Palette Poetry Spilled Ink Challenge A project of Palette Poetry (see other related projects). Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (September 2026). We provide the following information as an archive. About Palette is excited to announce the Spilled Ink Challenge, a call for poets to share their raw, confessional, and accidental poems. We welcome emerging and established poets to submit poems that gnaw at the raw and vulnerable parts of the human experience, those secrets that weren’t meant to be spilled. Take inspiration from Anne Sexton’s epitomizing confessions in Love Poems, Larry Levis’s Winter Stars collection on family estrangement and grief, the articulate rage of Frank Bidart’s Watching the Spring Festival, or Louise Glück’s Winter Recipes from the Collective for stream of consciousness pondering on life, love, and death. We look forward to reading your poetic experimentations, your meditations on the difficult questions of life, your lamentations of lost love, and everything in between. Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee range is USD $20 to $149 (average to above average for contests). Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2026 Publication Medium & Contest Frequency Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationOne-time contest AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Poetry Closed Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Other: See guidelines.Winner's Prize:Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $500 prize for winner.Submissions:Method: Submittable submission manager. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to contest webpage Report: Correction/Update Palette Poetry Spilled Ink Challenge Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: Group by submission Include outliers Include related projects Accuracy: We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months. Pending 15 responses are pending (11 min | 13.0 mean avg | 12.0 median | 18 max days waiting | 2.4 std dev) from 15 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The most common submission fee paid: USD $20.00. Work submitted here was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted here also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! 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