2025 ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY ANNUAL
JOHN & MIRIAM MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
Deadline: 5/31/2025 (postmark)
Winner receives $100 and 25 copies of their winning chapbook. (Journal sized, saddle stitched, black ink, colored cover stock)
Poems may be previously published if poet retains rights.
A. Submit up to 24 total pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page; however, a single poem may continue for more than one page.
B. Submit two title pages, one with author information and one without, along with only one copy of the poetry manuscript. A table of contents can be helpful but is not necessary.
C. Author information should appear on only one copy of the title page and nowhere else on the manuscript.
D. Previous chapbook winners can be purchased through New Dawn Unlimited, Inc. at 1830 Marvel Road, Brierfield, AL 35035, for $5 each. ($7 with shipping) A complete list is available at NewDawnUnlimited.com under the "chapbooks" button.
E. Send entry with $15 reading fee (made out to New Dawn Unlimited, Inc. and postmarked by May 31, 2024) to:
New Dawn Unlimited, Inc.
ASPS Morris Memorial Chapbook Competition
1830 Marvel Road
Brierfield, AL 35035
The ASPS 2024 JOHN & MIRIAM MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPBOOK COMPETITION was won by Dr. Deidra Dees, and her book is in the process of publication at this time.
ASPS sponsors both Fall and Spring contests. Info is available online at Alpoets.org.