2010 Contest Announcements

Winner of the 2010 Omnidawn Poetry Prize:

I Was There For Your Somniloquy
by Kelli Anne Noftle
Selected by Rae Armantrout

Author photo: Andrew Burns

Kelli Anne Noftle is a graduate of the Master of Professional Writing program at the University of Southern California. Her work has appeared in several literary journals including Colorado Review, The Journal, VERSE, Blackbird, Conduit, and Harvard Summer Review among others. As a singer/songwriter, Kelli’s solo project is called Miniature Soap. Her album is forthcoming in 2011.

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Here are the five finalists, selected by Rae Armantrout:

(Listed in alphabetical order by the poets’ last names. There is no ranking order for our finalists)

My Enemies, by Jane Gregory. She lives in Berkeley, California.
The Silhouettes, by Lily Ladewig. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
My Name Is Helen, by Juliana Leslie. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.
Cider Kit, by John Myers. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
Bloom, by Rob Schlegel. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Upcoming 2011 Full Book Poetry Contest

Omnidawn offers $3,000.00 prize for our 2011 annual full book poetry contest.

C.D. Wright will judge.