In memory of that editor fella/publisher extraordinaire, Brian W. Fugett, The Brian Fugett Memorial Prize will be given annually for an outstanding poetry chapbook manuscript. One manuscript will be chosen for publication by Citizens for Decent Literature Press. The winner of the competition receives 25 contributor copies. This year’s award judges are Aleathia Drehmer and Michele McDannold.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN September 1 to September 30:
poetry manuscripts should be between 20-70 pages, 12 pt. font.
No previously published collections. NO simultaneous submissions.
email submissions as doc attachment to undergroundliterary@gmail.com, SUBJECT LINE: Brian Fugett Memorial Prize. Please include a short, first-person bio and a synopsis around 150 words.
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The 2025 prize will be announced at the Underground Lit Fest, November 8 in Toledo, Ohio. theliteraryunderground.org/litfest
