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Shadow Dog Literary Inc. 

The 2025 Rising Poet Chapbook Prize seeks to elevate and reward exceptional emerging literary talent. Open to unpublished chapbook-length poetry manuscripts from all US-based poets who have not yet published a full-length collection. Up to three $500 contracts will be awarded. 


The award is open to US-based poets who have not yet published a full-length collection.

Rising Poet Chapbook Prize

The 2025 Rising Poet Chapbook Prize seeks to elevate and reward exceptional emerging literary talent and is open to previously unpublished chapbook-length poetry collections from US-based poets who have not yet published a full-length collection. 

We are drawn to evocative, raw, poignant, and powerful pieces of substance and style. Pluck at our heartstrings, speak to our souls, send shivers down our spines, shine a light on our darkness, and uncover all of our unspoken truths. 

Prize Packages: Publication by Shadow Dog Press with a transparent and competitive royalties contract including a $500 advance payable upon signing, 25 author copies, chapbook marketing & promotions, a multi-page feature in The SDL Review, a 5-year digital subscription to The SDL Review, and 2 print copies of the issue(s) in which you are featured. Up to three prize packages will be awarded. All manuscripts will be considered for an offer of publication. 



Rising Poet Chapbook Prize

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