2026 Inverted Syntax Sublingua Prize for Poetry (1st Book Award)

The Sublingua prize is dedicated to the discovery of an exceptional debut poetry collection written in English by a female-identifying writer of any citizenship residing in the United States who has not yet published or self-published a full-length manuscript in any genre nor a chapbook exceeding 30 pages. The poetry manuscript can be a hybrid, that is, it can intersect with any genre, including speculative prose and visual elements (note: we do not publish photographs and do not anticipate printing in color); essentially, we are looking for work that celebrates hybridity and resists genre specificity.