Our judge for 2023 is Lynn Melnick!

The entry period runs from February 1st to April 30th.

Who is eligible?
Any person who identifies as a woman and Jewish. Our definition of woman includes all women, including transgender and all female-identifying individuals. Women of color and queer women are encouraged to apply.

What subject matter?
Any poems or prose poems, whether the subject is "Jewish" or not.

What else should I be aware of?
The prize is awarded once a year for a micro chapbook, which Harbor Review will publish digitally on our website.

Micro chapbooks should be exactly 10 poems long. Manuscripts over 10 poems will not be read.

Manuscripts should include a title page, table of contents, and use 12 point font. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines but not books or chapbooks. The collection as a whole must be unpublished.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration.

We do not accept translations. We’d love to see collaborations.

Current students, former students, former classmates, or friends of Harbor Review staff are disqualified from entering the contest.

All entries will be read by Harbor Review staff.

The submission fee is $15 to cover submission management.

Include in your cover letter your name, contact information, a brief bio, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published chapbook poems. Your name, acknowledgments, or any identifying information should not appear in the manuscript or manuscript title.

Attach your manuscript as a word or pdf attachment. Please use the title of your micro chapbook as your document name.

The winner will receive $200 and publication of their micro chapbook online at Harbor Review. Please note there may be a forthcoming print edition that will include multiple winners. All rights revert to the author after publication.

All entrants will be notified about the status of their submission after the submission period.