Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2014 Poetry Chapbook Contest. The two winners are as follows:
 
Mother Loose, by Brandel France de Bravo, was selected by judge Patty Paine.
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Your Life as It Is, by A. Molotkov, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer.
 
Both of these entries will be published as perfect-bound chapbooks, and each author will receive 30 copies of his or her chapbook, along with a $300 prize.
 
The contest brought a great number of outstanding submissions. In addition to the winning manuscripts, Accents Publishing has decided to accept five other entries for publication, listed below in alphabetical order:
 
Black Achilles, by Curtis Crisler
Deflection, by Roberta Beary
How I Became an Angry Woman, by Bianca Bargo
respites/revelations, by Jay McCoy
The Fourth Casket, by Barbara Goldberg

Additionally, Accents Publishing would like to recognize the following finalists with an honorable mention:

Character Acting, by Cathy Allman
Comfort Dogs, by Michael Santora
Crossing the Days, by James Scruton
Crossing the Knik, by Abby Murray
Escenas, by Leah Zazulyer
Hyena Dreams, by Gail Langstroth
Love in a Time of Cauliflower, by Sean Johnson
My Father’s Bargain, by Jessica Cuello
O, by Dennis Caswell
Pastiche, by Susan Gubernat
Shipwrecked, by Sarah Hall
The Bad Guys, by Paul Hostovsky
The Mayberry Chronicles, by Gustavo Pérez Firmat
the miscarriage, by Jeffrey Ethan Lee
Wellspring, by Karen George
 
Accents Publishing would like to thank everyone who submitted a manuscript to the contest. The release dates for the new books will be announced in the near future.
 
Please visit the Accents Publishing website at accents-publishing.com to find out more about the press and its available titles.
 
With Gratitude,
Katerina Stoykova-Klemer and the team of Accents Publishing