2025 Press 53 Award for Poetry

$1,000 advance, publication by Press 53 as a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection, and 53 copies awarded to an outstanding, unpublished poetry manuscript of approximately 50-120 pages. If a Runner-Up is also selected: $500 advance, publication by Press 53 as a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection, and 25 copies. Poet must be 18 or older, living in the US or one of its territories. Press 53 Poetry Series Editor Tom Lombardo will judge. Prizes awarded upon publication. Enter April 1 to July 31 via Submittable or by mail. Winner and finalists announced by November 1. Reading fee: $30. Complete information at www.press53.com/award-for-poetry/.