The Louisville Review is thrilled to announce that Jeanie Thompson will serve as distinguished judge for our 2024 National Poetry Book Contest!

This first-book contest invites poets living in the United States who have not yet published a full-length book of poetry to submit manuscripts of 48-70 pages.

Winner will receive $1,000 and Publication through The Louisville Review’s Fleur-de-Lis Press, 25 author copies, and distribution through Barnes & Nobel and Amazon.

The winning book will be reviewed online in North American Review, the longest running literary magazine in the nation.

Finalists will receive publication of a selected, previously unpublished poem in The Louisville Review, and we will hold an online reading for the winner and finalists.

The reading fee of $25 includes a 1-year print subscription to The Louisville Review.

Full details here: https://louisvillereview.org