CRWROPPS Post: Dynamo Verlag Book Contest

THE DYNAMO VERLAG FIRST-EVER BOOK CONTEST invites book-length manuscript submissions in poetry, prose, or any textual combination or reinterpretation of the genres. The winning manuscript will be published by Dynamo Verlag in Autumn 2021 and its author will receive a $500 advance against book royalties.

Submissions are $15 and include a copy of the winning book OR a title from our back catalog. Submissions will be accepted until January 31, 2021.

We strongly encourage first-time authors and those who have yet to publish a book to submit.

RULES:

This contest is open to all authors who have not published more than one (1) full length book in their primary genre (this does not include self-published works). Current and under-contract Dynamo Verlag authors are ineligible, as are any persons employed or associated with the press.

This contest is open to poetry or prose; we simply want a scintillating book-length manuscript (minimum 8,000 words for poetry and maximum 75,000 words for prose) that reflects what we look for in all our publications: genius, eclecticism, and originality. We are looking for primarily textual documents; some illustrations or nontextual elements within the manuscript are acceptable, but we are not looking for a graphic novel or anything that is, broadly speaking, more graphic than textual. Please familiarize yourself with the kind of books we publish and the quality of work we are seeking.   

Submissions are $15. All submitters will receive a copy of the winning title OR a title from Dynamo Verlag's backlist. Submitters' preference must be specified when submitting.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

To submit please click here, specify the DV title you would like to receive as part of your submission, and pay the $15 submission fee.

Then, email your manuscript as a .doc or .pdf attachment to dynamoverlag@gmail.com. Make sure your name is included in your submission, and that your name listed with your address in the Paypal transaction matches your name on the manuscript submitted. Thanks, and good luck!