Gunpowder Press is very excited to announce that the award for the 2022 Barry Spacks Poetry Prize has been increased to $1,000, thanks to a generous gift given by an anonymous donor in recognition of Barry. We are so honored to continue his legacy of support for other poets.
Barry loved playing with numbers (for example, A Bounty of 84s, a book of 84 character poems with poet Lawrence E. Leone). It feels good to announce this on 2/2/2022, a day he would have no doubt found a way to celebrate.
The Barry Spacks Poetry Prize honors Santa Barbara’s first Poet Laureate, our beloved friend and teacher, Barry Spacks. The Spacks Prize is awarded annually for a full-length collection of poetry. The editors of Gunpowder Press will select finalists from manuscripts submitted between January 1 and April 30. We are honored that our final judge this year is Danusha Laméris. Entries accepted via Submittable.