Patricia Dobler Poetry Award

Carlow University presents The Patricia Dobler Poetry Award

This contest is open to women writers over the age of 40 who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, currently living in the U.S., who have not published a full-length book of poetry, fiction, or non-fiction (chapbooks excluded). Current Carlow students or employees are not eligible.

Submission guidelines:

• Each poem must be unpublished, up to 75 lines per poem
• Up to two poems, of any style, per submission
• Submissions must be postmarked by or before September 1, 2011
• Submissions received after September 8, 2011 will not be accepted, regardless of postmark date
• Winner will be notified by September 20, 2011

With each two-poem submission, submit the following:

• Cover sheet with name, address, phone number, email, and titles of poem(s)
• Check/money order for $20, made payable to Carlow University
• Clearly addressed, standard letter sized self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification

The author's name, address, and any identifying information should not appear on any poem.
All entries will receive a copy of Voices from the Attic.

Send entries to:
The Patricia Dobler Poetry Award
Jan Beatty, Director of Creative Writing
Carlow University
3333 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

The winner will receive the Patricia Dobler Poetry Award, in the form of round-trip travel and lodging as a participating guest of Carlow's MFA residency in Pittsburgh, PA, January 3-13, 2012. The winner will also receive a copy of Voices from the Attic, and a reading at Carlow University with judge Denise Duhamel.

For more information, please contact Ellie Wymard, PhD, at 412-578-6346.