Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla

The Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla is one of Spain's top literary awards, given every year to an unpublished poetry collection by a Spanish-speaking author. The Prize was created in 1979 in honor of Miguel Fernández, Melilla's most distinguished poet, and is organized by the city's Consejería de la Cultura (Cultural Council). The Prize is awarded in October by a panel of renowned poets and critics, amid cultural festivities organized by Spain's UNED-Universidad Libre a Distancia and the City Hall. In 2003, The Prize established a finalist or runner-up. The winner gets €18,000, while the finalist takes €9,000, and both books are published under the Prize's own collection by Visor, a poetry publisher. In the beginning, The Prize received more than 600 manuscripts every year, but it has been decreasing during the last 5 years.

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Check the official rules of the Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.

If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.