Submission Guidelines & Contests


Submissions

Submissions to Compass Rose are read between August 1 and December 1 of each year. Although we try to hold submissions received outside of this period until the next reading cycle, we may occasionally have to return them unread depending upon the volume of submissions.

We are looking for a wide variety of styles, forms, and approaches, both traditional and experimental. We will consider the work of poets, fiction writers, essayists, photographers, and other visual artists.

All submissions should be accompanied by a SASE. Please also include:

* your name
* mailing address
* email address
* phone number

Limit poetry submissions to five (5) poems and fiction/non-fiction pieces to 10,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are accepted; previously published works are not.

Send submissions to:

Compass Rose
Chester College of New England
40 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036


Pat Parnell Poetry Contest

The Department of Writing and Literature at Chester College of New England is pleased to host the Pat Parnell Poetry Contest. Named after the founder of Compass Rose, Professor Patricia Parnell, the contest is designed to bring work of the finest quality to the pages of our magazine.

Each year, the winner of the contest receives $400 and publication in Compass Rose. All other entries will be considered for publication. The contest fee is $3 per poem with a limit of 5 poems per entry.

Patricia Smith will judge the 2007 contest. Her most recent book of poetry, Teahouse of the Almighty, was a 2005 National Poetry Series winner, selected by Edward Sanders (Coffee House Press). A record-setting, four-time national poetry slam champion, Smith has been featured in the film Slamnation and on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam.

Interested poets should mail their work to:

Professor Jenn Monroe
Parnell Prize in Poetry
Chester College of New England
40 Chester Street
Chester, NH 03036

Contest entrants are asked not to include their names on poems; instead, please enclose a cover letter listing titles and contact information, as well as SASE for notification of the results. All entries must be postmarked by November 1 of each year. No email submissions or previously published work will be accepted.

Relatives, friends, and colleagues of the judge are not eligible.


Purchase

Printed copies of Compass Rose are available for purchase for $10 each.

Please send check made payable to Chester College of New England to:

Compass Rose
Chester College of New England
40 Chester St.
Chester, NH
03036


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