The 2014 William Matthews Poetry Prize accepts submisisons

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The 2014 William Matthews Poetry Prize accepts submisisons

We are now considering submissions for the 2014 William Matthews Poetry Prize!

Final Judge for 2014: Billy Collins

First Place: $1,000, publication in Asheville Poetry Review, and a featured reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville
Second Place: $250, publication, and a featured reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore
Third Place: publication and a featured reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore
The final judging process will be “blind” (all identifying information will be removed from the poems).
All submissions will be considered for publication.

Postmark Deadline: January 15, 2014

Send 3 poems, any style, any theme, any length, with a $20 entry fee (payable to Asheville Poetry Review) to:

William Matthews Poetry Prize
c/o Asheville Poetry Review
PO Box 7086
Asheville, NC 28802

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About Alli Marshall
Alli Marshall has lived in Asheville for more than 20 years and loves live music, visual art, fiction and friendly dogs. She is the winner of the 2016 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize and the author of the novel "How to Talk to Rockstars," published by Logosophia Books. Follow me @alli_marshall

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