Laux/Millar RR Poetry Book Prize | 2026

UPDATED AS OF the 25th of May 2025.

The 2026 Laux/Millar RR Poetry Book Prize Guidelines​ ​​Book Prize 

JUDGING
 

• We seek unpublished first or second poetry book manuscripts (48-60 pages).
• The prize winning book will be featured and combined with the Fall magazine issue, running every even year on the same year the prize is selected, all in one binding. The official publication of the standalone collection will be released the following year on the 21st of February 2027.
• STANDARD ENTRY FEE: $15 USD per manuscript.  
• The Raleigh Review poetry team & publisher will serve as preliminary judges.  
• The judge of the finalists will be Tyree Daye. 

Our off-season queue is open for most of the year, when the standard prize submission window is closed.

Please note, the fee free period opens on Nov 1st - Dec 31st via Duosuma.

We reserve the right to close submission pathways at anytime while we catch up on the reading.