The 2024 Comstock Review Chapbook Contest is open for submissions!!!!
Prize: $1000 plus publication and 50 author’s copies.
Judge: Abayomi Animashaun
Sponsored by Comstock Review, Inc.
Entry Fee: $30 per chapbook (plus Submittable fee if submitted online). Entry fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook.
Submissions accepted August 1 – October 31
Important! The Submission Guidelines have changed! Read carefully:
1) Previous 1st prize winners in our chapbook contests are ineligible.
2) *NEW* Submit original single-authored work not previously published as a collection (single poems may have been published). Do NOT submit AI-generated work. Immediately withdraw any submission accepted elsewhere.
3) *REVISED* Submit a cover page with title only, Table of Contents, and 25-34 pages of poetry, single-spaced. Number all pages.
4) *REVISED* All entries are screened by editors of The Comstock Review before going to the final judge. To ensure impartiality, do not include author’s name or identifying information anywhere in the submitted manuscript.
5) *REVISED* The poet name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 50-word bio and acknowledgements should ONLY be included in the online submission form/ cover letter.
6) *REVISED* Do not send title page with author’s name, dedications, graphics, illustrations or cover art. Only the winner will provide these.
SUBMIT ONLINE: $30 + online fees using https://comstockreview.submittable.com/submit OR by USPS mail
Additional Guidelines for Print Manuscripts only:
7. Print manuscripts should be paginated and secured with a binder clip; no staples or plastic covers.
8. Include 2 cover pages: 1 with the manuscript title, poet’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address; second with the manuscript title only.
9. Include SASE for results only; no manuscripts will be returned.
10. Submit all materials by USPS MAIL in a binder clip, together with a check or money order for $30 to:
The Comstock Review, att: Chapbook Contest, 4956 St. John Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215
Email questions to: [email protected]
