For more information or interviews, please contact: William Kupinse Email: editors@exquisitedisarray.org Phone: 253.879.3286 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exquisite Disarray 1st Book Contest and Cash for WA State Poets TACOMA, WA—Exquisite Disarray Publishing, a Tacoma-based literary arts organization, launched its 1st annual First Book Poetry Contest and a call for poetry manuscripts this spring. The deadline for poetry manuscript submission is: May 15, 2010. This contest is open to all Washington State residents 18 years of age and older who have not yet published a full-length book of poetry. Full contest guidelines can be found at www.exquisitedisarray.org. The First Book Poetry Contest will award one Washington State poet a $200 cash prize and publish the winning manuscript as the poet’s first book. The winner will also give a free poetry reading and offer a poetry workshop for the public to enjoy in Tacoma in November 2010—coinciding with “Art at Work” month. In addition to the winning poet’s work being published, a separate contest prize of $100 cash will be awarded to the poetry manuscript submission that contains the best “Tacoma poem.” All poets entering manuscripts in the contest are encouraged to include an original poem about the City of Destiny in their submission. Exquisite Disarray’s First Book Poetry Contest will be judged by poet and teacher Kathleen Flenniken. Flenniken is the author of Famous, the winner of the Prairie Schooner Prize in Poetry, and co-editor and president of Floating Bridge Press. Exquisite Disarray President William Kupinse expressed enthusiasm about what the contest means for the Tacoma arts scene. “Our First Book Poetry Contest seeks to contribute to Tacoma’s important role within the Washington State arts community,” said Kupinse. “Like Tacoma itself, we wanted our contest to be down-to-earth and welcoming. Many first book poetry contests charge a reading fee of up to $25 for the privilege of submitting a manuscript. We wanted our contest to be accessible to everyone, so we decided to offer a modest award and charge no reading fee. It’s not the amount of the prize, but the quality of the work that’s important.” Exquisite Disarray Publishing was founded by William Kupinse in 2008 to publish In Tahoma’s Shadow, an anthology of 75 Tacoma-area poets. A non-profit corporation registered with the State of Washington and supported in part by the Tacoma Arts Commission, Exquisite Disarray is an associated program of Shunpike, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Exquisite Disarray has since expanded to serve as a vehicle for supporting the work of Washington State poets, particularly poets who have yet to publish a full-length volume of their work. # # # Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. =

For more information or interviews, please contact: William Kupinse Email: editors@exquisitedisarray.org Phone: 253.879.3286 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exquisite Disarray 1st Book Contest and Cash for WA State Poets TACOMA, WA—Exquisite Disarray Publishing, a Tacoma-based literary arts organization, launched its 1st annual First Book Poetry Contest and a call for poetry manuscripts this spring. The deadline for poetry manuscript submission is: May 15, 2010. This contest is open to all Washington State residents 18 years of age and older who have not yet published a full-length book of poetry. Full contest guidelines can be found at www.exquisitedisarray.org. The First Book Poetry Contest will award one Washington State poet a $200 cash prize and publish the winning manuscript as the poet’s first book. The winner will also give a free poetry reading and offer a poetry workshop for the public to enjoy in Tacoma in November 2010—coinciding with “Art at Work” month. In addition to the winning poet’s work being published, a separate contest prize of $100 cash will be awarded to the poetry manuscript submission that contains the best “Tacoma poem.” All poets entering manuscripts in the contest are encouraged to include an original poem about the City of Destiny in their submission. Exquisite Disarray’s First Book Poetry Contest will be judged by poet and teacher Kathleen Flenniken. Flenniken is the author of Famous, the winner of the Prairie Schooner Prize in Poetry, and co-editor and president of Floating Bridge Press. Exquisite Disarray President William Kupinse expressed enthusiasm about what the contest means for the Tacoma arts scene. “Our First Book Poetry Contest seeks to contribute to Tacoma’s important role within the Washington State arts community,” said Kupinse. “Like Tacoma itself, we wanted our contest to be down-to-earth and welcoming. Many first book poetry contests charge a reading fee of up to $25 for the privilege of submitting a manuscript. We wanted our contest to be accessible to everyone, so we decided to offer a modest award and not charge a reading fee. It’s not the amount of the prize, but the quality of the work that’s important.” Exquisite Disarray Publishing was founded by William Kupinse in 2008 to publish In Tahoma’s Shadow, an anthology of 75 Tacoma-area poets. A non-profit corporation registered with the State of Washington and supported in part by the Tacoma Arts Commission, Exquisite Disarray is an associated program of Shunpike, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Exquisite Disarray has since expanded to serve as a vehicle for supporting the work of Washington State poets, particularly poets who have yet to publish a full-length volume of their work. # # # Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. =