THE TWO SYLVIAS PRESS 2024 WILDER SERIES POETRY BOOK PRIZE (Now Open!) 

Submission Dates: Sept. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2024

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2024 Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize: 
A Poetry Contest for Women Over Age 50

Submission Dates: Sept. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024

Judges: The Editors of Two Sylvias Press:
Kelli Russell Agodon & Annette Spaulding-Convy
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Prize: $1000 and publication by Two Sylvias Press 
(print book and author copies).


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The Wilder Series Book Prize is open to women over 50 years of age (established or emerging poets) and includes a $1000 prize, publication by Two Sylvias Press, and 20 copies of the winning book. Women submitting manuscripts may be poets with one or more previously published chapbooks/books or poets without any prior chapbook/book publications. (We use an inclusive definition of “woman” and “female” and we welcome trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are female-identified or AFAB.)

​ALL manuscripts will be considered for publication.

Please read the complete guidelines below before submitting your manuscript.

(Note: Please scroll down if you would like to order copies of books that have won the Wilder Series Book Prize.)
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Submission Requirements:

Please submit an original, unpublished full-length manuscript of poetry (no translations or previously self-published books). Individual poems may have been previously published in journals, magazines, anthologies, and chapbooks, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.

Open to: Women over the age of 50 (born on or before December 31, 1974)

Length: 48-80 pages of poems (recommended)
(One poem per page. Poems can be longer than one page, but please do not place two separate poems on the same page.)

Manuscript should include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page for previously published poems.

Poet’s name should not appear in the manuscript.

A poet may submit more than one manuscript for consideration. Submit additional manuscript(s) in a separate email(s) and include submission fee(s).

Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please notify Two Sylvias Press by emailing twosylviaspress@gmail.com immediately if manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

Note: International submissions welcome as well as collaborative manuscripts.

NOTE: Our mission at Two Sylvias Press is to support poets. Your manuscript will NOT be disqualified if it was submitted incorrectly. We will not penalize you for trying and making a mistake. If we have a question or concern about your manuscript format, we will contact you and allow you to resubmit. Please know that we are on your side. Thank you for trusting us with your work.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

  • Electronic submissions only, emailed to: twosylviaswilderseries@gmail.com   Note: If you do not receive an email confirmation of your submission within 24 hours, resubmit your manuscript. The confirmation email may be in your spam folder.  Please do not email Two Sylvias Press to receive an individual confirmation of receipt of your manuscript or to confirm your payment. Note: if you submit more than one manuscript by gmail, you will one receive one email confirmation.
 
  • In the body of email, please include a short bio, manuscript title, page length, poet’s name, and all contact info (email, mailing address, and phone number).
 
  • Email subject line should include: last name, manuscript title, and the year (2024).
   
  • Submission/Reading Fee is $24 per manuscript

Payment methods are Check or PayPal
 
1)  To Pay By Check:
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Mail check for $24 payable to: 
Two Sylvias Press and mail to: Two Sylvias Press, PO Box 1524, Kingston, WA  98346 
(Please include manuscript title on check.) 

2) To pay $24 by Paypal/Credit Card,  please press the Buy Now button below:
2023 Wilder Series Book Prize

Winner: Eve Alexandra
None of Us in White

Publication Date: Spring 2025
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2022 Wilder Series Book Prize

​Winner: Tiffany Midge
Horns

Click here to purchase Horns
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2021 Wilder Series Book Prize

​Winner: Gail Griffin
Omena Bay Testament

Click here to purchase Omena Bay Testament
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A Selection of 
​Publications & Offerings  
from Two Sylvias Press

The Weekly Muse: Join our VIP Community and Receive Weekly Poetry Prompts, Writing Exercises, Submission Opportunities. Community, and NOW a year of FREE Zoom classes (worth $2600!) included with your paid subscription of $198!
The Poet Tarot & Guidebook
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2020 Wilder Series Book Prize

Winner: Michelle Bitting
Nightmares and Miracles

Click here to purchase Nightmares & Miracles



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2019 Wilder Series Book Prize

  Winner: Gail Martin
  Disappearing Queen

  Click here to purchase Disappearing Queen
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2019 Wilder Series Book Prize

  Finalist: Kelly Cressio-Moeller
  Shade of Blue Trees

  Click here to purchase Shade of Blue Trees
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​ 2018 Wilder Series Book Prize

  Winner: Erica Bodwell
  Crown of Wild

  Click here to purchase Crown of Wild
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  2017 Wilder Series Book Prize

  Winner: Dana Roeser
  All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts

 Click here to purchase All Transparent Things Need Thundershirts


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  2016 Wilder Series Book Prize

  Winner: Adrian Blevins
  Appalachians Run Amok

  Click here to purchase Appalachians Run Amok



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2015 Wilder Series Book Prize: 

Winner: Carmen Gillespie,
The Blue Black Wet of Wood

Click here to purchase The Blue Black Wet of Wood



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​   2015 Wilder Series Book Prize: 

   Finalist: Molly Tenenbaum
​   Mytheria

   Click here to purchase Mytheria
Questions About The Wilder Series Book Prize?
Please address any questions regarding the contest to: twosylviaspress@gmail.com