Now available:
The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey

Contests: Deadline to submit to Sol Books Prose Contest is Oct. 31^st

My Father's Gloves, by David Spiering — sample poems

Bodywearers, by Connie Colwell Miller — sample poems

Poetry Series:
Mama Joy, by Eileen Silver-Lilywhite was released this summer — sample poems

Gigs, by John Davis — sample poems

Pacific,by Scott R. Welvaert — sample poems

Well Deserved, by Michael Loyd Gray — sample chapter

The Prostitutes of Post Office Street, by Frank F. Carden — sample chapter

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Poetry Series

Sol Books grants one annual award for a book-length collection of poetry. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract, including a $500 advance.

Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract.

GUIDELINES

• Submit at least 40 pages of poetry without any identifying information appearing on the manuscript
• Entry should be typed and single-spaced with one poem per page
• Entry can be of any style or theme
• Poems within the collection may be previously published as long as entrant retains the copyright and provides proper acknowledgements
• Entry may be simultaneously submitted; however, Sol Books must be notified if the submitted collection is accepted for publication elsewhere
• Postmark date: Closed

WHAT TO INCLUDE

• $15 Reading Fee, payable to Skywater Publishing Company
• Completed entry form, with contact information (name, address, phone number, and email address) and title of entry
• Title page, without contact information
• Table of contents and Acknowledgements page

MAIL SUBMISSION TO

Skywater Publishing\Sol Books
Poetry Contest
398 Goodrich Ave
St. Paul MN  55102

For further questions, please email submissions@solbooks.com.