Poetry
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…
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Annual contest seeks original, unpublished poems, no more than two manuscript pages in length, on any themes, and in any genre.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 C…
Annual Short Grain Contest
Annual contest seeks original, unpublished poems in four categories. Prize money totals $6,000. Deadline: January 31.
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). Deadlines: January 1 and June 30.
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. Dead…
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…
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Original, unpublished poems are sought.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.
Cross Way Publications Poetry Contest
Semi-annual contest is open to all Christian poets. All forms of poetry are accepted. January through June and July through December.
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: November 6. Entry fee: $10. Open to any writer under the ag…
First Writer Poetry Competition
Annual contest offers first prize of £500 (over $750), with $150 for the best runner-up from the United States and £100 for the best runner-up from the United Kingdom for a poem …
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.
Georgia Poetry Society Contests
Offers a number of contests throughout the year, international in scope, for short poems.
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 subm…
Hollis Summers Poetry Prize
Seeks manuscript collections of unpublished poems. Prize: $500 cash, plus publication. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: October 31.
Indiana Review Annual Poetry Prize
Prize: $1000 plus publication. Deadline: March 31. Reading Fee: $15 (includes a year's subscription).
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: $20. Submi…
Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Annual contest. Prize: Publication and $300. Deadline: May 31. There is a $15 fee per entry. No more than six manuscript pages. Women writers only.
Lost Horse Press
The Idaho Prize is open to U.S. authors only. It offers $1000 plus publication for a book-length poetry manuscript of 48 pages or more. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: May 15.
Love Stories.com
Monthly poetry contests for members, subjects and rules varying every month.
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