Hudson Prize Winner Sarah Suzor to Read in NYC on 11/6

Sarah Suzor, who won this year’s Hudson Prize with her manuscript The Principle Agent, will read in New York City on November 11. She will read from Isle of Dogs, which was recently published by Toadlily Press. Sarah will be joined by Elizabeth Austen, Andrea Bates and Carol Stevens Kner.

Here are the details:

Hudson Prize Winner on The Nervous Breakdown

In case you missed it, 2010 Hudson Prize winner Sarah Suzor was featured on The Nervous Breakdown last weekend. To see the feature and read her poem “In Seclusion”, follow this link. Happy reading!

Hudson Prize Winner Announced

Congratulations to Sarah Suzor for winning the 2010 Hudson Prize with her manuscript The Principle Agent.

Suzor’s poetry, reviews and interviews have appeared in various online and print journals including Hotel Amerika, Tarpaulin Sky and Rain Taxi. Her first chapbook, It was the season, then. was published by EtherDome Press, and the Isle of Dogs section from this manuscript was selected for Toadlily Press’ chapbook Quartet Series. She lives  in Los Angeles, where she co-curates the national reading series 3+3 Poetry and co-edits Highway 101 Press.

The Principle Agent will be published by Black Lawrence Press in late 2011.

Congratulations again, Sarah!

The 2010 Hudson Prize Early Bird Special

Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for the 2010 Hudson Prize, an annual award that is given for an unpublished collection of short stories or poems. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication.

Previous winners of The Hudson Prize include Jo Neace Krause, Daniel Chacon and  Abayomi Animashaun. Last year’s winner was Patrick Michael Finn.

The entry fee for the prize is $25 and the deadline is March 31, 2010.

Because we know that many writers have been hit especially hard by the economic downturn, we are offering a fantastic early bird special. If you submit your manuscript to The Hudson Prize before February 1, 2010, we will only charge you the price of one of our titles. The choice is yours. Most of our titles are priced between $14 and $18. (And we carry great chapbooks that are only $9!)

Here’s how it works:

1) Go to www.blacklawrencepress.com.

2) Click on the “Books” button on the left side of the page.

3) Order a title that interests you.

4) Shortly after placing your order, you will receive an email from Paypal with your receipt. Keep that for your records. Don’t worry about forwarding it to us; we can cross-check everything on our end.

5) Send your cover letter and manuscript to editors@blacklawrencepress.com before February 1, 2010. In your cover letter, note the title that you purchased.

6) That’s it!

We look forward to reading your submissions!

-The Black Lawrence Press Team