The Gatewood Prize

The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books' annual competition for a first full-length (48-80 pp.) collection of poems by a woman writing in English between the ages of 18 and 39. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail.

2008 Judge:

Denise Duhamel

2008 Reading Period:

July 1st - October 1st

Prize:

Cash prize and a standard publication contract with a print run of 1000.

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2007 Gatewood Prize Results

2006 Gatweood Prize Results