldman Poetry Prize
WWPH
c/o Holly Karapetkova
4640 23rd Rd. N
Arlington, VA 22207