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Who We Are: The Comstock Writers’ Group incorporated in 1986. From its inception as a workshop for local poets begun in the living room of Jennifer MacPherson, it grew from its small beginnings as Poetpourri to the nationally known Comstock Review, soon to enter its third decade of publication. Click here to read more about our history... Also visit: Names of current editors and sample poems of editors, past and present.
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ANNUAL POETRY CONTEST - WINNERS 2008
Marie Howe, Judge
FIRST PRIZE The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award
($1,000)
Anne Johnson Mullin from New Harbor, ME
"Children's Carnival St. Thomas, USVI"
Winning poem published on web site one year after Awards Edition is issued.
SECOND PRIZE: ($250)
Oriana Ivy from Chula Vista , CA, "All Souls"
THIRD PRIZE: ($100)
Mary Legato Brownell from Jenkintown, PA, "St. Louis, December"
FOURTH PRIZE: ($50)
Judith Valente from Normal, IL, "Mother of God Monastery, Watertown SD"
Please click here for Honorable Mentions and Special Merit poems from this contest.
J E S S I E B R Y C E N I L E S
CHAPBOOK CONTEST 2007 WINNER
Jennifer Key, from Dallas, TX
The Manifest Destiny of Desire
Please click here for Honorable Mentions
and Finalists in the 2007 Chapbook contest.
What kind of poetry interests us?
Click on: Contest Winners
which includes our previous national judges' names.
To see winning poems, click on names of individual poems on that page.
Also see: Winners year 2000 and before or Sample Poems (includes editors' sample poems)
General Information about 2007 Contest:
Click here for Rules and Judge's bio.
Click here for guidelines if you need further information.
Check back in this space in 2009 for up to date rules!!
Visit LINKS added to Regularly !!
Click here for general information: Link Page.
Click here for Book Reviews of all types.
Comstock Review Poets:
Reviews and Links to their work: CR Poets.
Newest addtions are on-going! Explore our more convenient
A-Z format with shorter download time!
Are you a Comstock Review Poet?
In our continuing efforts to publicize the poets we have featured in the last 19 years, we welcome your web and book site links. Special emphasis on poets' sites featuring poetry. Send your URL's. (Contact us here)
R E A D I N G P E R I O D C L O S E D
Next: January 1st - March 15th, 2009
(no reading fee)Submissions sent before January 1st will be held until the reading period which will lengthen your wait for reply.
Please note: We do not accept e-mail submissions!!!
Click here: "HOW TO SUBMIT" for Open Reading Period guidelines To order samples or subscriptions, click here.
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Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest Winners
as selected by Kathleen Bryce Niles, Final Judge
(Please note: No contest in 2008)
2007:
Jennifer Key
The Manifest Destiny of Desire
(To be printed in 2008)
Click here for Honorable Mention & Special Merit
Chapbooks and Authors
2005:
J. F. Connolly, Among the Living
2003:
Sophie Wadsworth, Letters from Siberia
(in second printing 2007)
Next Contest expected in 2009. FIRST PRIZE for contests so far:
$1,000 and 50 copies of chapbook to winner.
Copy of winning chapbook to each contestant.
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We invite you to order a copy of the winning chapbooks at $11.50 including postage. Send check to The Comstock Review, 4956 St. John Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215.
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