THE TWO SYLVIAS PRESS 2024 WILDER SERIES POETRY BOOK PRIZE (Now Open!)
Submission Dates: Sept. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024
2024 Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize:
A Poetry Contest for Women Over Age 50 Submission Dates: Sept. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024 Judges: The Editors of Two Sylvias Press: Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy Prize: $1000 and publication by Two Sylvias Press (print book and author copies). The Wilder Series Book Prize is open to women over 50 years of age (established or emerging poets) and includes a $1000 prize, publication by Two Sylvias Press, and 20 copies of the winning book. Women submitting manuscripts may be poets with one or more previously published chapbooks/books or poets without any prior chapbook/book publications. (We use an inclusive definition of “woman” and “female” and we welcome trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are female-identified or AFAB.) ALL manuscripts will be considered for publication. Please read the complete guidelines below before submitting your manuscript. (Note: Please scroll down if you would like to order copies of books that have won the Wilder Series Book Prize.) Submission Requirements: Please submit an original, unpublished full-length manuscript of poetry (no translations or previously self-published books). Individual poems may have been previously published in journals, magazines, anthologies, and chapbooks, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Open to: Women over the age of 50 (born on or before December 31, 1974) Length: 48-80 pages of poems (One poem per page. Poems can be longer than one page, but please do not place two separate poems on the same page.) Manuscript should include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page for previously published poems. Poet’s name should not appear in the manuscript. A poet may submit more than one manuscript for consideration. Submit additional manuscript(s) in a separate email(s) and include submission fee(s). Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please notify Two Sylvias Press by emailing twosylviaspress@gmail.com immediately if manuscript is accepted elsewhere. NOTE: Our mission at Two Sylvias Press is to support poets. Your manuscript will NOT be disqualified if it was submitted incorrectly. We will not penalize you for trying and making a mistake. If we have a question or concern about your manuscript format, we will contact you and allow you to resubmit. Please know that we are on your side. Thank you for trusting us with your work. HOW TO SUBMIT:
Payment methods are Check or PayPal 1) To Pay By Check: Mail check for $24 payable to: Two Sylvias Press and mail to: Two Sylvias Press, PO Box 1524, Kingston, WA 98346 (Please include manuscript title on check.) 2) To pay $24 by Paypal/Credit Card, please press the Buy Now button below: 2023 Wilder Series Book Prize
Winner: Eve Alexandra None of Us in White Publication Date: Spring 2025 
2021 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Gail Griffin Omena Bay Testament Click here to purchase Omena Bay Testament |
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2020 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Michelle Bitting Nightmares and Miracles Click here to purchase Nightmares & Miracles 
2019 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Gail Martin Disappearing Queen Click here to purchase Disappearing Queen 
2019 Wilder Series Book Prize Finalist: Kelly Cressio-Moeller Shade of Blue Trees Click here to purchase Shade of Blue Trees 
2018 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Erica Bodwell Crown of Wild Click here to purchase Crown of Wild 
2017 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Dana Roeser All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts Click here to purchase All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts 
2016 Wilder Series Book Prize Winner: Adrian Blevins Appalachians Run Amok Click here to purchase Appalachians Run Amok |
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2015 Wilder Series Book Prize:
Winner: Carmen Gillespie,
The Blue Black Wet of Wood
Click here to purchase The Blue Black Wet of Wood
2015 Wilder Series Book Prize:
Winner: Carmen Gillespie,
The Blue Black Wet of Wood
Click here to purchase The Blue Black Wet of Wood
2015 Wilder Series Book Prize:
Finalist: Molly Tenenbaum
Mytheria
Click here to purchase Mytheria
Questions About The Wilder Series Book Prize?
Please address any questions regarding the contest to: twosylviaspress@gmail.com
Please address any questions regarding the contest to: twosylviaspress@gmail.com
