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Annual contest seeks original, unpublished poems, no more than two manuscript pages in length, on any themes, and in any genre.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 Center at Passaic County Community College. |
Dog River Publishing
Poetry contests, from Dog River Publishing to enhance the love in your life. |
Jolly Roger Classical Poetry Contest
Biannual contest favoring traditional poets and poetry. Awards include a classic Captain Ahab bust. |
Librarians Are Poets Contest
Offers a poetry contest for librarians only, with information on past winners and a librarian hall of fame. |
Literary Contest
A competition for original, unpublished stories and poems. Stories in the mystery/suspense genre must not exceed 2,500 words. Poems on a patriotic/humanity theme are limited to 150 lines. |
Odes of March Poetry Contest
Annual contest, closing in March, offers a $300 cash prize. |
Pen Pushers Publications
Your best source for poetry news, chat, links, and contests on the web. Monthly prize. |
Poem Kingdom Contests
Offers two on-going competitions, namely Vie Via Verse (open to poems of any length), and Mini Poems (12 lines or less). |
Poetic Creations
Free poetry contest offers publication and a $50 prize. |
Poetry Contest Scams
Tips on recognising vanity press and other scams relating to poetry "contests". |
PoetryLoverZ.com
Offers monthly contests for original, unpublished, amateur poetry, of any length or genre. |
Prinsiana Haikus Contest
Biweekly haiku contest with unusual topics, such as cutlery, British "-our" words, and basketball. Writer of the winning haiku receives one cent per syllable. |
Reuben Rose Annual Poetry Competition
Established to give a voice to writers of English poetry in Israel, this competition seeks poems on general themes, not more than forty lines in length. Open to US and UK poets. |
Slipstream Press Poetry Contest
An annual poetry chapbook contest, worth $1,000, seeking up to forty pages of poetry in any style, format or theme. |
The Poetic Link
An interactive data base, publishing submitted works and critiques and offering monthly prizes for best poet and best critiquer. Includes membership form and contest rules. |
Tipsy Muse Contest for Light Verse
On-going quarterly contests for light, humorous poetry, with free entry to all who register. |
Troubadors Poetry Contest
An annual contest for original, unpublished poems (no more than forty lines in length) on an open theme. |
Webstatic Poetry Contest
Free, quarterly contests, open to all who write on the themes of love, life, truth, and passion. |
Wolf Poetry Competition
An annual poetry competition, seeking original, unpublished poems, five to thirty lines in length. Open to all. No preferred themes are listed. |
XYZ Multimedia Press Poetry Contest
Offers an annual $1,000 poetry competition with no limit on length, genre or format. |
