Kingdoms In The Wild Annual Poetry Prize 2022

Winner will receive $250 & Publication of winning chapbook by Kingdoms in the Wild & 5 complimentary physical copies mailed to the author

MARCH 7TH 2022 TO APRIL 17TH 2022

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Winner will receive $250 & Publication of winning chapbook by Kingdoms in the Wild & 5 complimentary physical copies mailed to the author as well as the option to choose a single complimentary title from our existing catalog. Kingdoms in the Wild will also promote the winning chapbook to all our readers across our various platforms and will work to provide copies to reviewers and poet enthusiasts.

ELIGIBILITY

We are looking for emerging writers who have yet to publish a collection of poetry (not including self-published chapbooks)

Submit a manuscript featuring 15 to 30 poems in standard .doc / docx or pdf document

A majority of the poems should be unpublished, but individual poems can be previously published (if applicable: tell us where and when the poem was published)

One winner will be selected from submissions received during the reading period

All submissions must be emailed to Kingdomsinthewild@gmail.com by Midnight PT on APRIL 17th 2022

Kingdoms in the Wild team will select the winning manuscript

Winner will be announced SUMMER 2022 (approx. 4 - 8 weeks after the end of the reading period)

FORMAT

Poems should be in English

Include a short description of the work in the body of the email submission

Please have the collection title on the first page

Each new poem should appear on a separate page

Author name, biography, acknowledgements and other information should appear at the end of the document.

Please do not include any images or graphics in or with your work.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Send your work to Kingdomsinthewild@gmail.com Subject: 2022 Poetry Prize

Your submission should include your contact information: Your mailing address, your phone number and your email address as well as links to social media or blogs / websites

Due to the current global crisis, we ask you to please make sure that you are able to receive your prize money via Paypal in the event that you win. 

Any submissions received outside the reading period will be unread unless extension is authorized by the editors at Kingdoms in the Wild before the end of the reading period

Please submit only one manuscript for consideration to the Kingdoms in the Wild Poetry Prize

We accept simultaneous submissions but please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere

We reserve the right to not select a winner for any given year of the competition