Poetry Contests

Switchback Publication is now accepting submissions for issue #17 – Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction and Art

Switchback, a publication of the MFA Program at the University of San Francisco, is now accepting submissions for issue 17. Switchback publish only the very best fiction, poetry, nonfiction and art and appears both online and in ebook format. For issue 17, an Editor’s Prize will be awarded in the amount of $200.00 to the submission best addressing the issue theme (Broken). Additional prizes in the amount of $75.00 and $50.00 respectively...

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The Dzanc Books/ Guernica International Literature Award

The Dzanc Books/ Guernica International Literature Award is granted yearly to the best fiction, poetry, or non-fiction that broadens the scope of North American fiction beyond the boundaries of North America. Any work with a global bent is welcome. The winning piece will be published in Guernica, one of the best literary and cultural magazines on the web, and the winner will receive a full scholarship (airfare, tuition and lodgings) to the...

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Fourth Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest (No Entry Fees)

Fourth Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest Deadline: January 31, 2013 Accepted Themes: Meditation, Mindfulness, Silence, or Stillness First Prize: $175 Second Prize: $125 Third Prize: $75 NO ENTRY FEES to enter! Complete guidelines: Spirit First is pleased to announce its fourth annual meditation poetry contest. Poetry submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or silence. Poems...

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2012 Anderbo Poetry Prize

Free to Enter! 2012 Anderbo Poetry Prize For up to six unpublished poems Winner receives: $500 cash Publication on anderbo.com Contest Judge: Sidney Wade Sidney Wade’s sixth collection of poems, Straits & Narrows, will be published by Persea Books in February 2013. She has served as President of AWP and Secretary/Treasurer of ALTA and has taught workshops in Poetry and Translation at the University of Florida’s MFA@FLA program since 1993....

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THE POETRY MARKET EZINE!

Attention poets! Searching for poetry markets and contest? Then subscribe to the free monthly newsletter, The Poetry Market Ezine. Each monthly issue features poetry markets and contests, poetry and writing news and reviews. The Poetry Market Ezine is exclusively dedicated to poets, poetry publishers and poetry readers. Markets and contests are all geared towards poetry only. Affordable advertisement options and/or poem critique service also...

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Milton Kessler Memorial Prize for Poetry

Harpur Palate’s Milton Kessler Memorial Prize for Poetry is open to all writers who submit unpublished poems in any style, form or genre. The small $15 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Harpur Palate. No more than 5 poems per entry. The winner receives a $500 prize, publication in the winter issue of Harpur Palate, and two copies of the issue in which the winning piece appears. Winners are also featured on our blog and highlighted...

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