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Gulf Coast is now accepting entries for the Gulf Coast Prize in Translation for an extra three weeks. In 2016, the contest is open to poetry in translation. The winner receives $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions will each receive $250. All entries will be considered for paid publication on our website as Online Exclusives.
Entry to the contest also includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast, beginning with the issue in which the corresponding prize winners are published.
2016 Prize in Tranlsation judge Idra NoveyThis year’s contest will be judged by Idra Novey. She is the author of the novel Ways to Disappear, selected as a New York Times' Editors' Choice. Her most recent poetry collection, Exit Civilian, was chosen by Patricia Smith for the 2011 National Poetry Series. Her translations include Clarice Lispector's The Passion According to G.H. and Birds for a Demolition, the Selected Poems of Manoel de Barros.
Guidelines
Poetry: Send up to ten pages of poetry translated into English. Excerpts from longer works are welcome and preference will be given to contemporary work published within the last fifty years. As part of your submission, include the text in its original language, provide a brief synopsis (no more than 200 words) of the work and the author you are translating, and indicate whether you have, and can grant us, permission to publish the original work and the translation.
Contest Guidelines for Online Submissions
- Submissions accepted via Gulf Coast’s online submissions manager which can be foud the "Further official information" link below
- Submit up to ten pages of poetry along with the original text in a single .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf file.
- Only previously unpublished translations will be considered.
- The contest will be judged blindly, so please do not include your cover letter, your name, or any contact information in the uploaded document. This information should only be typed in the “Comments” field.
Contest Guidelines for Postal Mail Submissions
- Only previously unpublished work will be considered.
- Please address postal mail entries to:
ATTN: Translation Prize
Department of English
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-3013 - The contest will be judged blindly, so your contact information should appear only on your cover letter.
- Please include your $18 reading fee, payable in U.S. dollars to “Gulf Coast.”
We can't wait to read your translations!
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://gulfcoastmag.org/contests/prize-in-translation/