Brockman-Campbell Book Award

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Endowed by the families of Christine Sloan and Mary Belle Campbell

About the Award

The Brockman-Campbell Book Award, sponsored by the North Carolina Poetry Society, is given annually to the best book of poetry published by a North Carolina poet during the past year.

Submissions to the 2023 Brockman-Campbell Award will be welcomed on January 1, 2024.  The contest is open to poets who published a book-length volume of poetry in 2023.  Entrants must be native-born North Carolinians or current residents who have lived in the state for at least three years at the time of publication. 

An entry must be a first edition by a single author.  It must contain 20 or more pages of poetry, and it must have a 2023 copyright date.  Poets may submit their own books, or publishers may submit books on behalf of the poets; the fee will depend on whether or not the author is an active member of NCPS.  

The deadline for entering is May 1, 2024.  Members of the North Carolina Poetry Society pay $10.00 to enter; the fee for non-members is $20.00.  Poets or publishers may submit multiple entries but must pay a separate fee for each.  Checks should be made payable to the North Carolina Poetry Society and be included with the book.

A cash prize of $200 will be presented to one winner only.  The winner and recipients of honorable mention may be invited to read at the September 2024 meeting of the NCPS. 

Mail contest entries to: Ana Pugatch, 8640 Windjammer Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615.  Please include an email address or self-addressed, stamped postcard if you wish to be notified of receipt of your book, and an SASE or email address for notification of results. The contest concludes May 1, 2024

For a list of previous winners of the Brockman-Campbell Award, click here.

Submissions

  • Each submission should include:
    1. one copy of the book
    2. a biographical sketch of the author
    3. an email address or a stamped postcard for acknowledging receipt of the submission
    4. your email address
    5. a business-sized SASE for announcement of the winner.

Any questions? E-mail Ana Pugatch

Contest Judge: To be announced

Previous Judges:

2023: Mihaela Moscaliuc

2022: Jeff Worley

2021: Richard Hague

2020: Lola Haskins

2019: Michael Waters

2018: Lisa Olstein

2017: Maggie Smith

2016: Barbara Hamby

2015: Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda

2014: Joanna Klink

2013: Chard deNiord

2012: Norbert Krapf

2011: Diane Gilliam