Poetry Contests

Tenth Annual Poetry Contest BR

Deadline: June 1, 2007 bostonreview.net/contests.html Judge: Susan Stewart First Prize: $1,500 Complete guidelines: The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2007 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, or close personal friend of the judge....

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River Styx International Poetry Contest 2007

River Styx International Poetry Contest 2007 Judge: Alan Shapiro $1500 First Prize Send up to three poems, not more than 14 pages. All entrants will be notified via S.A.S.E. $20 Reading Fee inlcudes a one-year subscription (3 issues). Include name and address on cover letter only. Winner published in Fall issue. All poems will be considered for publication. Send poems by May 31st to: River Styx Poetry Contest 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107 St....

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2007 FOUR WAY BOOKS LEVIS POETRY PRIZE

www.fourwaybooks.com Judge: Tony Hoagland Submission Dates: January 1 ­ March 31, 2007 by email or regular mail Awarding publication of a book-length collection and $1000.00 Open to any poet writing in English who is a citizen of the United States. Finalists not chosen as the winner by the judge will be considered by the editors for publication outside of the contest. The press has a history of publishing finalists, but is under no obligation...

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The Ledge 2007 Poetry Awards Competition

www.theledgemagazine.com/Poetry%20Awards%20Contest.htm PRIZES: First prize: $1000 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. Second prize: $250 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. Third prize: $100 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. ENTRY FEE: $10 for the first three (3) poems; $3 for each additional poem. $18 subscription (two issues) to The Ledge gains free entry for the first three (3) poems. NO RESTRICTIONS on form or content. The Ledge...

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The Nimrod/Hardman Writing Awards 2007

The Nimrod/Hardman Writing Awards 2007 www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/awards.html The 29th Nimrod/Hardman Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry FIRST PLACE: $2,000 AND PUBLICATION SECOND PLACE: $1,000 AND PUBLICATION Contest Rules Contest Begins: JANUARY 1, 2007 Postmark Deadline: APRIL 30, 2007 Poetry: 3-10 pages, one long poem or several short poems. Fiction: 7,500 words maximum. No previously...

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Indiana Review’s 2007 Poetry Prize Guidelines

Indiana Review’s 2007 Poetry Prize Guidelines www.indiana.edu/~inreview/general/prizes/poetprizeguidelines07.htm (go to website to download entry form) $1000 Honorarium and Publication Final Judge: Joy Harjo POSTMARK DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2007 Reading Fee: $15 Includes a one-year subscription All entries considered for publication. All entries considered anonymously. Send only three poems per entry. Previously published works and works...

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