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For the 2020 contest, the autumn house staff serves as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is gerry lafemina. Submissions are open for the 2017 autumn house press rising writer contest, given annually for a debut poetry collection by a poet who is thirtythree years old or younger. Autumn house press is now accepting fulllength manuscripts for our annual poetry, fiction, and nonfiction contests. The daily press poetry contest official rules no purchase necessary to enter or win.
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