The Wishing Jewel Prize and Open-reading Period

The Wishing Jewel Prize honors an innovative book-length manuscript that challenges expectations of genre, form, or mode while engaging the rich possibilities of lyrical expression. Named for an essay in Anne Carson’s innovative book Plainwater, we look forward to work that questions the boundaries of what poems and books can be. Note: All manuscripts are considered for publication, even those that don’t aim to “push the envelope,” so this is both a contest for the most innovative manuscript and an open-reading period.

• Contest awards $1000 and publication.
• All finalists considered for publication.
• In the Series: Bruce Bond, Walter Cochran-Bond, Dennis Hinrichsen, Kristi Maxwell, JoAnne McFarland, Boyer Rickel, Jordan Stempleman, Robin Tomens.