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This anthology of 40 poets over 40, will celebrate exemplary
poems by poets who have had a little more time to hone their craft, poets with
life and experience behind their work, or poets who came to their craft later
in life.
This project is funded by a grant from ArtsForward, based in Summit County. As
such, submitting poets must be current or former residents of Summit or the
surrounding counties, or have a strong connection to the area.
Submissions are free and open to the public.
Submissions open on March 1, 2025, and submissions close at midnight, April 30, 2025. Link to submission form will be posted here when submissions go live.
Submission requirements:
1. Poets must confirm that their birthdate is on or before April 30, 1985.
2. Poets must be current or former residents of Summit, Medina, Cuyahoga,
Geauga, Portage, Stark, or Wayne Counties in Ohio, OR briefly explain their
connection to the area.
3. Submit up to three poems, pasting the text of the poems into the appropriate
fields in the form. For space considerations, individual poems must be no
longer than 70 lines or 500 words for prose poems. If you are submitting a poem
requiring special formatting that does not copy/paste into the form, please
email 40over40poetry[at]gmail[dot]com with any
questions.
4. Judging will be blind, and there should be no identifying information in the
text of the poems.
5. Accepted poets will receive a single $40 honorarium. Poets accepted for the anthology will also receive one (1) complementary copy of the final anthology.
Accepted poets will be invited to read their accepted poem during a public launch event at the Main Branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library on August 17, 2025.
6. No previously published work or simultaneous submissions, please.
7. Single spacing, except between stanzas and after the title.
8. Publication rights revert back to the author after publication. All poets retain their own copyright.
9. Please submit any questions by email to 40over40poetry[at]gmail[dot]com
Click HERE to begin your submission!
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