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From Ashley’s Desk: Mira’s List, a free service for aspiring artists, writers and the like, has information about a  grant fellowship through the Center For Book Arts.  It’s for residents of New York, but once you check out the details at http://miraslist.blogspot.com/2009/05/artists-book-residencies-and-grants.html you might just find yourself packing up and moving to NY.

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2010 Kore Press First Book Award Now Accepting Submissions!

Judge: Claudia Rankine
Deadline: July 31, 2009
A prize of $1,000 plus book publication by Kore Press will be given for a book-length poetry manuscript.

This competition is open to any female writer who has not published a   full-length collection of poetry. Writers who have had chapbooks of less than   42 pages printed in editions of no more than 400 copies are eligible.

How to Submit
Submit your manuscript and $20 reading fee here.

Manuscripts must be:

  • a minimum of 48 pages and a maximum of 70 pages. no cover letter needed.
  • anonymous (do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript)
  • original poetry written by applicant (translations are not eligible)

Questions? Contact kore@korepress.org or visit our website http://www.korepress.org