{"id":202,"date":"2023-10-14T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/goldlinepress\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:57:24","slug":"contest-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/contest-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Contest Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/10\/aaron-burden-CKlHKtCJZKk-unsplash-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/10\/aaron-burden-CKlHKtCJZKk-unsplash-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/10\/aaron-burden-CKlHKtCJZKk-unsplash-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/goldlinepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/114\/2023\/10\/aaron-burden-CKlHKtCJZKk-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contest Dates\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Gold Line Press is accepting manuscripts for its chapbook contest from August 15 until September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We invite submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry that are chapbook-length as a key element of their concept. Our judges this year are Jenny Tinghui Zhang in fiction, Samantha Hunt in nonfiction, and Claire Hong in Poetry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Length: 20-30 pages of poetry, 7500-15000 words of prose.<br \/>\nDeadline: September 30, 2025.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold Line Press is affiliated with the PhD in Creative Writing &amp; Literature Program at the University of Southern California.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">GENERAL GUIDELINES<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-RcI-iJsV9q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-RcI-iJsV9q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Multiple submissions are acceptable as long as they are submitted separately with separate entry fees.<\/li>\n<li>Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please be sure to withdraw your submission via Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>Please update any changes in contact information via your profile on Submittable.<\/li>\n<li>No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered. The author of the winning manuscript will work with Gold Line&#8217;s editorial staff to make revisions prior to publication.<\/li>\n<li>Colleagues and current or former students of this year&#8217;s judges \u2014 as well as current students of English or Creative Writing at the University of Southern California and recent alumni (graduating years 2018 to present) \u2014 are not eligible to submit.<\/li>\n<li>In December 2024 we will announce contest results by email, as well as on the Gold Line Press site. The winning chapbooks will be published in the fall of the following year.<\/li>\n<li>Each winner receives $750, publication of their perfect-bound chapbook with ISBN, and 50 contributor copies. Gold Line Press sends out 30 copies on behalf of winners for review. Winners can purchase additional copies of their chapbooks at cost. The chapbook is cataloged in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library of Congress<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We welcome a wide range of styles and approaches. In past years, Gold Line Press has published both writing that is innovative or genre-crossing, and writing with that is more traditionally structured. While we have a particular interest in promoting the work of emerging writers, we welcome and celebrate submissions from writers in any stage of their career who are creating innovative and resonant chapbook-length texts.<\/li>\n<li>We seek works of prose that are purposefully planned as chapbooks: novellettes, carefully curated collections of vignettes, short stories, essays, or other projects that take the chapbook format as an instrumental element of their design. Excerpts of novels or short story\/essay collections\u00a0should form a sustained and individual project in their foreshortened form. For poets, we also recommend that manuscripts be cohesive and self-contained in the chapbook length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-RcI-iJsV9q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-RcI-iJsV9q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li>Manuscripts must be\u00a0<strong>20-30 pages in length for poetry entries<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>7,500-15,000 words for fiction and nonfiction entries<\/strong>\u00a0(not including the title page and table of contents). Please submit your manuscript typed in font such as Times New Roman or Arial. Prose manuscripts should be double-spaced.<\/li>\n<li>Manuscripts should be paginated with a table of contents at the beginning, unless the form of the book does not warrant it.<\/li>\n<li>Individual poems\/short stories\/essays may have been previously published, but the work as a whole must be original and unpublished.<\/li>\n<li>The manuscript must be in English. Translations are ineligible.<\/li>\n<li>The submission fee is waived for writers of color, indigenous writers, and writers facing financial hardship.<\/li>\n<li>All manuscripts must be received\u00a0<strong>by SEPTEMBER 30, 2025<\/strong> via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/goldlinepress.submittable.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submittable<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We do not accept hard copy submissions. Any manuscripts and checks we receive in the mail will be shredded and recycled without being read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-RcI-iJsV9q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">HOW WE READ<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-RcI-iJsV9q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-RcI-iJsV9q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Each genre editor will review all submissions and will select a finalist pool, in conversation with the Editor-in-Chief and the rest of hte editorial board. Finalist manuscripts will be sent to the judges, who will select the winning manuscript to receive $750 and publication. All finalists will be listed on the Gold Line Press website and social media pages. The judge may request to see additional manuscripts if necessary. The judge is not permitted to choose manuscripts that present a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Line Press, as a member of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.clmp.org\/\">CLMP<\/a>, abides by its Code of Ethics:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses\u2019 community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to 1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our staff, editors, or judges; 2) to provide clear and specific contest guidelines \u2014 defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n      \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/goldlinepress.submittable.com\/submit\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Click Here to Submit\"  \n>\n    Click Here to Submit \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Details\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>MAIL <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>Gold Line Press &amp; Ricochet Editions<\/p>\n<p>c\/o Ph.D. in Creative Writing &amp; Literature<\/p>\n<p>3501 Trousdale Parkway, THH 431<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 90089-0354<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>EMAIL<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p><a href=\"mailto:goldlinepress@usc.edu\">goldlinepress@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ricocheteditions@usc.edu\">ricocheteditions@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>SOCIAL MEDIA<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n<p>Gold Line Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gold.line.chapbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gold_Line_Press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/goldlinepress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ricochet Editions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RicochetEditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicochetEds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ricocheteditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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