2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award
open to submissions January 1- March 31, 2024
We welcome chapbook manuscripts by poets 40+ years of age
who self-identify as a woman or a non-binary person
and have yet to publish a POETRY chapbook or full-length POETRY collection before September 30, 2024​
​$20 reading fee includes submitter's choice
of a limited edition broadside or $10 LBP gift card!​
We're here to promote new voices.
Questions about the submission process? Contact us!
2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award
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2024 winning manuscript selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh
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Lefty Blondie Press will print 250 carefully edited, handbound, hand-cut, and hand-numbered chapbooks
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The poet of the winning manuscript will receive:
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$250
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10 (ten) author copies
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40% off any additional author copies
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LBP will promote finalists and the winning chapbook widely on our website, social media, and other outlets
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LBP will 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

2024 chapbook contest judge
Submit chapbook manuscripts
JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 2024
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18-24 pages of poetry (not including title page, table of contents, endnotes).
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Any form or topic (though we find a unifying theme works best)
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One poem per page (each new poem starts on it's own page)
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Your name should not appear anywhere in or on the manuscript.
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Individual poems may be previously published, with acknowledgement
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Simultaneous submissions accepted. Please notify us at LeftyBlondiePress@gmail.com immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.​
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CRITERIA
We welcome chapbook submissions from poets who
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Are age 40 years and older
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Self-identify as a woman or non-binary person
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Are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, writing in English, currently living in the U.S.
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UPDATED CRITERIA: Have yet to publish a POETRY chapbook or full-length POETRY collection before September 30, 2024
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CRITERIA
SUBMIT YOUR CHAPBOOK
MANUSCRIPT
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We accept manuscripts for this contest: January 1-March 31, 2024
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READING FEE & PAYMENT METHOD
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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
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We accept reading fees for this contest: January 1-March 31, 2024