2025 Gasher Press Book Award
The 2025 Gasher Press Book Award is open to any writer based in the United States, regardless of publication history. The winner will receive $1,000 + Publication and 20 free copies.
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open for submissions from July 10th - October 31st
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Guidelines:
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​​We accept poetry (hybrid works are welcome) books between 48-90pgs,excluding front and back matter.
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Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please withdraw your work immediately if it is accepted elsewhere.
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Once work is submitted, it can not be revised or edited. If your submission is selected, you will have the opportunity to submit a revised manuscript at that time. Please do not email revised versions of the original works or attach revisions to your submission on Submittable. We will not consider it.
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We only accept unpublished works. Sections previously published as a chapbook or individual poems are okay, but the manuscript as a whole should be unpublished. Self-publishing is considered published.
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This is a blind screening. Do not include any identifying information on the manuscript, including the file name.
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Manuscripts must include a table of contents.
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No images are drawings within the manuscript are permitted.
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No preambles or bios in the manuscript.
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Feel free to include an acknowledgements page.
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Please include a bio and brief synopsis of the work in the designated fields on Submittable.
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Submit as .pdf or .docx, 12pt font.
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This prize is open only to those who currently reside in the United States.
Judging:
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The prize will be judged by the Gasher Press staff. Each submission will be screened by at least two readers. From our semi-finalist pool, the editors will select a winner.
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Have more questions? Contact us at Press@gasherjournal.com.