The 2020 Anthology: SURVIVAL

We’re looking for poems on the theme of SURVIVAL, for a Bad Betty anthology launching Autumn 2020.

We’d love to see a wide range of interpretations on the theme, so take it wherever you like, from COVID-19 to surviving high school, from the political/historical to the personal (and the ways they coexist), from apocalypses to apocalyptic relationships, from Bear Grylls to Beyoncé.

Successful poets will have their work published in the book, receive a £50 fee, and be invited to perform at the launch, with travel reimbursement and a small performer fee. (At the moment, we can’t say whether this will be a live event or happening online—we’ll know more as we all see how lockdown unfolds.)

This anthology is supported by Arts Council England.

 

Rules / Guidelines

  • Please send no more than 3 poems, in a single Word doc or PDF, to submissions.badbettypress@gmail.com
  • We’re looking for work that has not been previously published.
  • We accept poems of any length.
  • The deadline is midnight on Sunday 10th May.
  • Please don’t send poems after the deadline, or send more than 3. They won’t be read.

Payment

Last year we asked submitting poets to buy a book from us, or to have bought one in the past 6 months. As it’s a difficult time for a great many artists, we’re accepting free submissions if a fee would be a barrier for you (you don’t need to prove this, we’ll take your word for it). However if you can afford to, buying a book here helps us to keep making books and running events. 

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