Press · Richmond, California
Omnidawn Publishing
Omnidawn is an independent nonprofit literary press founded in 2001 and based in Richmond, California, publishing daring contemporary poetry, fiction, and works in translation alongside its free online journal OmniVerse. The press runs four annual poetry contests—the 1st/2nd Poetry Book Contest, Single Poem Broadside Contest, Poetry Chapbook Contest, and Poetry Open Book Contest—as well as an annual Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Contest. All contest submissions are accepted exclusively via Submittable, with financial hardship fee waivers available upon request.
Open to poets
- Book manuscripts. No unsolicited submissions; enter the contests. Pays: $2,000, publication, and 25 copies.
- Chapbook Contest. May 1 to June 16. Fee: $25. Pays: $1,000 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
- First/Second Poetry Book Contest. January 1 to February 16 (2027 cycle: January 1, 2027 to February 16, 2027). Fee: $28. Pays: $3,000 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
- Poetry Open Book Contest. Jul 1–Aug 16, 2027. Fee: $28. Pays: $3,000 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
- Single Poem Broadside Contest. Mar 1–Apr 16, 2027. Fee: $13 for 1 poem, $17 for 2, $28 for up to 5. Pays: $1,000 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere. Up to 5 poems.
- Single Poem Contest. Now run as the Single Poem Broadside Contest. Fee: $12. Pays: $1,000 prize.
Official site: omnidawn.com/contests. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
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