The Alchemy Spoon pamphlet competition 2023
The competition will be judged by Chris Hardy
The winner will receive a publishing contract with Clayhanger Press and 25 free printed copies of the pamphlet and an online Zoom book launch.
The prize pamphlet will contain 24 to 32 pages of poetry.
For this call we are not accepting pamphlets of poetry for children
Opens 1 August 2023. Closing date: 31 October 2023
The competition will be judged by Chris Hardy
The winner will receive a publishing contract with Clayhanger Press and 25 free printed copies of the pamphlet and an online Zoom book launch.
The prize pamphlet will contain 24 to 32 pages of poetry.
For this call we are not accepting pamphlets of poetry for children
Opens 1 August 2023. Closing date: 31 October 2023
- Entries for the competition should be as a single file containing between 8 and 10 poems that showcase the poet’s work.
- All poems must be entirely the entrant’s own work. Individual poems in an entry may have been published online, in journals or magazines, or multi-author anthologies, provided the writer retains copyright.
- Each entry should contain 8 to 10 poems of no more than 70 lines per poem including stanza breaks. Each poem should start on a new page and be in 12 pt Times Roman font.
- The winner will be invited to submit up to 32 pages of poetry for the pamphlet and will receive editorial support from The Alchemy Spoon towards the publication of their pamphlet.
- You may submit up to two entries, each of 8–10 poems, provided an entry fee is paid for each.
- Your entry’s title should appear on a separate first page. The title may relate to a key poem or suggest the collection’s theme if it has one. The title must also be the name of the file containing your poems.
- To maintain anonymous judging, there must be no identifying marks on any poem or title page. We will match your entry title to your email address after anonymous judging is complete.
- In step 3 of the Duotrope submission process please ignore the request to remove the file name from your submission. Just ensure that there are no identifying details such as name social media details etc and then check the box to confirm this.
- Each entry must have all the poems in one file in Word format. If possible, please set the page size to A5 format or 6 x 8 inches.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but an entry must be withdrawn in the event of it winning a prize or publication elsewhere.
- Results will be emailed by January 31 2024 to all who entered, and published on the Alchemy Spoon website shortly afterwards.
- The entry fee will be £10 each.
- Entries must be paid for via Duotrope during your submission, and your entry file uploaded, by the closing time of 11.59 pm on 31 October 2023.
To enter press the Submit button below to go to Duotrope
