List of All Current Poetry Contests, Competitions, and Prizes

-1000 Below: Flash Prose and Poetry Contest (Midway Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
2084 Literary Competition TEMP CLOSED
2-Day Poem Contest (Contemporary Verse 2) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
42 Miles Press Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The 49th Parallel Award for Poetry (Bellingham Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize (Boa Editions) Charges fees for all submissions
A.R. Ammons Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
A.V. Christie Chapbook Series (Seven Kitchens Press) TEMP CLOSED
Academy of American Poets First Book Award (The Academy of American Poets) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Action, Spectacle Chapbook Contest (Action, Spectacle Books) Charges fees for all submissions
Action, Spectacle Editors' Poetry & Prose Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Action/Words Poetry Contest (Midway Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
ACU Prize for Poetry (Australian Catholic University) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry (Beloit Poetry Journal) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Adrift Chapbook Contest (Driftwood Press Anthology) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Adroit Journal Editor's Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Adroit Prizes for Poetry and Prose (The Adroit Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Advent Poetry Contest (Catholic Literary Arts) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Aesthetica Creative Writing Award  Charges fees for all submissions
After Happy Hour Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Aggrey & Tabbikha Prize for Poetry (Inverted Syntax Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize (University of Utah Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize (University of Pittsburgh Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Akron Poetry Prize (University of Akron Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Alastair Reid Pamphlet Prize (Wigtown Book Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Alice James Award (Alice James Books) Charges fees for all submissions
Alice Osborn Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards (Paterson Literary Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
America Haiku Award in Honor of Harold G. Henderson (Haiku Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
American Literary Review Flash Flood Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
American Writers Review Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Amity Prize (Anamcara Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Amy Lowell Prize (New England Poetry Club) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize (Huizache) TEMP CLOSED
The Anhinga-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry (Anhinga Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Annual Waterford Competition (West Waterford Press Ltd) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Anteroom Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Anthology Magazine Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize (The Waywiser Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize (FlowerSong Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Apogee Poetry Chapbook Award (April Gloaming Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions
APR/Honickman First Book Prize (The American Poetry Review) Charges fees for all submissions
Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Arthur Smith Poetry Prize (Madville Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Arts & Letters Club of Toronto Foundation Poetry Award (League of Canadian Poets) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ashland Poetry Press Broadside Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Asian Celebration Haiku and Tanka Contest (Skipping Stones) TEMP CLOSED
Atlanta Review Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Auburn Witness Poetry Prize (Southern Humanities Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Aurora Poetry & Short Fiction Open Competition (Writing East Midlands) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence (The Ex-Puritan) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Autumn House Poetry Contest (Autumn House Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
AWP Award Series  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Backwaters Prize in Poetry (The Backwaters Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bacopa Literary Review Contest (The Writers Alliance of Gainesville) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Baltimore Review Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards (Nuclear Age Peace Foundation) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Barrow Street Poetry Book Prize (Barrow Street Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Barry Spacks Poetry Prize (Gunpowder Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Basho: An International English Haiku Competition
Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest (Basho-o Kenshokai) TEMP CLOSED
Beautiful Pause Prize (Press Pause) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bellevue Literary Review Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Beloved Chapbook Contest: A Multi-Genre Chapbook Contest for BIPOC Women and Nonbinary Folks (Purple Ink Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award (Red Hen Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Bennett Nieberg Transpoetic Broadside Prize (GASHER Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry (Tupelo Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Best Haiku Anthology International Competition (Haiku Crush) Charges fees for all submissions
Best New Poets Open Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bicoastal Review Ekphrastic Poetry Contest TEMP CLOSED
Bicoastal Review Single Poem Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Big Sky, Small Prose: Flash Contest (CutBank) Charges fees for all submissions
Big Whoopie Deal Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Bill Hickock Humor Award (I-70 Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Birdcoat Quarterly Editors' Choice Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
Birdy Poetry Prize (Meadowlark Books) Charges fees for all submissions
The Black River Chapbook Competition (Black Lawrence Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Black Warrior Review Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
BlackBerry Peach Prize for Poetry: Spoken & Written Word Contest (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bloodroot Haiku Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Blue Light Book Award Competition (Blue Light Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Blue Light Poetry Prize and Chapbook Contest (Blue Light Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bob Hicok Fellowship for Poets (ONLY POEMS) Charges fees for all submissions
The Booby Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
BOOM Chapbook Contest (Bateau Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Booranga Literary Prizes / fourW (Booranga Writers' Centre) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Boulevard Poetry Contest for Emerging Poets (Boulevard Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Bournemouth Writing Prize (Bournemouth Writing Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Breakout Prize (Epiphany) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Brian Fugett Memorial Prize (Citizens for Decent Literature Press) TEMP CLOSED
Brick Road Poetry Book Contest (Brick Road Poetry Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bridport Prize Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bridport Young Writer Award (Bridport Prize) Charges fees for all submissions
Briefly Write Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
Brink Literary Journal Award for Hybrid Writing  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Brink Poetry Prize (Brink Literary Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The British Haiku Society Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Brittingham & Felix Pollak Prizes in Poetry (University of Wisconsin Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Broken Spine Chapbook Competition TEMP CLOSED
The Broken Tribe North American Series (Broken Tribe Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Broken Tribe Press MFA Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Bruce Lader Poetry of Witness Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Burnside Review Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Burnside Review Press Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Button Poetry Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Button Poetry First Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Button Poetry Short Form Contest TEMP CLOSED
Button Poetry Video Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Buzzwords Open Poetry Competition (Buzzwords Poetry Cheltenham) Charges fees for all submissions
C.D. Wright Emerging Poet's Prize (The Arkansas International) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize (Poetry International) Charges fees for all submissions
Café Writers Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Callo Literary Award (Nulla Journal) NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cantor Poetry Prize (The Telluride Institute) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Capilano Review Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Capitale de la Haibun Contest (UBU) TEMP CLOSED
The Cardinal Poetry Prize (Wesleyan University Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Carol Bessent Hayman Poetry of Love Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Carolyn Bush Award (Wendy's Subway) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Catamaran Poetry Prize for West Coast Poets (Catamaran Literary Reader) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Caterpillar Poetry Prize (The Moth Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Catholic Literary Arts Sacred Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cave Canem Prize TEMP CLOSED
CBC Poetry Prize (CBC Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cecil Hemley Memorial Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Center for Book Arts Poetry Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Chad Walsh Chapbook Series (Beloit Poetry Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Changes Book Prize TEMP CLOSED
Charles Edward Eaton Award for Sonnets/Traditional Form (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Charles Simic Poetry Prize (Hole In The Head Review) Charges fees for all submissions
Cheltenham Poetry Festival International Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Choeofpleirn Press Poetry Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cider Press Review Book Award  Charges fees for all submissions
Cider Press Review Editor's Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cinnamon Literature Award (Cinnamon Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Claire Harris Poetry Prize (Goose Lane Editions) TEMP CLOSED
Claire Keyes Poetry Prize (Soundings East) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Clark Closser Memorial Literature Award (Magpie Zine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Cloudbank Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Coda Poet Prize (The Fifth Corner) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Codhill Press Pauline Uchmanowicz Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Awards (Line of Advance Literary Journal) TEMP CLOSED
Collaborature Monthly Contest
Colorado Prize for Poetry (Colorado Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Common Ground Review Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
CommuterLit Poetry Contests  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Comstock Review Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Concrete Wolf Louis Poetry Book Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
confluence Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
The Coniston Prize (Radar Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Connecticut Poetry Award (Connecticut Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Cream City Review Contests (cream city review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Creative Future Writers' Award TEMP CLOSED
CutBank Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Dark Poets Prize (Dark Poets Club) Charges fees for all submissions
Deanna Tulley Multimedia Prize (Slippery Elm Literary Journal) Charges fees for all submissions
Deep Line Poetry Series (Hub City Press) TEMP CLOSED
DIAGRAM Chapbook Contest (New Michigan Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Diana Brebner Prize (Arc Poetry Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Diann Blakely Prize for an Emerging Poet TEMP CLOSED
Didcot Writers Writing Competition  Charges fees for some submissions
Dipity Surf Rock Poetry Prize (Dipity Press) TEMP CLOSED
The Disquiet Prize (Disquiet International Literary Program) Charges fees for all submissions
Dog Daze Contests (Blue Earth Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Dogwood Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Donald Justice Poetry Prize (West Chester University Poetry Center) Charges fees for all submissions
The Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript (UWA Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Dorset Prize (Tupelo Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Double Dutch Biannual Poetry Prize (Double Dutch Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Dreamers Creative Writing Haiku Contest (Dreamers Creative Writing Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Driftwood Press Editors' Pick Poetry Collection Award (Driftwood Press Anthology) Charges fees for all submissions
Driftwood Press In-House Poem Contest (Driftwood Press Anthology) Charges fees for all submissions
Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize (Northwestern University Press) TEMP CLOSED
Dryden-Vreeland Book Prize (Gunpowder Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Dwarf Stars Anthology Series (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association) TEMP CLOSED
Dynamo Verlag Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Dzanc Poetry Prize (Dzanc Books) Charges fees for all submissions
E. E. Cummings Prize (New England Poetry Club) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize: Baseball Poetry (The Twin Bill) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Earth Amulet Poetry Prize (River Paw Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Edwin Markham Prize for Poetry (Reed Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Eggtooth Editions Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Electric Literature Emerging Writers Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize (Passages North) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Elizabeth Alexander Writing Award (Meridians) TEMP CLOSED
The Ellen Bryant Voigt Series in Poetry (Four Way Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Ellis Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (New Ohio Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize (Willow Springs Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Empyrean Literary Magazine Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Enfield Poets' Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
the engine(idling Drive Award
Etchings Press Book Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Etel Adnan Poetry Prize (Noemi Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (African Poetry Book Fund) TEMP CLOSED
Expedition Press Poetry Broadside Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Eyelands Book Awards  Charges fees for all submissions
F(r)iction Contests  Charges fees for all submissions
The Fairy Tale Magazine Prose & Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Fallen Tree Press Micro-Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Fare Forward Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Fence Modern Poets Series  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Fiction Factory Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Fiddlehead Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
First Things Annual Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
Fischer Poetry Prize (The Telluride Institute) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Fish Poetry Prize (Fish Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Flash 405 (Exposition Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Florida Review Editors' Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Flume Press Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Flying South Contest (Winston-Salem Writers) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Fonograf Editions Open Genre Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition (Munster Literature Centre) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
For the Record: Poetry Contest & Anthology (Northern INK Publishing) FLEDGLING  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions
The Foster Poetry Prize (Contemporary Verse 2) Charges fees for all submissions
The Four Faced Liar Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Four Way Books Levis Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Fox Tales Prize (Black Fox Literary Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Frederick Morgan Poetry Contest (The Hudson Review) TEMP CLOSED
Frederick Smock Poetry Prize (The Louisville Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Free the Verse Poetry Competitions  Charges fees for all submissions
The Free Verse Prize (The Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
FreeFall Magazine Prose & Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Fresh Voices Fellowship (Epiphany)
Friends of Falun Gong Poetry Contest
Front Range Book Prize (Alternating Current Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Frontier Poetry Debut Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Frontier Poetry Devotion & Divination Prize  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Frontier Poetry Open  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Frost Farm Prize (The Robert Frost Farm) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Furious Flower Poetry Prize (Furious Flower Poetry Center) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Futurist Debut Book Award (Alternating Current Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Garden Party Chapbook Contest (Garden Party Collective) TEMP CLOSED
The Garden Party Collective Presents Poetry Contests TEMP CLOSED
The Garden Party Mental Health Poetry Contest (Garden Party Collective) TEMP CLOSED
GASHER Press Book Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gasher Press Poetry Chapbook Prize (GASHER Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Gatewood Prize (Switchback Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize (Singapore Unbound) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Gearhart Poetry Contest (Southeast Review) Charges fees for all submissions
Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Gemini Magazine Poetry Open  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
George Bogin Memorial Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
George Crabbe Poetry Competition (Suffolk Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions
George Drew Chapbook Contest (Bass Clef Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
George Elliston Poetry Prize (Greater Cincinnati Writers League) Charges fees for all submissions
The Georgia Poetry Prize (University of Georgia Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Gerald Cable Book Award (Silverfish Review Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Gerard Rochford Poetry Prize (Mist and Mountain) TEMP CLOSED
Geri Digiorno Prize (Raleigh Review) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ghost Peach Press Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Ginkgo Prize (The Turning Leaf Journal) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Glossy Planet Literary Magazine  Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gloucestershire Poetry Society Open Competition (The Gloucestershire Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions
Gold Line Press Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Golden Haiku Poetry Contest (Golden Triangle BID) TEMP CLOSED
The Granite State Poetry Prize (University of New Hampshire Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Graybeal-Gowen Prize for Virginia Poets (Shenandoah) TEMP CLOSED
Grayson Books Poetry Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Grayson Books Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Greg Grummer Poetry Contest (phoebe) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program (The Adroit Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize (Southword) Charges fees for all submissions
Grieve Writing Competition (Hunter Writers Centre) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms (PRISM international) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Gulf Coast Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Guy Owen Award (Southern Poetry Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Gwen Harwood Poetry Prize (Island Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
GWG Literary Prizes (Geneva Writers Group) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Gylys Villanelle Prize (Poetry by the Sea) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Haiku Calendar Competition (Snapshot Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Haiku International Association Haiku Contest TEMP CLOSED
Hammond House Publishing International Literary Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Hastings Book Festival Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hayden's Ferry Review Fiction & Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
HEART Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Heartwood Poetry Prize (heartwood literary magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hedge Apple Halloween Contest
The Helena Whitehill Book Award (Tupelo Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Henry Morgenthau Poetry Prize (Passager Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Heroines Women's Writing Prize & Anthology (Neo Perennial Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hexapod Haiku Challenge (The Frost Entomological Museum) TEMP CLOSED
HIGH/COO Chapbooks Annual Competition (Brooks Books Haiku) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Hillary Gravendyk Prize (Inlandia Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hollis Summers Poetry Prize (Ohio University Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Honeybee Prize (The Good Life Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Howling Bird Press Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
HSA Haibun Award Contest (Haiku Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
HSA Rengay Award Contest (Haiku Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
HSA Senryu Award Contest (Haiku Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Hudson Prize (Black Lawrence Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hurt & Healing Prize (Frontier Poetry) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Hysteria Writing Competition (Happy Healthy Woman Blog) TEMP CLOSED
Ibby Rivers Poetry Prize (Buckman Journal) TEMP CLOSED
i-D Creative Writing Competition  FLEDGLING TEMP CLOSED
Idaho Prize for Poetry (Lost Horse Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
IHS International Haiku Competition (The Irish Haiku Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
In Defense of Science Poetry Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Indiana Review 1/2 K Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Indiana Review Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Inscape Journal Contests  Charges fees for all submissions
International EJCA Spring Haiku Contest (Edmonton Japanese Community Association) TEMP CLOSED
International Kusamakura Haiku Competition TEMP CLOSED
International Proverse Poetry Prize (Proverse Hong Kong Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
International Proverse Prize (Proverse Hong Kong Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Iowa Poetry Prize (University of Iowa Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Iowa Review Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Iris N. Spencer Undergraduate Poetry Award (West Chester University Poetry Center)
Jacar Press Full-Length Poetry Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Jacar Press Poetry Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Jade Ring Writing Contest (Wisconsin Writers Association) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Jake Adam York Prize (Copper Nickel) Charges fees for all submissions
James Applewhite Poetry Prize (North Carolina Literary Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
James Dickey Prize for Poetry (Five Points) Charges fees for all submissions
James Hearst Poetry Prize (North American Review) Charges fees for all submissions
James Tate Prize (SurVision Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets (Poetry Northwest) TEMP CLOSED
The Jane Martin Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
Jane Underwood Poetry Prize (The Writing Salon) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Jean Feldman Poetry Prize (Washington Writers' Publishing House) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Jean Williams Poetry of Disability, Disease, and Healing Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award for Veterans (The Iowa Review) TEMP CLOSED
Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize (The Missouri Review) Charges fees for all submissions
Jennifer A. Lurie Memorial Poetry Prize (Outskirts Literary Journal) NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions
The Jennifer Martelli Chapbook Award (Lily Poetry Review Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest (The Comstock Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Jody Stewart Solstice Prize in Poetry (Longleaf Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The John Foggin Memorial Prize (Yaffle) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
John Lent Poetry/Prose Award (Kalamity Press) Charges fees for all submissions
John Ridland Poetry Prize (Gunpowder Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
The Joy Harjo Poetry Award (Cutthroat) Charges fees for all submissions
Joy of the Pen Contest (The Topsham Public Library) TEMP CLOSED
Juniper Prize for Poetry (University of Massachusetts Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Kakalak Anthology of Poetry and Art Contests (moonShine Review Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Katherine Kennedy McIntyre Light Verse Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry (Sarabande Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Keats-Shelley Poetry and Essay Prize (The Keats-Shelley Review) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Kent & Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Kentucky State Poetry Society Grand Prix Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Kenyon Review Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Keystone Chapbook Series (Seven Kitchens Press) TEMP CLOSED
The Kim Bridgford Memorial Sonnet Contest (Poetry by the Sea) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Kingfisher Poetry Prize (PULP Literature) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Kiyoshi & Kiyoko Tokutomi Memorial Haiku Contest (Yuki Teikei Haiku Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lakefly Writing Contests (Lakefly Writers Conference) TEMP CLOSED
The Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award (Laura Boss Poetry Foundation) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Laux & Millar RR Poetry Book Prize (Raleigh Review) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lavender Rising Contests
Lazuli Literary Group Writing Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ledbury Poetry Competition (Ledbury Poetry Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lefty Blondie Press Editor's Choice Broadside Series  Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award TEMP CLOSED
The Lemonlight Prize (Ink and Ribbon) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize (ONLY POEMS) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Lesley Strutt Annual Poetry Contest (League of Canadian Poets) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Letter Review Prize for Books  Charges fees for all submissions
The Letter Review Prize for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
The Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award (Persea Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize (Persea Books) Charges fees for all submissions
Lightscatter Press Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lit Fox Award (Lit Fox Books) TEMP CLOSED
Lit Shark Poem of the Month Competition (Lit Shark Magazine)
LitMag Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
LMNL SPCS Prize (Liminal Spaces Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize (CALYX Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The London Independent Story Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The London Magazine Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Longleaf Press Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize (The Georgia Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lost Kite Chapbook Prize (Lost Kite Editions) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lost Penny Press Broadside Competition TEMP CLOSED
Louise Bogan Award for Excellence in Poetry (Trio House Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Louise Glück Prize for Poetry or Prose (Poetries in English Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
The Love & Eros Prize (Palette Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
LSW Writing Contest (Lake Superior Writers) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED

Lucille Medwick Memorial Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lucky Jefferson Poetry and Prose Contest TEMP CLOSED
Lush Triumphant Literary Awards (subTerrain Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Lyric College Poetry Contest (The Lyric Magazine) TEMP CLOSED
Lyric Poetry Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Lyrical Iowa Competition (The Iowa Poetry Association) TEMP CLOSED
The MacGuffin Poet Hunt Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Magma Pamphlet Competition (Magma Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Magma Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Magpie Award for Poetry (PULP Literature) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Maine Postmark Poetry Contest (Belfast Poetry Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mairtín Crawford Awards (Belfast Book Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Malahat Review Far Horizons Award for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Malahat Review Open Season Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Many Nice Donkeys Poetry Contest (Many Nice Donkeys Literary Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest (Great River Shakespeare Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Martin Lucas Haiku Award (Presence Haiku Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mary Blinn Poetry Prize (After Hours) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mary Ruffin Poole American Heritage Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Marystina Santiestevan First Book Poetry Prize (Conduit Books & Ephemera) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize (South Florida Poetry Journal) TEMP CLOSED
The Maxine Cassin Prize (Button Box Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize (Bauhan Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Maya Lyubenova International Haiku Contest (Wild Lilacs) TEMP CLOSED
McNally Robinson Booksellers Poetry Award (Prairie Fire) Charges fees for all submissions
Megacity Review Poetry & Prose Contest
Meridian Editors' Prizes in Poetry and Prose  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Meridian Short Prose Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Michael Waters Poetry Prize (Southern Indiana Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize (Bear Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mid-June Poetry Chapbook Award (Dead Man Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Miller Williams Poetry Series and Prize (The University of Arkansas Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Milton Kessler Memorial Prize in Poetry (Harpur Palate Literary Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Minds on Fire Open Book Prize (Conduit Books & Ephemera) Charges fees for all submissions
Minds Shine Bright Places Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mini Moon Writing Contests (Tadpole Press 100 Word Writing Contest) Charges fees for all submissions
The Mississippi Review Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Monica Taylor Poetry Prize (takahe magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
The Montana Humor Prize (Whitefish Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The Monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge
Montreal International Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
MoonLit Getaway Poetry Contest (MoonLit Getaway / Harvest Moon) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Morecambe Poetry Festival Competition (Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Morioka International Haiku Contest TEMP CLOSED
The Morse Code Poetry Contest (High Frequency Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest (Hive Poetry Collective) Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Nature Writing Prize (The Moth Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
The Moth Poetry Prize (The Moth Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mslexia Women's Poetry (Single Poem) Competition (Mslexia Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Mslexia Women's Poetry Pamphlet Competition (Mslexia Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award (The Comstock Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Myong Cha Son Haiku Award for Undergraduates (West Chester University Poetry Center)
Myths & Fables Prize (Frontier Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Nancy D. Hargrove Editors' Prize (Jabberwock Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Narrative Annual Poetry Contest (Narrative Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Narrative Poem of the Week Contest (Narrative Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Narrative Prize (Narrative Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
National High School Poetry Contest (Gannon University English Department) TEMP CLOSED
Naugatuck River Review Narrative Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
NCPS Poet Laureate Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Nebraska Poetry Society Open Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Netsuke Micro Poetry Series (Tilted House) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Neutrino Short-Short Prize (Passages North) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Never Too Late Award (Bridport Prize) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Neville Dawes First Book Prize for Emerging Caribbean Poets (Caribbean Poetry Book Series)
New American Poetry Prize (New American Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The New Measure Poetry Prize (Parlor Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
New Ohio Review Literary Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The New Poets Prize (The Poetry Business) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize (Hub City Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
New Voices Award (Washington Square Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
New Writers 100-Word Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
New Writers Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The New York Poetry Prize (Torres & Company) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Newcastle Poetry Prize (Hunter Writers Centre) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Next Generation Short Story Awards  Charges fees for all submissions
NFSPS Annual Poetry Contests (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
NFSPS Barbara Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition (National Federation of State Poetry Societies) Charges fees for all submissions
Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature (Schaffner Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest (The New Quarterly) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Nightboat Poetry Prize (Nightboat Books) Charges fees for all submissions
Nimrod Literary Awards (Nimrod International Journal of Prose & Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Nine Syllables Press Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ninth Letter Literary Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Noemi Press Book Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Northwind Writing Award (Raw Earth Ink) TEMP CLOSED
NORward Prizes (New Ohio Review) Charges fees for all submissions
NOWW International Writing Contest (Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Nutmeg Poetry Award (Connecticut Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Oberon Poetry Prize / The Herbert Prize (Oberon Poetry Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
October Project Poetry Contest TEMP CLOSED
Off the Grid Poetry Prize (Off the Grid Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Off Topic Contest (Off Topic Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Omnidawn Poetry Open Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Omnidawn Single Poem Broadside Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
One Page Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
ONLY POEMS Poem of the Month TEMP CLOSED
ONLY POEMS Poet of the Year Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Onyx Publications Contests (Etched Onyx Magazine & Story Discovery Podcast) Charges fees for all submissions
Orchard Street Press Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Oregon Poetry Association Adult Contests  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Orison Chapbook Prize (Orison Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Orison Prizes in Poetry & Fiction (Orison Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Other Futures Award (Futurepoem) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ottoline Prize (Fence) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Ouroborealis Poetry Prize (The Columbus Review) FLEDGLING  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions
Oversound Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Oxford Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize (PRISM international) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Palette Poetry Ekphrastic Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Palette Poetry Nature Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Palette Poetry Queer Poetry Challenge  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Passager Journal Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Passionfruit Poetry Contests (The Passionfruit Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The Patricia Cleary Miller Award for Poetry (New Letters) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Patricia Dobler Poetry Award (Madwomen in the Attic) Charges fees for all submissions
Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry (CutBank) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers (Kenyon Review) TEMP CLOSED
Patty Friedmann Writing Competition (LMNL Arts) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Paul Cave Prize for Literature (Tim Saunders Publications) Charges fees for all submissions
The Paul Nemser Book Prize (Lily Poetry Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Peatsmoke Summer Editor's Prize Contest (Peatsmoke Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Pegasus Poetry Book Prize (Poetry Foundation) TEMP CLOSED
The Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Award (The Heron's Nest) TEMP CLOSED
The Penn Review Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Perkoff Prize (The Missouri Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Permafrost Annual Book Prize (Permafrost Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Perugia Press Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
The Peseroff Prize Poetry Contest (Breakwater Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Peter Porter Poetry Prize (Australian Book Review) Charges fees for all submissions
PHIL Lit Contests (PHIL LIT Journal) Charges fees for all submissions
The Philip Levine Prize for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions
Phoenix Poets Series (The University of Chicago Press) TEMP CLOSED
Phyllis Smart-Young Prize in Poetry (The Madison Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Pilgrimage Poetry Prize (walk · listen · create) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Pinch Literary Award in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Pinhole Poetry Chapbook Press Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
PJCA International English Haiku Contest (Pakistan Japan Cultural Association, Islamabad) FLEDGLING  NEW!
The Plentitudes Prizes for Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Ploughshares Emerging Writers' Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetic Justice Institute Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Poetic Justice Institute Editor's Prize
The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Poetry Business International Book & Pamphlet Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry International Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry International Tiny Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry Kit International Poetry Competition (The Poetry Kit) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Poetry London Pamphlet Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Poetry London Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry of Courage Award (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Poetry Society National Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Poetry Society of America Student Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry Society of Indiana Seasonal Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Poetry Society of Virginia Adult Contests  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Poetry Super Highway Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Poetry Wales Award  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Poet's Workshop Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED
Polaris Poetry Series (Blair) TEMP CLOSED
Polish International Haiku Competition TEMP CLOSED
Polyphony Lit Contests  Charges fees for some submissions
Porad Haiku Award (Haiku Northwest) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Porch Prize (Swing) Charges fees for all submissions
Porchlight Prize in Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Portent Contest (Portal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Porter House Review Editor's Prize  Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Prairie Soul Poetry Prize (The Gilded Weathervane) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Press 53 Award for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Prime 53 Poem Summer Challenge (Prime Number Magazine) TEMP CLOSED
Prime Number Magazine Awards for Poetry & Short Fiction  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Princemere Poetry Prize (Princemere Poetry Journal) Charges fees for all submissions
Prism Review Poetry and Short Story/Nonfiction Contests  Charges fees for all submissions
Prize Americana for Poetry (Review Americana) Charges fees for all submissions
ProForma Contest (Grist) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Propel Cambridge Poetry Prize (Propel Magazine) TEMP CLOSED
The Prose Poem Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
The Ps & Qs Audio Poem Awards / The Quippys (Quibble Lit / Quibble Quarterly) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
PSA Chapbook Fellowship (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
PSA Storefront Poems (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Puerto del Sol Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Quarter After Eight Poetry Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Quarterly West Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Quarterly West Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Rachel Sutcliffe Memorial Haiku-arts Contest (Drifting Sands) TEMP CLOSED
Rachel Wetzsteon Chapbook Award (Map Literary) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition (North Carolina Writers' Network) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Rane Arroyo Chapbook Series (Seven Kitchens Press) TEMP CLOSED
Rash Awards (Broad River Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Rattle Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge
Rattle Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Rattlecast Prompt Poems
Ravens Quoth Press Monthly Patreon Contest
RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers (Writers' Trust of Canada) TEMP CLOSED
Rebecca Lard Award (Poetry Quarterly) Charges fees for all submissions
Religion of Love Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
The Reuben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition (Voices Israel) Charges fees for all submissions
rex inc. press contest  FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions
The Rhina Espaillat Poetry Award (Plough Quarterly) Charges fees for all submissions
RHINO Founders' Prize (RHINO Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions
The Rialto Nature & Place Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Richard Mathews Prize for Poetry (Tampa Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The Richard Snyder Memorial Publication Prize (Ashland Poetry Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest (Ex Ophidia Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Riddle Fence Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Rising Poet Prize (Palette Poetry) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The River Heron Editors' Prize (River Heron Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The River Heron Poetry Prize (River Heron Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The River Styx Contest (River Styx Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Robert and Adele Schiff Awards (The Cincinnati Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Robert Golden Poetry Contest (North Carolina Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Robert H. Winner Memorial Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest (Quarter After Eight) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize (Texas Review Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Awards (Modern Haiku) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Robert Watson Literary Prizes (The Greensboro Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Robin Becker Chapbook Series (Seven Kitchens Press) TEMP CLOSED
Room Magazine Poetry Contest (ROOM Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Room Magazine Short Forms Contest (ROOM Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Rough Diamond Poetry Prize (Rough Diamond Poetry Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Rumpus Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Saints and Sinners Poetry Contest (Saints and Sinners Literary Festival) Charges fees for all submissions
Sally Albiso Poetry Book Award (MoonPath Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Samuel Washington Allen Prize (New England Poetry Club) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
San Francisco International Competition for Haiku, Senryu and Tanka (Haiku Poets of Northern California) Charges fees for all submissions
San Francisco International Haibun Contest (Haiku Poets of Northern California) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
San Francisco International Rengay Contest (Haiku Poets of Northern California) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest (Tanka Society of America) TEMP CLOSED
Sappho's Prize in Poetry (Headmistress Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sarabande Chapbook Prize (Sarabande Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize / Alma Book Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SaveAs Writers' International Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Scott King Award for Eco-Poetry (Trio House Press) Charges fees for all submissions
ScreaminMamas Contests TEMP CLOSED
Scroll Press Micro-Chapbook Contest (Scroll Poetry Press) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions
The Sejong Cultural Society Writing Competition TEMP CLOSED
Sejong International Sijo Competition (The Sejong Cultural Society)
Seven Hills Literary & Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest (Seven Hills Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The Sewanee Review Fiction, Poetry & Nonfiction Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SFPA Speculative Poetry Contest (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Shann Palmer Poetry Contest (James River Writers) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest TEMP CLOSED
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions First Chapbook Contest (Sheila-Na-Gig online) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Shepton Snowdrops Poetry Competition (Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Short Grain Contest (Grain Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Silent River Poetry Prize (River Paw Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Sine Qua Non Prizes  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sixth Finch Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Skipping Stones Youth Honor Award Program  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Slice Poetry Chapbook Contest (Fork Apple Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Slippery Elm Prize (Slippery Elm Literary Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Slipstream Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest (Slipstream Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Small Harbor Publishing Laureate Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SMHAF Writing Competition (Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival) TEMP CLOSED
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (SmokeLong Quarterly) Charges fees for all submissions
Snowbound Chapbook Award (Tupelo Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Society of Classical Poets High School Poetry Competition (The Society of Classical Poets Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Society of Classical Poets International Poetry Competition (The Society of Classical Poets Journal) Charges fees for all submissions
Solitary Daisy Haiku Contest (The Solitary Daisy Journal) TEMP CLOSED
Solstice Annual Literary Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Solstice Nature Prize for Young Writers (Writing East Midlands)
Sonic Boom Vispo Contest (Sonic Boom Journal) Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sonnet Award for Undergraduates (West Chester University Poetry Center)
Sonnet or Not Poetry Competition (Cannon Poets) Charges fees for all submissions
Sonora Review Contests  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Southword Editor's Poetry Award  Charges fees for all submissions
Sowell Emerging Writers Prize (Terrain.org) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SRPR Editors' Prize (Spoon River Poetry Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SRPR Spoonfuls Chapbook Contest (Spoon River Poetry Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The St. Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize (The Kent State University Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Steve Kowit Poetry Prize (San Diego Poetry Annual) Charges fees for all submissions
Steve Miller BSFS Annual Poetry Contest (Baltimore Science Fiction Society)
Stone Corpse Press Chapbook Series Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Stone Corpse Press Micro-Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Stories of Migration, Sense of Place and Home Writing Contest (Dreamers Creative Writing Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions
Stories That Need To Be Told: The Contest (TulipTree Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions
Streetlight Magazine Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
StreetLit Contests  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
StreetLit Prize in Art / Literature  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Subito Innovative Writing Contest (Subito Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sublimation Annual Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sublingua Prize for Poetry (Inverted Syntax Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Subnivean Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Summer Kitchen Series (Seven Kitchens Press) TEMP CLOSED
The Summit Series (Central Michigan University Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sundress Publications E-Chapbook Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sundress Publications Poetry Broadside Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Superlative Monthly Feature Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Superlative Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
Susan Atefat Editor's Prize (Peach Literary Journal) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Susan Neville Prizes in Fiction & Poetry (Booth) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
SUSPECT Poetry Contest TEMP CLOSED
The swamp pink Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Sweet Poetry Contest (Sweet Lit) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
T Paulo Urcanse Prize For Literary Excellence (High Horse) TEMP CLOSED
Tammis Day Poetry Prize (Nine Syllables Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Tennessee Williams Poetry Contest (Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival) Charges fees for all submissions
The Tenth Gate Prize (The Word Works) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Terrain.org Annual Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Terry J. Cox Poetry Award (Regal House Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Test Site Poetry Series Prize (Interim) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Third Coast Fiction and Poetry Contest (Third Coast Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Thomas Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred (Center for Interfaith Relations) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Tilted House Chapbook Prize: 1BR / 3BATH TEMP CLOSED
Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize (Cave Canem) TEMP CLOSED
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest (Winning Writers) Charges fees for all submissions
Tomaž Šalamun Prize (Factory Hollow Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Touchstone Debut Prize (Touchstone Literary Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Trailblazer Contest
Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize (The Academy of American Poets) TEMP CLOSED
Trio Award for First or Second Book (Trio House Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Triveni Haiku Awards (Triveni Haikai India) TEMP CLOSED
TulipTree Review Humor Story Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
Tupelo Quarterly Poetry Open Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Tusculum Review Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Unleash WIP Prize (Unleash Creatives) Charges fees for all submissions
Vallum Chapbook Award (Vallum Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Vanderbilt University Literary Prize (Vanderbilt Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Variant Literature Poetry Prize (Variant Literature Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry (University of North Texas Press) Charges fees for all submissions
VCBF Haiku Invitational (Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival) TEMP CLOSED
The Vern Rutsala Book Prize (Cloudbank) Charges fees for all submissions
VersoFrontera Series (Texas Review Press)
Verve Poem of the Month (Verve Poetry Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Verve Poetry Festival Competition (Verve Poetry Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Villanelle Award for Undergraduates (West Chester University Poetry Center)
The Vincent Poetry Prize (Millay House Rockland) FLEDGLING  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Vinyl 45 Chapbook Contest (YesYes Books) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Vivian Shipley Poetry Award (Connecticut Poetry Society) Charges fees for all submissions
Wales Haiku Journal Summer Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Waltham Forest Poetry Competition  Charges fees for some submissions
Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Award (Wandering Aengus Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
War Poetry Postcard Project (Middle West Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Washburn Chapbook Prize (Harbor Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Washington Prize (The Word Works) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press Ekphrastic Challenges TEMP CLOSED
The Welkin Writing Prize TEMP CLOSED
Wendy's Subway Book Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (Winning Writers)
West Trade Review Prize for Poetry  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize (Michigan State University Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Whispering Wisdom Poetry Prize  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wigtown International Poetry Prize (Wigtown Book Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wild Women Story Contest (TulipTree Review) Charges fees for all submissions
The Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize (Two Sylvias Press) Charges fees for all submissions
William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition  Charges fees for all submissions
The William Cory Wickware Memorial Prize for First Poetry Chapbook (Gnashing Teeth Publishing) Charges fees for all submissions
The Willow Run Poetry Book Award (Hidden River Arts) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Willow Springs Surrealist Poetry Prize (Willow Springs Magazine) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Winchester Poetry Prize (Winchester Poetry Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wingless Dreamer Writing Competitions (Wingless Dreamer Community) Charges fees for some submissions
Wirral Poetry Competition (Wirral Poetry Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wisconsin People & Ideas Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Wishing Jewel Prize (Green Linden Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Witness Literary Awards  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
WoLF Poetry Competition (Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Wolfson Poetry Chapbook Prize (Wolfson Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Woorilla Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
Words Faire Exhibition Prize for Literary Innovation (The Words Faire Press) Charges fees for all submissions
Wren Poetry Prize (Blair) TEMP CLOSED
Write By The Sea Writing Competition (Write By the Sea Literary Festival) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Write On! Contest (Royal City Literary Arts Society) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Writer Magazine / Emily Dickinson Award (Poetry Society of America) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Writer's Digest Poetry Awards  Charges fees for all submissions
Writers Online Writing Competitions  Charges fees for all submissions
Writory Poetry Contest  Charges fees for all submissions
X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize (Texas Review Press) Charges fees for all submissions
The Yaffle Prize  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
The Yale Series of Younger Poets (Yale University Press) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Yeats Poetry Prize (WB Yeats Society of NY) Charges fees for all submissions
Yellowwood Poetry Prize (Yalobusha Review) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED
Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize TEMP CLOSED