TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series: Virginia

The TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series seeks to highlight a first full-length collection by an emerging poet from each state in the southern U.S.

General Guidelines
 · Submissions are open December 1 – March 1 (11:59pm).
 · Open to any poet born in Virginia, currently residing in Virginia, or who lived in Virginia for 5 consecutive years at any point, who has not yet published a full-length collection of poetry. The author may have published chapbooks or books in other genres.
 · There is no fee to enter.
 · There are no formal restrictions, we welcome poetry of any style/form.
 · Open to any poet writing in English. Translations are not eligible.
 · Poems may have been published individually in magazines or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.
 · Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please notify TRP immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Submittable if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
 · Current and former students and faculty of Sam Houston State University are not eligible.
 · Submissions are accepted through Submittable only.
 · The selected author will receive a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.

Manuscript Guidelines
 · Manuscripts must be between 50 and 100 pages in length.
 · Please include a table of contents, title page, acknowledgments page, and page numbers.
 · No more than one poem per page.
 · Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format.
 · No revisions will be accepted once the manuscript is uploaded.

This submission form is open only for proposals of scholarly nonfiction, trade nonfiction, edited anthologies, or edited book series. Submissions to this form of single-author creative works of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction will not be considered. Open calls for submissions are on our Submittable page, and our full submissions schedule is listed on our website.

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TRP is particularly interested in projects that would fit in one of the following areas:

• 20th & 21st Century American Poetry
• Creative Writing Studies
• Environmental Writing
• Gulf Coast Studies
• Hybrid Genres
• Innovative Prose
• Literary Fiction
• Poetics
• Southern Studies
• Texas Studies
  

 If TRP is interested in pursuing your project, it will move on to the peer review and editorial processes.

2025 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize: Guidelines

The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize
Prize: $1,000
Final Judge: Fatimah Asghar

Recent judges include Steven Dunn, Michael Martone, Renee Gladman, Leslie Jill Patterson, Hannah Pittard, and Rita Bullwinkel.

General Guidelines

• Submissions are open January 1 – March 31.
• A fee of $20 must be paid at the time of submission.
• Open to anyone writing in English. Translations are not eligible.
• Excerpts may have been published individually in magazines or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished.
• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, please notify TRP immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Submittable if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
• Current and former students and faculty of Sam Houston State University are not eligible.
• Family and current or former students* of the final judge or TRP staff are not eligible.
• Current and former TRP authors are not eligible.
• Submitters must be 18+ years of age.
• Submissions are accepted through Submittable only.
• Winner will receive a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.
• Winner will be announced in August 2025.

*Writers who studied with the final judge or TRP staff for a semester-length period are not eligible. Writers who studied with the final judge or TRP staff for two-week residencies, single workshops, or other instances less than a semester in length are eligible, provided the work submitted is previously unseen by TRP staff or the final judge.
 

Manuscript Guidelines

• Novella manuscripts should have a total word count of between 20,000 and 50,000 words.
• Please include a table of contents, title page, and page numbers.
• Please double-space and use a 12pt. font.
• Do not include an acknowledgments page.
• Submissions are judged on an anonymous basis. Please remove any identifying information from the manuscript.
• Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format.
• No revisions will be accepted once the manuscript is uploaded.

Winner will be announced on the TRP website. http://texasreviewpress.org

The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize

Prize: $1,000

Final Judge: KB Brookins

Recent judges include Carolyn Hembree, Alison Pelegrin, Taylor Johnson, Benjamin Garcia, Esther Lin, and Gary Jackson.
 

General Guidelines

• A fee of $20 must be paid at the time of submission.
• Open to any poet writing in English. Translations are not eligible.
• Poems may have been published individually in magazines or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.
• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please notify TRP immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Submittable if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
• Current and former students and faculty of Sam Houston State University are not eligible.
• Family and current or former students* of the final judge or TRP staff are not eligible.
• Current and former TRP authors are not eligible.
• Submitters must be 18+ years of age.
• Submissions are accepted through Submittable only.
• Winner will receive a $1,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.
• Winner will be announced in August 2025.

*Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for a semester-length period are not eligible. Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for two-week residencies, single workshops, or other instances less than a semester in length are eligible, provided the work submitted is previously unseen by TRP staff or the final judge.

Manuscript Guidelines

• Manuscripts may be no longer than 40 pages.
• Please include a table of contents, title page, and page numbers.
• Do not include an acknowledgments page.
• No more than one poem per page.
• Submissions are judged on an anonymous basis. Please remove any identifying information from the manuscript.
• Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format.
• No revisions will be accepted once the manuscript is uploaded.

Winner will be announced through Submittable and on the TRP website, www.texasreviewpress.org