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2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award

2024 winning manuscript selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh
Lefty Blondie Press will print 250 carefully edited, handbound, hand-cut, and hand-numbered chapbooks
The poet of the winning manuscript will receive:
- $250
- 10 (ten) author copies
- 40% off any additional author copies
LBP will promote finalists and the winning chapbook widely on our website, social media, and other outlets
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

Submit chapbook manuscripts

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
Are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, writing in English, currently living in the U.S.
Have not published a chapbook, collection, or full-length book in any genre

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