Poetry (Contests)

Poetry Sites:

The Poetic Link The Poetic Link: An interactive data base, publishing submitted works and critiques and offering monthly prizes for best poet and best critiquer. Includes membership form and contest rules. (Poetry) http://ThePoeticLink.com Dog River Publishing Dog River Publishing: Offers a romantic poetry contest, closing July 6, 2003. Entries must be lodged electronically. $2 entry fee per poem. Extremely modest cash prizes. (Poetry) http://www.dogriverpub.com Margaret Reid Poetry Prize for Traditional Verse Margaret Reid Poetry Prize for Traditional Verse: Annual awards totaling $2,000 (including a $1,000 First Prize) are made for poems in traditional verse forms. Any variations on metrical, rhyming and/or formal poems are eligible. The judge's interpretation of "traditional" is loose rather than (Poetry) http://www.poetrycontests.exactpages.com Wild Plum International Poetry Contest Wild Plum International Poetry Contest: Seeks unpublished poems in any genre, up to 70 lines in length. Prize cash totals $1,200. Minimum entry fee: $5. Deadline: January 15, 2004. (Poetry) http://www.wildplumpoetry.com Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award Frances Locke Memorial Poetry Award: Annual contest offers a $1,000 cash award, plus publication, for an imaginative work. Reading fee: $10. Deadline: June 15. (Poetry) http://www.bitteroleander.com/contest.html Net Poetry and Arts Competition Net Poetry and Arts Competition: Created to honor aspiring poets, for their creative endeavors on the Internet, through monthly competitions organized by participating member forums. (Poetry) http://www.netpoetry.org Haiku Contest Announcements Haiku Contest Announcements: Provides details of haiku contests around the world. (Poetry) http://www.haikuworld.org/contests/ Jolly Roger Classical Poetry Contest Jolly Roger Classical Poetry Contest: Traditional poetry is favored. Awards include a classic Captain Ahab bust. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: May 30, 2003. (Poetry) http://jollyroger.com/poetryclassic Voices Network Voices Network: Features quarterly poetry competitions, with no entry fees. Open to all, though entries from children are judged by less strict criteria. Cash prizes total $175. (Poetry) http://www.voicesnet.com The Baltimore Review The Baltimore Review: Seeks entries of one to four original poems, totalling no more than five pages. All styles and genres will be considered, including prose poems. Entry fee: $12. Prizes: $300, $150, and $50. Submit between March 1- July 1. (Poetry) http://www.baltimorereview.org/contest.html Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest: Seeks unpublished verse, no longer than 100 lines. Judged on literary excellence, spiritual tenor and human authenticity. Prize money totals $650. No entry fee. Deadline: December 31. (Poetry) http://www.mertonfoundation.org/programs_events_poetry_guide.ext Cross Keys Press Annual Poetry Contest Cross Keys Press Annual Poetry Contest: Offers cash prizes for original poems on any theme, up to sixty lines in length. Deadline: July 31. (Poetry) http://www.crosskeyspress.com Mattia 5th International Poetry Competition Mattia 5th International Poetry Competition: Begins October 1, 2004. Closes: March 1, 2005. First Prize: C$100.00. Second Prize: C$50.00. Third Prize: C$25.00. Winners will be published on website. Length limit: 200 words. No entry fees. (Poetry) http://www.mattia.ca Ohio State University Press Poetry Contest Ohio State University Press Poetry Contest: A $2,000 poetry contest for book-length manuscripts (at least 48 pages), sponsored by the Ohio State University's literary magazine, "The Journal". Reading fee: $25. Entries must be postmarked during the month of September. (Poetry) http://www.ohiostatepress.org Ragged Raven's International Poetry Competition Ragged Raven's International Poetry Competition: Annual contest seeks poems of any length and on any subject. Prize money totals 450 pounds. Entry fee: 3 pounds. Closing date: October 31, 2003. (Poetry) http://www.raggedraven.co.uk/competition.htm The Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prizes The Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prizes: Annual contest, co-sponsored by the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center and The Nation magazine, offered to poets who have not yet published a book of poems. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: January 17. (Poetry) http://www.92y.org/content/discovery_nation_poetry_contest.asp Lost Horse Press Lost Horse Press: The Idaho Prize is open to U.S. authors only. It offers $1200 plus publication for a book-length poetry manuscript of 48 pages or more. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: May 15, 2005. (Poetry) http://www.losthorsepress.org Juniper Prize for Poetry Contest Juniper Prize for Poetry Contest: Original manuscripts of at least fifty pages are sought by The University of Massachusetts Press which will publish the winning collection of original poetry. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: September 30, 2003. (Poetry) http://www.umass.edu/umpress/juniper.html Slipstream Press Poetry Contest Slipstream Press Poetry Contest: An annual poetry chapbook contest, worth $1,000, seeking up to forty pages of poetry in any style, format or theme. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 1, each year. (Poetry) http://www.slipstreampress.org Strokestown Poetry Prize Strokestown Poetry Prize: Three categories of poetry are sought, each with a limit of 70 lines. Cash prizes total $7,000. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: February 18. (Poetry) http://www.strokestownpoetryprize.com Poets Against Poverty Poets Against Poverty: Word Salad Poetry Magazine sponsors a poetry contest as a fundraiser for "Poets Against Poverty." Prize money totals $600. Minimum entrance fee $10. Deadline: June 30. (Poetry) http://poetsagainstpoverty.wordsalad.net/ Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prizes Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prizes: Poetry prizes from $1,000 to $25,000 will be awarded for heartfelt lyric poems celebrating the spirit of life. Deadline: Dec. 10th 2004. Entry fee: $10. Open only to unpublished poets under the age of 40. (Poetry) http://dorothysargentrosenbergmemorialfund.org Poetry Contest Caution Poetry Contest Caution: Provides a listing of some on-line poetry websites which sponsor misleading or deceptive "contests", for which no entry fees are usually charged. (Poetry) http://windpub.com/literary.scams/ Griffin Poetry Prize Griffin Poetry Prize: Griffin Poetry Prizes, worth C$40,000 each, are annual international and Canadian literary awards for poetry written or translated into English. Publishers only are invited to submit collections of poetry in traditional print format each calendar year. (Poetry) http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com Excalibur Contest for Unpublished Poetry Excalibur Contest for Unpublished Poetry: Original poems are sought, under 200 words (not lines) in length. Email submissions only. Deadline: November 30. Entry fee: C$10. First prize: C$200. Second prize: C$50. (Poetry) http://www.excalibur.fw.nu/ Cambridge Poetry Awards Cambridge Poetry Awards: Dedicated to the promotion of poetry, the Cambridge Center for Adult Education offers Annual awards for performance and written poetry, to the poets of Massachusetts. (Poetry) http://cambridgepoetryawards.org/ Emily Dickinson Poetry Awards Emily Dickinson Poetry Awards: An annual contest for original, unpublished poems, not exceeding six pages in length. Winning entries are published in an anthology. Reading fee: $12. Deadline: August 31. (Poetry) http://popularpicks.com/Dickinson.htm Lois Cranston Poetry Prize Lois Cranston Poetry Prize: CALYX announces its third annual Poetry Contest. Prize: Publication plus $300. Deadline: May 31, 2004. Fee: $15 per entry. No more than six manuscript pages. Women writers only. (Poetry) http://www.proaxis.com/~calyx Poetry London Poetry London: One of Britain's leading poetry magazines, features original poems, and reviews, and sponsors a rewarding annual contest for unpublished poems, less than 80 lines in length. Winners have been announced for 2003 contest. (Poetry) http://www.poetrylondon.co.uk/ Aldrich Poetry Competition Aldrich Poetry Competition: Sponsored by the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, this annual contest seeks original poems by emerging writers. Two winners will receive $500 each, plus publication. Submission fee: $15. Deadline: July 31. (Poetry) http://aldrichart.org/performingartspoetry.html Inertia Satori Poetry Award Inertia Satori Poetry Award: Seeks original, unpublished poetry up to 60 lines in length. Cash prizes total $1,000. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: February 28. (Poetry) http://www.cayannes.com/contest.html Reuben Rose Annual Poetry Competition Reuben Rose Annual Poetry Competition: Established to give a voice to writers of English poetry in Israel, this competition seeks poems on general themes, not more than forty lines in length. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: October 7, 2003. (Poetry) http://www.poetry-voices.8m.com Georgia Poetry Society Contests Georgia Poetry Society Contests: Offers a number of contests throughout the year, international in scope, for short poems. (Poetry) http://pages.prodigy.net/elcampbell HerPoetry HerPoetry: HerPoetry sponsors a monthly poetry contest on a given theme. Prizes are modest, but entry is free. (Poetry) http://www.herpoetry.com Cherry Grove Collections Cherry Grove Collections: Offers two contests annually, closing March 15 and June 15, respectively. Both seek original full-length (minimum: 48 pages) manuscripts. Reading fee: $20. Prizes in each case: $1,000, plus publication. (Poetry) http://www.cherry-grove.com The Backwaters Prize The Backwaters Prize: Annual contest requires full-length (60 to 85 pages) manuscripts of original poems. First prize: $1,000 plus publication. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: June 4. (Poetry) http://www.thebackwaterspress.homestead.com Brick and Mortar's Biannual Poetry Contest Brick and Mortar's Biannual Poetry Contest: Contest is open to both experienced and emerging poets. First place: $1,000; Second: $250; Third: $100. Minimum entry fee: $15 (for three poems). Deadline: January 1, 2004. (Poetry) http://www.bmreview.com First Writer Poetry Competition First Writer Poetry Competition: Annual contest offers $200 as First Prize for a poem in any style and on any subject. Length: under 30 lines. Minimum entry fee: 3 pounds. Deadline: October 1, 2003. (Poetry) http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/poetry_competition.shtml Cross Way Publications Poetry Contest Cross Way Publications Poetry Contest: Closing December 30, this semi-annual contest is open to all Christian poets. All forms of poetry are accepted. Entry fee: $3 per poem (no more than a single page in length). Prize money totals $95. (Poetry) http://www.christianpoetry.org/poetry_contest.htm Penumbra Poetry and Haiku Contest Penumbra Poetry and Haiku Contest: Sponsored by the Tallahassee Writers' Association, this annual poetry contest offers prize money totaling $460. Deadline: June 30. Entry fees: $5 for poems up to 50 lines in length; $3 for haiku. (Poetry) http://www.tfn.net/Writer_Association/penumbra.htm Tom Howard Poetry Contest Tom Howard Poetry Contest: Annual contest, opens January 1 and closes September 30, 2005, seeks original poems in any style, on any theme, and of any length. Published verse and simultaneous submissions are okay. Prize money totals $2,000, including a First Prize of $1,000. All pri (Poetry) http://tomhowardpoetry.bravepages.com Wolf Poetry Competition Wolf Poetry Competition: An annual poetry competition, seeking original, unpublished poems, five to thirty lines in length. Theme: wolves. Closing date: December 12. Entry fee: $5. (Poetry) http://members.tripod.com/~SAYANAWOLF/poetry.html Revelever Publications Chapbook Contest 2004 Revelever Publications Chapbook Contest 2004: 2nd Annual Chapbook Contest (30-40 pages). First place wins $500 plus 25 free chapbooks. Lesser prizes for 2nd and 3rd place. Deadline: December 15. Entry fee: $10. (Poetry) http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/REPU2377/ The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards: An annual award of $100,000 is offered for a published book of original poetry by a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien. (Poetry) http://www.cgu.edu/tufts Winning Writers Annual Poetry Contests Winning Writers Annual Poetry Contests: Sponsors two major annual contests for original poetry. The first, on the specific theme of War, carries prize money totaling $3,000. Submission period: November 15, 2004 - May 31, 2005. The second contest is a parody competition, closing April 1, 2005, f (Poetry) http://www.winningwriters.com People Before Profits Poetry Prize People Before Profits Poetry Prize: An annual prize for an original poem on a "people before profits" theme. $10 entry fee. $200 prize. Deadline: March 1. (Poetry) http://www.bbbooks.com/contests.html Odes of March Poetry Contest Odes of March Poetry Contest: Annual contest, closing in March, offers a $300 cash prize. (Poetry) http://snowfaux.com/odes.htm Annual Short Grain Contest Annual Short Grain Contest: Seeks original, unpublished poems in four categories. Prize money totals $6,000. Deadline: January 31, 2004. (Poetry) http://grainmagazine.ca/contest/index.shtml OnceWritten Poetry Contest OnceWritten Poetry Contest: Seeks original, unpublished verse for website publication. No maximum word or line length. Entry fee: $10. Cash awards total at least $600. Deadline: December 15. (Poetry) http://www.oncewritten.com/Contests/PoetryContest.htm Mildred Werba Poetry Contest Mildred Werba Poetry Contest: Sponsored by The Baltimore Writers' Alliance, this annual contest seeks unpublished poetry in the style of Mildred "Mime" Werba. Prize money totals $350. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: July 31. (Poetry) http://www.baltimorewriters.org/werba.html Hollis Summers Poetry Prize Hollis Summers Poetry Prize: Seeks manuscript collections of unpublished poems. Prize: $500 cash, plus publication. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: October 31. (Poetry) http://www.ohiou.edu/oupress/poetryprize.htm Glacier Press Poetry Contest Glacier Press Poetry Contest: Seeks all genres of Poetry. Requires a collection of up to 10 poems per entry. Prize: $500, plus publication. Deadline: April 30. Entry fee: $25. (Poetry) http://www.glacierpress.com/contest.html Swift Satire Poetry Competition Swift Satire Poetry Competition: Submissions are invited for a satirical poem, in the spirit and style of Swift, on a topic of social/political interest. First Prize: Euro 1,000. Closing Date: July 24, 2004. (Poetry) http://www.swiftsociety.com Bridport Prize Bridport Prize: An international creative writing competition for poetry (under 42 lines) and short stories (under 5,000 words). Prize money totals ten thousand pounds. Entry fee: Six pounds. Deadline: June 30, each year. (Poetry) http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/index.htm Foley Poetry Contest at America Magazine Foley Poetry Contest at America Magazine: America magazine sponsors annually the Foley Poetry Award with a $1,000 prize. Submit only one poem of 30 lines or fewer. Poems must arrive between January 1 and the third Friday of April. Free entry. No email submissions. (Poetry) http://www.americamagazine.org/poetry.cfm May Swenson Poetry Award May Swenson Poetry Award: Seeks original manuscripts, 50-100 pages, on any theme. Prize: $1,000, plus publication. Reading fee: $25. Deadline: September 30. (Poetry) http://www.usu.edu/usupress/poetcomp.htm Christian Poetry Contest Christian Poetry Contest: Seeks Christian poetry. Maximum length: 350 words. No entry fees. (Poetry) http://www.visionpage.info Love Stories.com Love Stories.com: Monthly poetry contests for members, subjects and rules varying every month. (Poetry) http://www.lovestories.com/ilovepoems.php Colorado Review Poetry Contest Colorado Review Poetry Contest: An annual contest for a book-length collection of poems, ranging from forty to one hundred manuscript pages. Prize is $1,500, plus publication. Closing date: mid-January. Sponsored by the University of Colorado. (Poetry) http://www.coloradoreview.com The Poetry Business competition The Poetry Business competition: Contestants submit a collection of poems (16–24 pages). Up to five winners share a pool of One Thousand Pounds, plus publication. Closing date: 31 October. Entry fee: £18 per collection. (Poetry) http://www.poetrybusiness.co.uk/comp2000.htm Indiana Review Annual Poetry Prize Indiana Review Annual Poetry Prize: Prize: $1000 plus publication. Deadline: March 2005. Reading Fee: $15 (includes a year's subscription). (Poetry) http://www.indiana.edu/~inreview Comstock Review Annual Poetry Contest Comstock Review Annual Poetry Contest: Original, unpublished poems are sought. Maximum length: 40 lines. Entry fee: $3 per poem. Prize pool: $1,350. Deadline: July 1. Selected poems will be published. (Poetry) http://www.comstockreview.org The New Writer Poetry and Prose Prizes The New Writer Poetry and Prose Prizes: Annual contest seeks both single and multiple (six to ten) poems, plus short stories and essays. 2,500 pounds in prize pool. Entry fees vary from 4 pounds to 10 pounds. Closing date: October 31, 2003. (Poetry) http://www.thenewwriter.com/entryform.htm Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards: Annual contest seeks original, unpublished poems, no more than two manuscript pages in length, on any themes, and in any genre. Prize money totals $1,300. Sponsored by the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College. Deadline: April 1, 2004. (Poetry) http://www.pccc.cc.nj.us/poetry/Prize/index.html Pennsylvania Poetry Society Contests Pennsylvania Poetry Society Contests: Comprises seventeen open categories, plus four restricted to PPS members. Modest entry fees. Cash Prizes vary from $10 to $100. All winning poems are published. Deadline: January 15, 2004. (Poetry) http://www.geocities.com/paperlesspoets/pps_contest2004.html