A poetry books publisher, Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press
is a small, independent press located in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia.
Unsolicited manuscripts are considered through our contest, held
biennially in even-numbered calendar years. The editors serve as judges and only the editors read manuscripts. See Submit for guidelines.
Georganna Millman of Big Indian, New York, is the winner
of our 2008 Poetry Award for Formulary, which is now available for purchase (see Bookstore).
Finalists were Cynthia Hardy of Fairbanks, Alaska, for her manuscript We
Tempt Our Luck, and Lee Dunne of Santa Fe, New Mexico, for her manuscript Cocktail Shaker. We Tempt
Our Luck is forthcoming in the summer, 2009.
We want to thank everyone who sent their manuscripts to our contest. We
appreciate your work, your trust, and your support.
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This press is named in honor of the champion thoroughbred filly Ruffian, whose
astounding beauty, unbelievable feats on the racetrack, and tragic fate haunt us to this day. She was magnificent, and she
was golden.
*image of Ruffian from a painting
by Richard Stone Reeves
Astounding Beauty Ruffian Press
Beautiful Books for Beautiful Poetry
