Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry Application

The Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize is a collaboration between Persea Books and the Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project. It sponsors the annual publication of a collection by an American woman poet who has yet to publish a full-length book of poems. The winner receives an advance of $1,000.00 and publication of her collection by Persea. In addition, the winner receives the option of an all-expenses-paid residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center, a renowned artists colony housed in a fifteenth-century castle in Umbertide, Italy.

The entry period for the Prize is September 1 - October 31, 2011.

For more information and application details, please visit the Persea Books website.