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Sonora Review Poetry Contest Winners

The winning poems of this year’s Sonora Review Poetry Contest were selected by poet D. A. Powell. These poems will appear in Sonora Review: Issue 61, which is in the end stages of production now.

Congratulations to first-prize winner Rebecca Kutzer-Rice for her poem “Litany in Which I Never Show Your Face.”

First place:
Rebecca Kutzer-Rice, “Litany in Which I Never Show Your Face”

Second place:
Christine Larusso, “Nuclear Boy Scout”

Third-place winners:
Melissa Barrett, “Miracle Baby Born with a Job”
Eileen G’Sell, “Whoopi Will Always Be Center Square”
Benjamin Landry, “Br”

Thanks to our many entrants and to our judge D.A. Powell. And again, congratulations to our winners!

Poetry Contest Deadline Approaching, Dec. 1

A prize of $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review is given annually for an innovative poem.  D.A. Powell will judge. All entries are considered for publication, except for D.A. Powell’s students from the past five years. Second and third prize will be published in the journal, and all entries will receive a free journal if they provide shipping costs (a scant $3). Submit up to three poems with a $15 entry fee by December 1st. You can submit online here or send an SASE to:

Sonora Review Poetry Contest
Department of English
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721.

Where’s my Shippy?

Here is a link to Sonora Review’s poetry contest winner, Peter Jay Shippy. Not only did he win the contest, but he has a Cy Twombly image on the front page of his website! I like this guy.

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Jack Frosted

We are now pre-ordering for the winter issue of Sonora Review (featuring new poetry by Jeffrey McDaniel, Nik de Dominic, Catherine Theis, Joshua Robbins, Peter Jay Shippy, Matt Stangel, & more… new fiction by Amelia Gray, Colleen O’Brien, & Anjali Sachdeva… new nonfiction by Steven Church, Cheyenne Nimes, Lia Pupura, & Joan Connor… and the results of the 2009 Poetry Contest judged by Caroline Bergvall).

$10. Send check or cash to (and a note with current address):

Sonora Review [Issue 57] /  University of Arizona /  Tucson, AZ 85721

(Image by Bridgett Riley, found on http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/3938)

Poetry Contest Judged by Caroline Bergvall

We’re pleased to announce that the first annual Sonora Review poetry contest will be judged by Caroline Bergvall. We honor work that displays innovative technique and a fine attention to craft. The winner of the contest will receive 500$ and publication in the Winter 57th issue of Sonora Review. All contest entrants will be sent a complimentary Winter issue.

Entrants can submit 3 poems with a 10 page limit.

Multiple submissions to the contest are accepted, but every set of three poems must be accompanied by the reading fee.

All work will be considered for publication for the Winter issue.

Entries will be screened blindly by Sonora Review staff. The top entries will be sent to Caroline Bergvall, whereupon she will choose the winning entry.

The winner will be notified by email in November.

Eligibility

Alumni from the University of Arizona who have graduated in the past three years are excluded from the contest. Participants in contact with Caroline Bergvall or former students of hers are also excluded.

  1. For mailed submissions: Send complete manuscript with check and SASE to:Sonora Review Poetry Contest
    Department of English
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85721

2. For online submissions:
Sonora Review is now accepts manuscripts through ManuscriptHub.com.

Create an account at ManuscriptHub and follow their instructions to submit your manuscript electronically.

The reading fee for the contest is: $14.00