:Accepting entries for Transcontinental Award, now until 8/15

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From: <info@pavementsaw.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 5:59 AM


Now accepting entries for the yearly book contest from now until 8/15/
2009. Electronic and mailed submissions are both accepted and
appreciated.

Here are the full guidelines--

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The Annual Transcontinental Poetry Award by Pavement Saw Press

All contributors receive books, chapbooks and journals equal to, or
more than, the entry fee.
Please mention this to your friends and all others who might be
interested!

Electronic and mailed entries must meet these requirements:
1. The manuscript should be at least 48 pages of poetry and no more
than 70 pages of poetry in length. Separations between sections are
NOT a part of the page count.
2. A one page cover letter. Include a brief biography, the book's
title, your name, address, and telephone number, and, if you have
e-mail, your e-mail address. This should be followed by a page which
lists publication acknowledgments for the book. For each
acknowledgement mention the publisher (journal, anthology, chapbook
etc.) and the poem published.
3. The manuscript should be bound with a single clip and begin with a
title page including the book's title, your name, address, and
telephone number, and, if you have e-mail, your e-mail address.
4. The second page should have only the title of the manuscript.
There are to be no acknowledgments or mention of the author's name
from this page forward. Submissions to the contest are blind judged.
5. There should be no more than one poem on each page. The manuscript
can contain pieces longer than one page.
6. The manuscript should be paginated, beginning with the first page
of poetry.

Each year Pavement Saw Press will publish at least one book of poetry
and/or prose poems from manuscripts received during this competition.
Selections are chosen through a blind judging process. The
competition is open to anyone who has not previously published a
volume of poetry or prose. The author receives $1000 and five percent
of the 1000 copy press run. Previous judges have included Judith
Vollmer, David Bromige, Bin Ramke and Howard McCord. This year David
Baratier will be the judge; past students, Pavement Saw Press interns
and employees are not allowed to submit. All poems must be original,
all prose must be original, fiction or translations are not
acceptable. Writers who have had volumes of poetry and/or prose under
40 pages printed or printed in limited editions of no more than 500
copies are eligible. Submissions are accepted during the months of
June, July, and until August 15th. All submissions must have an
August 15th, 2009, or earlier,
 postmark. This is an award for first books only.

If you wish to send via regular mail your manuscript should be
accompanied by a check in the amount of $20.00 made payable to
Pavement Saw Press. All US contributors to the contest will receive
books, chapbooks and journals equal to, or more than, the entry fee.
Add $3 ( US ) for other countries to cover the extra postal charge.
Do not include an SASE for notification of results, this information
will be sent with the free book. Do not send the only copy of your
work. All manuscripts are recycled and individual comments on the
manuscripts cannot be made.

If you wish to submit electronically, you should send $27.00 via
paypal to info@pavementsaw.org. We will then send you an e-mail
confirmation as well as where to e-mail the manuscript. Electronic
submissions need to be sent as PDF files or as word (.doc, .docx)
files. Other formats are not accepted. The extra cost is to cover the
paypal fees as well as the time, labor, ink, and so on, to print out
your manuscript. In addition to the prize winner, sometimes another
anonymous manuscript is chosen, if enough entries arrive. This
 editors choice  manuscript will be published under a standard
royalty contract. A decision will be reached in November. Entries
should be sent to:

Pavement Saw Press
Transcontinental Award Entry
321 Empire Street
Montpelier, OH 43543

All submissions must have an August 15th, or earlier, postmark or
paypal payment.
Submissions are accepted during the months of June, July, and August
only.
If you have questions, please ask us: info@pavementsaw.org

Be well

David Baratier, Editor

Pavement Saw Press
321 Empire Street
Montpelier OH 43543
http://pavementsaw.org

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