University of West Alabama
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-Toni Morrison
Black Belt Poetry Contest 2023
OPEN TO ALL POETS from the following ALABAMA BLACK BELT COUNTIES: Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox.
CASH PRIZES for the top 3 poems: 1st $400, 2nd $200, 3rd $100
FREE TO ENTER: SEND no more than 5 poems, submitted as a single document. Author's name, email, and Black Belt address on every page.
Email submissions to sucarnocheereview@uwa.edu
ALL ENTRIES considered for publication in The Sucarnochee Review
DEADLINE: January 1, 2024
The Black Belt Poetry Contest is made possible by a grant from the Black Belt Community Foundation.
Our Favorite
Books
Trinity Crenshaw - All American Boys by Brendon Kiely and Jason Reynolds
Mary Kendall Glass - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Rachel Robinson -
Poem of the Month
from Ars Poetica
by Tamara Browning
Writing poetry is like breaking
glass for the sound—
Established in 1974 and named for the Sucarnochee River that runs near the University of West Alabama, The Sucarnochee Review is published annually by the University's Department of English and History. We are student-led and student-edited and we believe strongly in the value of amplifying student voices. As a result, we proudly make space in each of our issues for new and upcoming undergraduate writers.
That being said, we are open to writers of all ages and at all stages in their career. We read poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, and we look forward to reading your work!
