Deadline March 1, 2013; $20 entry; $1,000 prize; 3 poems max; details HERE:
Dec10
Tag Archives: poem
Dec4
Society of Classical Poets Competition
deadline is 1/1/2013; submit 3-5 poems; no free verse; prize is $1,000; details HERE:
http://classicalpoets.org/2012-poetry-competition/
Nov10
Boston Review 2013 Poetry Contest
“Discovery” four prizes of $500; deadline TBA – sometime in Jan. 2013; $10 entry; details HERE:
Oct16
Folio Poetry Contest
deadline Feb. 15, 2013; $500 prize; send up to 4 poems; $15 entry; details HERE:
Sep28
2012 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize
Poetry contest from Cutthroat; deadline Oct. 10, 2012; cash prizes of $1,250 and $250; send up to 3 poems; $15 entry fee; details HERE:
Jun6
Book-length and chapbook-length books of poetry
Tupelo Press; $28 reading fee; deadline is July 31, 2012; details HERE:
May29
2012 Rattle Poetry Prize (writing contest)
$5,000 prize; 10 finalists also get $100 each; details HERE:
May25
Lots of free contests
FanStory.com has more than 50 new contests every month. Contests are free to paid members and have cash prizes. Some upcoming contests:
5-7-9 poetry contest – May 31 deadline
Horror Story writing contest – June 6
Faith Poetry Contest – June 13
Free Verse Poetry Contest – June 19
Apr21
“Intimate Landscape” contest – matching words to photos
A book is created from two stories or poems that each offer interpretations of a photo. entry fee is $10 and the deadline is May 1, 2012; $300 prize; details HERE:
http://www.open2interpretation.com/submit_intimate_landscape.html
Apr12
Empirical Magazine’s poetry & fiction contest
Spring writing contest; short stories up to 5,000 words; poetry up to 2 pages; prizes are $500 and $1,000; entry fees before 4/15 are $10 for a poem and $15 for a short story; then the entry fees go up to $12 for a poem and $35 for a short story; discounts for multiple entries; details HERE:
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