OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
We are accepting submissions now. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2026
OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Manuscripts written in a language other than English are accepted when accompanied by an English translation. Submit a manuscript of 16 to 34 pages, a brief bio, acknowledgments, and a cover letter with a $20 entry fee. Please do not include your name on the manuscript. The bio should be included on the cover letter only.
We do allow hybrid manuscripts in addition to traditional poetry manuscripts: prose poetry or formal verse.
We do allow art to be included with the manuscript. Please follow page count guidelines. One page of art is equal to one page of poetry.
All entries are considered for publication.
Deadline: February 15, 2026
Leah Huete de Maines will judge.
FLP strongly encourages submission via our submittable page: http://finishinglinepress.submittable.com/submit
These are the complete guidelines.
Finishing Line Press, Open Chapbook Competition, P.O. Box 1626, Georgetown, KY 40324.
Chris Kincaid, Director and Senior Editor. finishingbooks@aol.comfinishinglinepress.com