The First Book Award is given to an author who has not previously published a book of poetry. The Open Competition is for poets who have previously published at least one full-length collection. $1,000 and publication in the CSU Poetry Series is offered for the best full-length volumes of original poetry in English. Manuscripts are eligible for the First Book competition if the author has not published or committed to publish a collection of his or her poetry in a book of 48 or more pages with a press run of at least 500 copies. Entry to the Open Competition is limited to authors who have published at least one full-length collection of original poetry in English (of 48 or more pages with a press run of at least 500 copies) with a non-subsidy press