2024 Maine Chapbook Series Contest
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Eligibility
+ The Maine Chapbook Series is open to all current Maine residents (including part-time, seasonal residents who grew up in Maine and have a regular presence in the state and/or those who own a second home in the state).
+ Only those who have not published a book in this year’s genre may enter.
+ No MWPA staff members, board members, or their immediate family may submit to the contest.
+ Per the Publishing Contest Ethics, as advanced by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP), any person who has studied writing in a formal program with the Final Judge—through a college, university, community program, residency, or private tutorial, within the last two years—is not eligible to submit a manuscript to this contest.
GUIDELINES
+ MWPA members may enter for $15 and nonmembers for $25 per submitted manuscript. More than one submission is allowed per person but each must include an entry fee. Simultaneous submissions are accepted; authors should notify MWPA immediately if their manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
+ Nonfiction manuscripts should be 10,00-25,000 words in length (front matter not included). Manuscripts may consist of collected essays, memoir, or any form of creative nonfiction.
+ No illustrations may be included.
+ Please include a table of contents and acknowledgments listing previous publications.
+ Manuscripts with more than one author will not be accepted, including translations.
+ Manuscripts will be read blindly. The author’s name should appear nowhere in the manuscript. Submittable collects the author’s information at the time of submission.
SUBMISSIONS will be open through NOVEMBER 22, 2024.
All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book.