Ashland Poetry Press | Snyder Prize

S N Y D E R P R I Z E

The Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize

This poetry book series honors the memory of Richard Snyder (1925-1986), poet, fiction writer, playwright, and long-time professor of English at Ashland University. He served for fifteen years as English department chair, and in 1969 co-founded and served as co-editor of the Ashland Poetry Press. He was also co-founder of the creative writing major at Ashland University, one of the first at the undergraduate level in the country. In selecting manuscripts for this series, Ashland Poetry Press editors keep in mind Snyder's tenacious dedication to craftsmanship and thematic integrity.

The Winner of the Snyder Prize Receives:

$1,000.00
publication of winning manuscript in a paperback edition of 1,000 copies
100 copies of the published book (in lieu of royalties)

Former Snyder Prize Winners:

Helen Wallace 2007, for Shimming the Glass House
Lorna Knowles Blake 2006, for Permanent Address
Benjamin Grossberg 2005, for Underwater Lengths in a Single Breath
Christine Gelineau 2004, for Remorseless Loyalty
Vern Rutsala 2003, for The Moment's Equation
Carol Barrett 2002, for Calling in the Bones
Corrinne Clegg Hales 2001, for Separate Escapes
Jan Lee Ande 2000, for Instructions for Walking on Water
Philip Brady 1999, for Weal
David Ray 1998, for Demons in the Diner
Wendy Battin 1997, for Little Apocalypse

The 2003 Snyder winner, The Moment's Equation by Vern Rutsala (published in December 2004), was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award. The 2004 Snyder winner, Remorseless Loyalty by Christine Gelineau, was nominated by David St. John for the 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry.

2008 Submission Guidelines:

Book-length poetry manuscripts
Original collection of poems of 50 to 80 pages, with no more than one poem per page
Single spaced
Bound by a single clip: No Folders or Notebooks, Please
Two title pages: one with name, address, and phone number and one with title only
$25 reading fee made payable to The Ashland Poetry Press
Deadline: April 30, 2009

Mail to:

The Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize
The Ashland Poetry Press
Ashland University
Ashland, OH 44805

For notification, enclose a letter-sized self-addressed, stamped envelope. All manuscripts other than the winning one will be recycled.

Look for our announcement in an upcoming issue of The Writers' Chronicle (AWP) and Poets & Writers.

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