Additional info
Trans and nonbinary poets of all genders, and cis women poets can submit their chapbook to the Nine Syllables Press chapbook contest. We especially encourage trans/LGBTQIA++ poets and BIPOC poets to submit their work. Poets can have previously published collections of poetry, but the manuscript you submit cannot have been previously published. Individual poems from the collection may have been published elsewhere. AI generated work is not permitted. Current students at Smith College are not eligible to submit. Do NOT include your name or any identifying details (address, social media handles, etc) anywhere in your manuscript. If your name appears in a poem, such as a ghazal, please redact it with a [ ]. Please use a standard typeface such as Times New Roman or Garamond, size 12. Include a table of contents at the beginning, and an acknowledgements page at the end, listing any places where individual poems have been published. These do not count towards your page count. Please include page numbers on all pages. 20-40 pages is a guideline, but this is a chapbook contest, not a full-length or a micro. We will consider manuscripts close to 20-40 pages, a few pages more or less will not disqualify you.