2025 Poetry Book Prize

Once we have finalized the details for next year and reopened the contest for 2025, submit your manuscript (select Poetry Book Contest), pay your fee, and confirm receipt of submission using our Online Submission Manager. 2024 guidelines. Updated guidelines coming ASAP. June 30 deadline.

At least two books are chosen for publication each year and often more when possible. 

Individual poems from manuscripts have also been selected for publication in Barrow Street journal and /or our affiliated multi-genre journal the Ocean State Review.

For contest queries, contact Rachel Rothenberg, Senior Associate Editor: rachelrothenberg@barrowstreet.org.

Kevin Prufer, last year's distinguished judge, chose Zounds! by Aleksander Zywicki as the winner of our 2024 Poetry Book Prize. The  Editors' Prize was awarded to The Electric Dress by Joanne Diaz. These books will be available soon.

2024 Prose Book Contest

Details about the 2024 Contest coming soon!  Prose Book Contest Guidelines will be updated shortly.

For contest queries, contact Rachel Rothenberg, Senior Associate Editor: rachelrothenberg@barrowstreet.org.

Journal Submission Guidelines

Send your submission for our upcoming issue by using our Online Submission Manager. The reading period is currently CLOSED. We anticipate opening submissions on April 15 - Dec. 31, please check back.

There is a $3 charge per submission, or for a $14 charge, you may submit your poems AND receive a 1-year subscription to our annual journal. Submit up to five manuscript pages. Name, address, and email should appear on each page. Submissions that exceed the maximum cannot be read.