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2021 Able Muse Book Award (for poetry manuscripts)

Final Judge: Mark Jarman
$1000 prize plus publication of winning manuscript by Able Muse Press. Finalists will also be considered for publication.
Entry deadline: March 31, 2021

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2021 Able Muse Write Prize (for poetry & fiction)

Final Judges: Jehanne Dubrow (Poetry);
William Baer (Fiction)
$500 prize for best poem & $500 prize for best short story (flash fiction), plus publication in Able Muse (the print journal). Finalists in each category will also be considered for publication.
Entry deadline: March 15, 2021

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The Cupped Field - Poems
by Deirdre O'Connor

Winner, 2018 Able Muse Book Award
"These are not just good poems. They are spells."—Ilya Kaminsky

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New Jersey Noir: Cape May
A Novel
by William Baer

The Jack Colt Murder Mystery Novels, Book 2
". . . this is a can’t-put-it-down thrill ride."—Publishers Weekly

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Carrie Green, Hailey Leithauser, Sally Thomas: 27 January 2021 Reading

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John Beaton, Emily Grosholz, A.G. Harmon: 16 January 2021 Reading

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ABLE MUSE BOOK AWARD, 2020 Results

~ Able Muse Book Award ~
2020

Contest Winner Announcement

Final Judge: Brad Leithauser

Able Muse is pleased to announce the winner of the Book Award for a poetry manuscript (judged anonymously throughout by the Able Muse Contest Committee and the final judge, Brad Leithauser.)

Congratulations to the 2020
Able Muse Book Award

WINNER

Len Krisak

for his poetry manuscript
Enchiridion

he wins the $1000 prize and publication by Able Muse Press, Spring/Summer 2021

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Double-Parked, with Tosca By Ellen Kaufman May 14, 2021	Leaving Camustianavaig By John Beaton 23-Apr-21	Last Wishes By Rob Wright February 12, 2021	The Powow River Poets Anthology II Edited By Paulette Demers Turco January 16, 2021
New Jersey Noir: Cape May By William Baer January 15, 2021	In Code By Maryann Corbett November 27, 2020	Studies of Familiar Birds By Carrie Green December 11, 2020	The Exquisite Triumph of Wormboy By James Kochalka and Sydney Lea October 30, 2020

Some of Our Featured Books

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The Blind Loon - A Bestiary by Ed Shacklee
Poetry & Illustrations
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Street View - Poems by Maryann Corbett
Poetry
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Figuring in the Figure - Poems by Ben Berman
Poetry
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Able Muse, (Summer 2017, No. 23 - print edition)
a review of poetry, prose & art
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - A Modern English Translation by John Ridland
Poetry Translation
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Some Bore Gifts - Stories by A. G. Harmon
Fiction
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The Borrowed World (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry) by Emily Leithauser
Poetry
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Bed of Impatiens - Poems by Katie Hartsock
Poetry

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