8th ANNUAL SLOPE EDITIONS BOOK PRIZE
JUDGE: DARA WIER

$1,000 plus book publication
Deadline: March 15, 2009
Winner to be announced late spring/early summer 2009
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Dara Wier is the author of several books of poetry, including Reverse Rapture (2005), Blue for the Plough (1992), Hat on a Pond (2002), Voyages in English (2001), Our Master Plan (1998), The Book of Knowledge, (1988), All You Have in Common (1984), The 8-Step Grapevine (1980) and Blood, Hook & Eye (1977). Her tenth book of poetry, Remnants of Hannah, is forthcoming (2006). She is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. She has received the Jerome Shestack Prize, the Pushcart Prize and was a Phi Beta Kappa award finalist. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Poetry and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. Dara Wier is the director of The MFA Program for Poets & Writers and co-directs The University of Massachusetts' Juniper Initiative for Literary Arts and Action.

The winning poet will have his/her book of poems published in 2009 or 2010 by Slope Editions. He or she will receive free copies of the book in lieu of royalties, which are no longer offered, and $1,000. Last year's judge was Maxine Chernoff, who selected Lucy Ives's Anamnesis as winner. All entrants receive, with SASE, a copy of Tara Rebele's And I'm Not Jenny (Slope Editions, 2005). with their entry fee. We offer sincere thanks to all entrants and readers for supporting Slope Editions and small press poetry.

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