Only Two Weeks Remain to Enter The LemonLight Prize
$3,000 Prize Fund Available
There are now only two weeks left to enter the inaugural LemonLight Prize from Ink & Ribbon Press.
Created by the nonprofit literary publisher Ink & Ribbon Press, the prize offers:
A $3,000 award
Publication with Ink & Ribbon Press
Inclusion in The LemonLight Anthology, a limited-edition volume celebrating emerging and established poetic voices
Submissions close May 30, 2026.
Ink & Ribbon Press is devoted to poetry as a crafted, physical art form — carefully designed books, small print runs, and the long life of the poem in print. The press publishes limited editions intended not simply to be consumed, but kept, returned to, and remembered. As we often say:
We publish fewer books, but we make them unforgettable.
The LemonLight Prize sits at the center of that vision: a prize designed not around scale or speed, but around discovery, editorial care, and permanence. Alongside the winning manuscript, The LemonLight Anthology - Desire Lines will feature more between thirty and forty selected from this inaugural reading period — creating a collective snapshot of contemporary poetry across emerging and established voices alike.
At a time when so much publishing has become disposable, we remain committed to making books that feel lasting: tactile, durable, and deeply considered.
If you have been considering submitting work, this is the moment.
Submissions close May 30th.
Enter The LemonLight Prize
