Eli Coppola was a San Francisco based poet who was an important part of the city’s spoken word and literary scenes in the 1990’s. She died in 2000. Her many chapbooks have been collected in the volume Some Angels Wear Black, published by manic d press.
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The Astrophil Press Poetry Prize for First or Second Book of Poetry
JUDGE: Eleni Sikelianos
The purpose of this prize is to make available a book of poetry from a new
and exciting writer. We encourage all manner of poetry, but have particular
interest in work that is adventurous, playful, insightful, and pushes
boundaries of convention.
The prize of a published book with distribution will be awarded in 2010
(publication of the book in the same year). The author will receive a
standard contract with Astrophil Press, 50 copies, and royalties.
The prize is open to any writer in English who has not published a first or
second book-length collection of poems. Poems previously published in
periodicals may be included in the manuscript. All submissions must be
original work. The editors of Astrophil Press will screen manuscripts for
the judge. All judging will be done blindly.
Entries will be accepted from October 1st 2009 – January 1st 2010.
To enter or for information please visit:
astrophilpress.com
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