Thanks to everyone who submitted a manuscript!

We are deeply honored to read your work & grateful to you for trusting us with it.

2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award

2024 winning manuscript to be selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

Recipient of the LBP First Chapbook Award receives:

$250 USD
10 (ten) author copies
- Copy numbers 1-10 of 250 copies published
- 40% author discount on additional copies
Public reading with the final judge
Participation in Paper Poet Series (optional)

Lefty Blondie Press will:

Print a first run of 250 carefully edited, handbound, hand-cut, and hand-numbered chapbooks
Organize a limited run of an original broadside of a poem from the collection
Promote finalists and the winning chapbook widely on our website, social media, and other outlets
Sponsor a public reading with Lee Ann Roripaugh in Pittsburgh, PA (or online as necessary) in September 2024.

Winner & finalists will be announced in June 2024

LEE ANN RORIPAUGH

JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2024

18-24 pages of poetry (not including title page, table of contents, endnotes).
Any form or topic (though we find a unifying theme works best)
One poem per page (each new poem starts on it's own page)
Your name should not appear anywhere in or on the manuscript.
Individual poems may be previously published, with acknowledgement
Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify us at LeftyBlondiePress@gmail.com immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

We welcome chapbook submissions from poets who

Are age 40 years and older
Self-identify as a woman or non-binary person
Are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, writing in English, currently living in the U.S.
UPDATED CRITERIA: Have yet to publish a POETRY chapbook or full-length POETRY collection before September 30, 2024
We strive to follow the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics Please contact us if you are unsure whether your past relationship with a judge might constitute a conflict of interest.

January 1-March 31, 2024

We accept manuscripts for this contest: January 1-March 31, 2024

Lefty Blondie Press holds first serial rights for work that we publish, and the right to reprint that work in other formats with your permission.
Upon publication, all rights revert to the author.
Please cite Lefty Blondie Press if your poems, published with LBP, are republished elsewhere in the future.

This year, the $20 reading fee includes your choice of a limited-edition broadside or $10 LBP gift card!

The $20 reading fee supports Lefty Blondie Press's mission as we publish and promote the winning chapbook, cover the judge's fees, and continue to support the poet’s work with prize money
This year, the $20 reading fee includes your choice of a limited-edition broadside or $10 LBP gift card!
We accept reading fees for this contest: January 1-March 31, 2024
Complete the submission form (only available during our open period) to upload your manuscript and select your choice of limited-edition broadside or LBP gift card. Click "Go to Checkout" to complete payment.