Geri Digiorno RR Prize

GERI DIGIORNO PRIZE GUIDELINES
POETRY | PROSE | VISUAL ART | MUSIC

JUDGES: Raleigh Review Editorial Team

NOTE ON SUBMITTING MULTI-GENRE

1.. Each entrant must verify that they alone are the individual multigenre artist, 

all works must be created solely by one  human, without bot assistance.

2. Each entrant must make sure the music files, if any, are protected either by US Copyright or the internaitonally recognized MusiQproof (musicians should hold protections on the lyrics or music composition). MusiQproof allows for immediate protection internationally.

3. The contents of each submission can be either:

• 2 poems and a work of visual art (Possible Cover Inclusion) created by one person.
  
• 2 poems and a work of flash nonfiction (1000 word max on the flash nonfiction) created by one person.

• 2 poems and a studio quality song track created by a singer/songwriter.
  
• 1 poem and 1 work of visual art and 1 work of flash nonfiction and/or one original studio track created by one singer/songwriter.
  
• All submission materials must be created by one person. No need to list editors, bandmates, or sound engineers within the submission. Credits may be added at a later time.
  
• Submitting flash nonfiction and visual art is also now allowed, as long as at least two different genres are represented.
  
• Newly created collages must be transformative from the parts incorporated within the new work. Ideally, visual collages should be created solely by the artist submitting the work.
  Visual Artists should be prepared with a high-resolution version of their files upon
  their work's acceptance to the magazine (large dimension png set at 300 dpi).
  
  

OPEN

January 1st, 2027 - June 1st, 2027 via Duosuma (Free) or Submittable (For a Fee)

DIGIORNO CONTEST READERS INCLUDE: the Editors of Raleigh Review.

OPTIONAL CONTEST ENTRY FEE via Submittable is $10.

Also, no fees and tips are optional via Duosuma.

GRAND PRIZE: 

$100. 

*Radio Plugger Perk: An optional song submission for radio airplay for a singer/songwriter.

*Digiorno Prize Perk: possible inclusion in the Petaluma Poetry Walk events in California. 

*The $100 is the only guaranteed grand prize. Radio plugging depends on factors outside our control and belongs to the radio stations. We will assist with the submission and if accepted for plugging, we will cover the initial cost to employ a radio plugging team.

*All submitted songs must be protected either via US Copyright or by the globally recognized musiQproof. 

FURTHER GUIDANCE on SUBMISSIONS to the DIGIORNO PRIZE

• Deadline is June 1, every odd year.
  
• We are looking for the multi-talented ones and each entry must be completely created by one person.
  
• Submissions are only accepted via Duosuma and Submittable.
  
• Attached files should be free of personal identifiers such as name, address, phone and email, social media handles, etc. 
  
• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. If one or more work is selected for publication by another magazine, please leave a note on your submission via Duosuma or Submittable.
  
• Please note, we do not consider work that has been previously published.
• Multiple entries are acceptable.
• Failure to meet guidelines may result in disqualification.
  

• This contest is open to poets, writers & artists who reside in the USA (regardless of immigration status).

• Those based outside the USA are most welcome to submit to this prize though the payment for any winners who happen to be based outside the USA will be in copies of Raleigh Review since we are not permitted to mail checks outside our own country.

*Geri Digiorno, Sonoma Poet Laureate & artist, was founder and director of 

the Petaluma Poetry Walk. 

  2025 GERI DIGIORNO PRIZE 
Selected by the Editorial Team at Raleigh Review 

Co-Winners

Ellen Kombiyil & Julie Marie Wade 

 2023 GERI DIGIORNO PRIZE 
Selected by Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar 

Winner​​ 
 Emily Schulten for her poems "Capilla" and "Frozen Embryo Transfer"
and her creative nonfiction "The Shrimp Boats Are In."

Finalists 

 Allison Blevins, Bryana Joy, Christen Noel Kauffman

 2022 GERI DIGIORNO PRIZE
Selected by Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar

Winner
Visual Art & Poetry "Haiku Collages" by Christine Kouwenhoven

Honorable Mention
"Two Poems & Flash Creative Nonfiction" by Allison Blevins 

 2021 GERI DIGIORNO PRIZE
Selected by Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar

Winner
Visual Art "Glass of Water and Light" and Poem "Lida Mae" by Steve Lautermilch 

Finalists
"California Transplant” Poem & Visual Art by Tianru Wang
"Cocoon" Poem & Visual Art by Christina Pederson
"One Work of Flash Nonfiction and Two Poems" by Janice Bethany
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