CATFISH POETRY is based in Elaine, Arkansas, the brief childhood home of world famous novelist Richard Wright, who was made to flee in the darkness of the 1919 Elaine Race Riots when his uncle was killed by a white mob for owning a saloon. Proceeds from Catfish’s endeavors benefit The Civil Wright program of Delta Shakespeare Project, an initiative that aims to bring scholarship and recognition to Wright’s presence in Elaine and the effects of the 1919 Riot. Catfish Publishing was founded in 2004 as an alternative voice in poetry, specializing in the promotion of new poets. Catfish has enriched poetry publishing and aims to have the widest collection of new and established southern poets available in the U.S.

Guidelines & Information For 2007

The postmark deadline for entries to the 2007 Catfish Prize For Poetry is December 31, 2007. To enter, submit 48-80 paginated pages of poetry, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, email address for results, no SASE (manuscripts will be recycled), and a $20.00 entry fee for each manuscript entered payable to Catfish Poetry. The winner will receive publication and promotion through Catfish. All entries will be considered for publication. Both free and formal verse styles are welcome. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere you must notify immediately. Fees are non-refundable. Writers' names should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please include your name and biographical information in a separate cover letter. Please be sure to include your email address.

FINALIST JUDGE
TBA

The Catfish Prize For Poetry entries may be sent, following the guidelines above, to:

Catfish Publishing
CORPORATE
ATTN: Poetry Submissions
32 Jones Street
Norcross, GA 30071

Questions may be addressed to the editor in email: editor@catfishpoetry.com.

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