The Lumberyard Magazine, a biannual publication that merges the arts of poetry and design, is pleased to announce its inaugural Roark Prize in Poetry. The recipient of The Lumberyard Roark Prize will have a special spring 2010 issue entirely dedicated to her/his poems. The Roark Prize issue will be designed and letterpressed by Firecracker Press in the same unique style that readers have come to expect (writers who are not familiar with The...

7th year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,350. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: September 30. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning...

three candles press is pleased to announce the third Three Candles Press First Book Award for a best first book of poems. The contest will be judged by Alexander Long, whose books include Light Here, Light There, Vigil and A Condition of the Spirit. Award: Winner receives $500.00 and 25 copies of the winning book. Deadline Oct. 15th (post-mark date). The winner will be notified at the end of December. Runners up and two alternates will be...

Judged by Sholeh Wolpé tworeview.weebly.com/poetry-contest.html Learn more about Wolpé by visiting www.sholehwolpe.com. Prizes $100, $50, $25 plus publication. Submission Guidelines Send up to five (5) unpublished poems, bio-sketch, SASE, email address, and a $10.00 check made out to Cold Press Publishing to: Two Review Poetry Contest P.O. Box 200639 Anchorage, Alaska 99520 Deadline Extended to September 30, 2009...

In honor of National Bad Poetry Day (August 18th), you could win up to $1000 toward your latest credit card bill. Send us a poem related to your credit or debt woes, and you could win $1,000 towards your biggest credit card bill! The “Rules” While writing poetry should be a largely unregulated creative pursuit (artistic license and all that), there are a few things you should keep in mind if you want a shot at the prize money: 1....

Other Voices Magazine invites you to enter your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, or art every month in its “monthlies” online writing contest. Each month a prompt is given to get your creative juices flowing. Text submissions cannot be more than 750 words. The prize is publication on the website, along with your choice of an OV t-shirt, travel mug or tote bag. Visit www.othervoices.ca/monthlies for more details.