Changes Press

The Changes Book Prize awards $10,000 and publication for a first or second collection of poems. In addition to the cash prize, winners receive a fairer-than-standard publishing contract, national distribution, extensive advertising and publicity, 50 copies of their book, and a launch event in NYC.

Open to only residents of the United States who have not published (or committed to publishing) more than one book-length collection of poetry with a registered ISBN.

Changes Book Prize

Poems published in print or online periodicals, anthologies, or chapbooks may be included, but the manuscript itself must be unpublished. Translations and works by multiple authors are not accepted.

Manuscripts must be a minimum of 48 numbered pages and a maximum of 96 numbered pages in length, including the title page and table of contents.

Changes Book Prize

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