February Poetry Contests

FEBRUARY Poetry Contests

Arranged by deadline, then alphabetically; deadlines in red denote "received by" rather than "postmarked by." Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

February 1 Deadlines

2/1/08	Cardiff International Poetry Competition	Prizes: £5000, £500, £250, and five prizes of £50	Fee: £5 per poem to Academi
Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition PO Box 438 Cardiff CF10 5YA, Wales United Kingdom		029 2047 2266 post@academi.org	Judges: UA Fanthorpe and Jo Shapcott
			Notify:
Poems: No more than 50 lines in length and entered on white A4 paper, typed or clearly written on one side of the paper only. Please enclose 2 copies of each poem. No covering letter or other material should be enclosed with your entry. No alterations can be made to a poem once it has been submitted. Multiple submissions allowed, each with a £5.00 entry fee. We can only accept sterling and regret that monies in other currencies will be returned. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to Academi. The poem(s) and payment should be firmly attached to the entry form with a paperclip, please do not staple. The name of the entrant must not appear on the poem itself. Once entered, poems cannot be withdrawn from the competition. No entries can be returned. All winners will be requested to provide a biography and photograph and take part in any publicity surrounding the competition. Acknowledgement of receipt of poems will only be given if SASE marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is enclosed. Entries will be accepted from writers of any nationality and from any country provided that: (i) they are in English (ii) they have not previously been published in any form (including appearing on the internet) (iii) the author is living (iv) they are not translations of another author’s work. Entries may be in any style and on any subject. No simultaneous submissions. The competition is open until Friday 1 February 2008. All entries must reach us by this date. For list of prize-winners, enclose a separate SASE marked PRIZEWINNERS. This list will also be posted on the Academi’s website. All the winning poems will be published in The New Welsh Review, Wales’ leading literary quarterly in English. Previous winning poems and entry form on site.
http://www.academi.org/cipc/

2/1/07	Abbie M. Copps Poetry Competition	Prize: $150, publication	Fee: $2 to Garfield Lake Review
Laura Barlond-Maas, associate professor of English Department of Humanities Olivet College 320 S. Main St. Olivet, MI 49076		(269) 749-7678	Judge:
			Notify: March 28
Poems: Only unpublished, unsigned poems of 100 lines or less are accepted. There is no limit to the number of entries per person, but there is a $2 per poem fee. Entries should be submitted in an envelope containing the unsigned, typed poem(s), entry fee, a sealed envelope containing the name, address and phone number of the poet. On the outside of the enclosed envelope, include the first line of the poem.
http://www.olivetcollege.edu/about/news.php?id=446

2/1/08	Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards	Prize: $1,000 and reading	Fee: $15 to SIUC—Dept. of English
Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards/ GRASSROOTS Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1000 Faner Drive Carbondale, IL 629010		grassrootsmag@gmail.com 618-453-6833	Judge: MFA faculty
			Notify: May
Published book: One book of poetry and one book of prose (novel, short fiction, or literary nonfiction) will be selected from submissions of titles published in the preceding year, and the winning authors will receive an honorarium of $1000 and will present a public reading and participate in panels at the Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. Travel and accommodations will be provided for the two winners. Entries may be submitted by either author or publisher, and must include a copy of the book, a cover letter, a brief biography of the author including previous publications, and a $15 entry fee made out to “SIUC—Dept. of English.” Entries must be postmarked January 1–February 1. Materials postmarked after February 1 will be returned unopened. Because we cannot guarantee their return, all entries will become the property of the SIUC Department of English. Entrants wishing acknowledgment of receipt of materials must include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Judges will come from the faculty of SIUC’s MFA Program in Creative Writing and the award winners will be selected by the staff of GRASSROOTS. The winners will be notified in May 2006. All entrants will be notified of the results in September 2006. The awards are open to single-author, full-length titles published by independent, university, or commercial publishers. The winners must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must agree to attend and participate in the Devil’s Kitchen Fall Literary Festival to receive the award. Entries from vanity presses and self-published books are not eligible. Current students and employees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and authors published by Southern Illinois University Press are not eligible.
http://www.siu.edu/~groots/dkawards.html

2/1/08	Rita Dove Poetry Award	Prize: $1,200, (2)$150, reading	Fee: $15 to Salem College CWW National Literary Awards
National Literary Awards Center for Women Writers Salem College PO Box 10548 Winston-Salem, NC 27108			Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye
			Notify: May 1
Poems: for a poem up to 100 lines (up to 2 poems per submission, any style). The winner in each genre will receive $1,000 plus round trip travel and lodging for a reading of his/her work at Salem College. The two honorable mentions named in each genre will receive $100. Competitions are open to anyone living in the U.S. and writing in English except Salem Academy & College employees and students. All submissions must be unpublished. The author's name and address must not appear on the manuscript. Entrants must satisfy all of the following requirements when entering the competition: three clean typed copies of your manuscript, a SASE for notification of winners, one cover sheet with your name, address, telephone, e-mail, the genre you are submitting (fiction, nonfiction or poetry), word count (for nonfiction and fiction) / line count (for poetry), and the title of the work (s), and a check for the $15 reading fee, per submission, made out to the Salem College CWW National Literary Awards.
http://www.salem.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=460&Itemid=559

2/1/08	William R. Espy Literary Foundation Residency	Prizes: residency	Fee: $20 to The Espy Foundation
Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation PO Box 614 Oysterville, WA 98641			Judge:
			Notify: 3–4 weeks
Poems: Residencies are available for the months of February, June, and October from the 1st through the end of the month inclusive. Writers will share accommodations in bay-view cottages in the serenely beautiful village of Oysterville and will receive a weekly stipend for food. Our goal is to provide writers with an environment in which they can pursue their work without interruption. A suitable applicant is a writer who has demonstrated talent and commitment to his or her career. Both emerging and established poets, fiction writers, creative non-fiction writers, playwrights, and screen writers are eligible for the residencies. People of some self-sufficiency are our ideal. Applicants may not be current board members, advisory board members, staff or consultants for the Espy Foundation, or their immediate family members. Residents are expected to provide their own transportation to and from Oysterville, which is 180 miles from Seattle and 120 miles from Portland, and they are encouraged to keep a car with them for the duration of the residency. Deadline for application: November 1 for the FEBRUARY Residency, March 1 for the JUNE Residency, July 1 for the OCTOBER Residency. Applications must include the enclosed application form and all required materials specified in the form. Applications and Sponsors' Letters must be postmarked on or before the deadlines. (Sponsors' Letters are acceptable by fax to (360) 665-5224 if received by the deadline. A non-refundable fee of $20, made payable to The Willard R. Espy Literary Foundation, must be included with your application form, project description, and work samples. The two sponsors’ letters should be sent directly to the Foundation at the above address by the sponsor writing the letter. You will be notified by mail of the panel’s decision approx. three to four weeks after the deadline.
http://www.espyfoundation.org/residents/index.html

2/1/08	Gannon University High School Poetry Contest	Prize: $100, $75, $50, reading	Fee: none
Berwyn Moore Poetry Contest Department of English Gannon University University Square Erie, PA 16541			Judge:
			Notify: April 16
Poems: High school students in grades 9 through 12 are invited to participate in the English Department's 31st Annual High School Poetry Contest. Your original poetry. Type each entry separately on plain white paper. Include your name, home address, and phone numbers in upper left corner. Include high school name, address of high school, your grade, and teacher's name in upper right corner. Send 1 to 3 poems (Do not send your only copies). Poems will not be returned.
http://www.gannon.edu/departmental/english/poetry.asp

2/1/07	Kudzu Poetry Contest	Prizes: $100, publication	Fee: $5 to Kudzu
Kudzu Hazard Community & Technical College: Knott County Branch One Community College Drive Hazard, Kentucky 41701		HZ-HCTC-KUDZU@kctcs.edu	Judges:
			Notify: March 1
Poems: All submissions must be submitted as blind entries, with writer's name, contact information, and title of work appearing only on a cover sheet. The poetry must be under 100 lines and can be on any topic. The fiction entries must be under 3,000 words and can be on any topic. All contest entries must include a $5.00 fee for each fiction work or up to three poems. The check or money order should be made out to Kudzu. Entries that are not postmarked by the deadline or do not include the fee will not be considered for the contest. If you would like to have your work returned, please include adequate postage and a SASE.
http://www.hazard.kctcs.edu/kudzu/contests.html

2/1/09	The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize	Prizes: (2x) $500 CAD, payment, publication	Fee: $40 to The Malahat Review
THE MALAHAT REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA P.O. BOX 1700 STN CSC VICTORIA, B.C. V8W 2Y2 CANADA note that U.S. mail to Canada must be addressed in all caps		malahat@uvic.ca Telephone: 250-721-8524 Fax: 250-472-5051	Judges: Margo Button, Brian Bartlett, John Pass
			Notify: July
Poems: A single poem or cycle of poems with a minimum of 10 published pages to a maximum of 20 published pages. A published page is up to 32 lines (or less), including breaks between stanzas. No restrictions as to subject matter or aesthetic approach apply. Entry fee required: $35 CAD for Canadian entries, $40 US for American entries, $45 US for entries from Mexico and outside North America. Entrants receive a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review for themselves or a friend. Entries previously published, accepted or submitted for publication are not eligible. Entrants’ anonymity is preserved throughout the judging. Contact information (including an email address) should not appear on the submission, but along with the title on an enclosed separate page. No submissions will be accepted by email. No entries will be returned. Entrants will not be notified by separately by letter or separate letter about the judges’ decisions even if a SASE is included for this purpose. Winners and finalists will be notified via e-mail. Winners will be announced with the publication of their entries in The Malahat Review’s Summer issue, on the Malahat web site, and in Malahat lite, the magazine’s quarterly e-newsletter.
http://www.malahatreview.ca/long_poem_prize/info.html

2/1/08	Muse Prize for Excellence in Poetry	Prizes: $200, $100, $75	Fee: $6 to WFOP Literary Fund
WFOP/Rafal P.O. Box 340 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202			Judges:
			Notify: April 22
Poems: Wisconsin poets. First Prize $200 and trophy; Second Prize $100; Third Prize $75. Contest opens December 1. For rules and entry form see site or send an SASE.
http://wfop.org/muserule.html

2/1/08	Paterson Poetry Prize	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: none
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director Poetry Center Passaic County Community College One College Boulevard Paterson, NJ 07505-1179			Judge:
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Published book: For a book of poems, 48 pages or more in length, selected by our judges as the strongest collection of poems published in the previous year. The poet will be asked to participate in an awards ceremony and to give a reading at the Poetry Center. Minimum press run: 500 copies. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration. Three copies of each book should be submitted. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the Poetry Center Library at Passaic County Community College. Books must be received in the Poetry Center by February 1 to be considered for the prize. Books cannot be returned. For a list of winners, include an SASE labeled: "Paterson Poetry Prize". Winners will be announced in Poets & Writers and on the website.
http://old.pccc.edu/poetry/Prize/Paterson_Poetry_P.html

2/1/08	WFOP Student Poetry Contest	Prize: $50, $30, $20, and publication	Fee: *none*
Nancy Jesse 109 N. Prospect Ave. Madison, WI 53726		Phone (608) 233-2606 or e-mail nancy.jesse@gmail.com with questions.	Judge: Jeri McCormick
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1 poem: annual poetry contest for students attending public, private or parochial schools or being home-schooled in Wisconsin: JUNIOR DIVISION (grades 6-8) and SENIOR DIVISION (grades 9-12). PRIZES: (prize money has been increased this year!) 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20; Honorable Mention in each division. Winners from each division will be published in the Wisconsin Poets' Calendar 2009. A student may enter one original poem. Maximum length: 32 lines or 300 words, whichever is less, not including the title. Longer poems will be eliminated. E-mail poems by pasting the poem and the necessary information in the body of the e-mail, or attach as a Word .doc, or submit via postal mail to nancy.jesse@gmail.com. If a postal submission, enclose 2 copies of the poem typed on standard plain white 8.5" by 11" paper. Use an ordinary 12-pt font. Do not add additional graphics or decorations. One copy should contain NOTHING BUT THE POEM ITSELF. No names or initials. The second copy must contain the following information: 1. In the upper left hand corner, print or type the student's name, home address and the student's current grade in school. 2. In the upper right hand corner, print or type the school's name, school's complete mailing address, and phone number. Home-schoolers: please indicate home-school group or association, if applicable. 3. Important! At the bottom, or on an attached sheet of paper, include the following statement: "This is my original work," (followed by the student's signature if a postal submission). The poem must be the student's original work to be considered for the contest. A student’s previously-published poem, or a poem that has won an award is still eligible. Please include publishing or award information on the first copy. NO POEMS WILL BE RETURNED. KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS. All poems will be recycled after the contest is over. For a list of winners, enclose an e-mail address or a business-sized SASE. Results will be posted on wfop.org. DEADLINE: Entries must be e-mailed or postmarked by February 1, 2008. The winners from each division will be published in the 2009 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar.
http://wfop.org/studrule.html

2/1/07	Yeats Society Poetry Competition	Prize: $250, $100	Fee: $8 to Yeats Society of NY
National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South New York NY 10003			Judge: Grace Schulman
			Notify: March 31
Poems: Poems in English up to 60 lines, not previously published, on any subject may be submitted. Each poem (judged separately) typed on an 81⁄2 x 11-inch sheet without author's name; attach 3x5-inch card with name, address, telephone, e-mail. Entry fee is $8 for the first poem and $7 for each additional. Include self-addressed stamped envelope to receive a copy of the report, like this one. A list of winners is posted on our website around March 31. First prize $250, second prize $100. Winners and honorable mentions receive one-year memberships in the Society and are honored at a literary tea in New York, a Saturday in April or May. Authors retain rights, but grant us the right to publish/broadcast winning entries. These are the complete guidelines; no entry form is necessary.
http://www.yeatssociety.org/contest.html

2/1/08	Phyllis Smart Young Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $10 to The Madison Review
Phyllis Smart Young Prize in Poetry c/o The Madison Review UW—Madison Department of English 600 N. Park Street 6193 Helen C. White Hall Madison, Wisconsin 53706		Simon Davenport 608-263-0566 General questions: madisonreview@yahoo.com ( submissions sent by email will not be considered.)	Judge:
			Notify: March 15
Poems: Submit 1-3 poems (4 pages each max), include a SASE #10 envelope with all correspondence and submissions. Format: Typed, single-spaced; include a cover page with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles.
http://mendota.english.wisc.edu/~MadRev/

February 3 Deadlines

2/3/08	Wordclay Poetry Book Contest	Prize: $500, $250, books and "publication package"	Fee: none
online only		contests@wordclay.com	Judges: Joseph Kerschbaum, Joel Pierson
			Notify:
Book manuscript: In order to enter, each poet must register online at www.Wordclay.com and submit his or her work electronically as a Microsoft Word document (follow directions on website below). There are no entry fees, no subsidy payment and no purchases of any kind required to enter and/or win the contest. There are no previous publishing requirements to enter this contest. Entries are judged on the basis of originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality and the adherence to line limits. All decisions by the judges are final. Each writer retains the copyright to his or her work. The winners’ poems may be included in a book published through www.Wordclay.com. The contest’s winners will be featured on www.Wordclay.com. Wordclay is under no obligation to publish every poem that is entered and can disqualify an entry at any time. The contestant is under no obligation whatsoever to purchase a copy of the publication in which his or her poem(s) may appear. Due to formatting restrictions, www.Wordclay.com retains the right to reformat the poetry for size and placement. Though we will make every effort to preserve line breaks and stanza breaks, we will not be able to guarantee retention of format from the writer’s original file. Please keep this in mind if submitting “concrete poetry.” Notification: All prize winners will be notified via e-mail and posted on www.Wordclay.com. For the book of poetry contest, keep in mind that there is a minimum page count requirement of 48 pages for a completed book. If you do not have enough material to fill 48 pages of a 5"x8" book (or larger), please enter the Single Poem poetry contest instead. For poetry books more than 60 pages, if there are poems that you consider to be the best or the primary driving force of your work, it is up to you to adjust the sequence of your poems if key poems fall after the 60 page limit, or they will not be included in the judged content. Note: While we respect the right of individuals to freely express themselves in poetry, we do not accept poetry that is explicitly offensive. Therefore, we ask that poets who submit their work to our contests be considerate of this policy.All participants receive a certificate of achievement (which makes it an absolutely meaningless distinction. FJB).
http://www.wordclay.com/PromoPages/PoetryContest.aspx

2/3/08	Wordclay Poem Contest	Prize: $500, $250, anthology book and publication	Fee: none
online only		contests@wordclay.com	Judges: Joseph Kerschbaum, Joel Pierson
			Notify:
5 poems: Register online at www.Wordclay.com and submit electronically as a Microsoft Word document (follow directions on website below). There are no entry fees, no subsidy payment and no purchases of any kind required to enter and/or win the contest. There are no previous publishing requirements to enter this contest. Entries are judged on the basis of originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality and the adherence to line limits. All decisions by the judges are final. Writer retains copyright to work. The 100 finalists' poems will be included in an anthology published through www.Wordclay.com. All non-finalist participants will be eligible to receive a free electronic copy of the finished collection. The finalists will receive a printed and bound copy of the finished book at no cost. The contest’s winners will be featured on www.Wordclay.com. Wordclay is under no obligation to publish every poem that is entered and can disqualify an entry at any time. The contestant is under no obligation whatsoever to purchase a copy of the publication in which his or her poem(s) may appear. Due to formatting restrictions within the finished collection, www.Wordclay.com retains the right to reformat the poetry for size and placement. Though we will make every effort to preserve line breaks and stanza breaks, we will not be able to guarantee retention of format from the writer’s original file. Please keep this in mind if submitting “concrete poetry.” Notification: All prize winners will be notified via e-mail and posted on www.Wordclay.com. Please enter a maximum of five individual poems; each poem must be 50 lines or fewer. Note: While we respect the right of individuals to freely express themselves in poetry, we do not accept poetry that is explicitly offensive. Therefore, we ask that poets who submit their work to our contests be considerate of this policy. All participants receive a certificate of achievement (which makes it an absolutely meaningless distinction. FJB).
http://www.wordclay.com/PromoPages/PoetryContest.aspx

February 12 Deadlines

2/12/08	Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest	Prize: $100 and publication	Fee: none
Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest ICON, c/o Kent State University—Trumbull 4314 Mahoning Ave., N.W. Warren, OH 44484		mflynch@kent.edu	Judge:
			Notify:
2 poems: We accept all forms, themes, styles, and genres of 750 words or less. However, we limit the number of submissions to six (poetry) and three (fiction and non-fiction) per author per issue. Submissions must be typed (no handwritten submissions will be considered). Enclose a SASE (disposable submissions preferred). Pay is one copy.
http://www.trumbull.kent.edu/Arts/icon.cfm

February 14 Deadlines

2/14/08	Pinewood Annual Haiku Contest	Prize: $100, $50, $25, and publication	Fee: $5 to T.A. Thompson
Wisteria Attn: 2007 Pinewood Haiku Contest P.O. Box 150932 Lufkin, Texas 75915			Judge: TBA
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Haiku: Contemporary English-language haiku with no rules as to syllable or line count. ENTRY FEE: $ 2 PER POEM/3 POEMS FOR $5. MAXIMUM OF 3 POEMS. CASH OR MONEY ORDER ONLY; NO CHECKS ACCEPTED! Money Orders should be made payable to: T.A. Thompson. TOPIC: Any. DEADLINE: February 14th—received. Accepting entries from November 1st to February 14th. The judge will remain anonymous until the results are posted. A contest coordinator (non-judge) has been Assigned to receive and log the entries. All Judges decisions are final. Submit two (2) copies of each haiku on a 3x5 index card. Entries should be typed. One copy must have the entrant's name, address, and e-mail. The other card with only the haiku. Please; only (1) one haiku per card. NO PRIOR PUBLISHED WORK ACCEPTED! Entries must be mailed. NO E-Mail Entries. Winners only will be notified by e-mail and postal mail. No SASE required. Winners will be published in Wisteria.
http://pinewoodhaiku.blogspot.com/

February 15 Deadlines

2/15/07	The Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition	Prize: $, and publication	Fee: none
e-mail only		e-mail your submission to ummbinnacle@maine.edu	Judge:
			Notify: May 15
Poems: We are looking for poetry of sixteen lines or less and prose works of 150 words or less. All submissions should be made via email to ummbinnacle@maine.edu. Please include the work in the body of the email message, if possible. If you would like to send it via attachment, we prefer, .doc, .txt, or .rtf files. A minimum of $300 in cash prizes will be awarded, with a minumum prize of $50. At least one of the prizes will go to a UMM student. Please submit no more than two works total, prose and/or poetry. When you submit your work, please be sure to include your postal address as well as a thirty-five- to fifty-word self-description. There is no submission fee. Awards will be made at the time of publication. Because of the volume of submissions, we are not always able to send notifications to all works that have not made the cut. For the winners and those who will be included in the edition, please keep checking our website. Look especially on the Updates page. The fact that you may not receive a rejection notification is no reflection on the quality of your work. The large majority of what we receive is well worth publishing, and we are thankful for you sharing it with us. N.B. These are published as a really cool little box of cards with the poems on one side and bios on the other.
http://www.umm.maine.edu/binnacle/short.asp

2/15/08	Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes please specify: First Book or Open Competition Department of English 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115-2214			Judge: Robert Hill Long, or committee
			Notify: summer
Book manuscript: Ms. should contain a minimum of 48 pages of poetry. Pages should be numbered and a table of contents included. Include one cover page with title, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. Your name should not appear anywhere else on the ms. Include a second cover page containing only title. Clearly indicate on the outside of the mailing envelope and on each cover page “First Book” or “Open Competition” (see Eligibility). Do not include a cover letter or biographical information. Include an acknowledgements page, listing any previously published books or poems, if applicable. Send multiple submissions in the same envelope, marked “Multiple,” $ 25.00 per ms. Simultaneous submissions acceptable, please inform us if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Mss. are eligible for the First Book competition if the author has not published or commited to publish a collection of his or her poetry in a book of 48 or more pages with a press run of at least 500 copies. Entry to the Open Competition is limited to authors who have published a full-length poetry collection. Intimate friends, relatives, current and former students of the First Book judge (students in an academic degreeconferring program or its equivalent) are not eligible to enter the 2008 First Book contest. Manuscripts that have been previously published in their entirety, including self-published, are not eligible.Translations are not eligible. There are no restrictions on style or content. READING FEE: $25; check or money order payable to Cleveland State University. For notification of ms. receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard (optional). Manuscripts are not returned. Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered; winners will be given the opportunity to make changes before publication. The CSU Poetry Center reserves the right to consider all finalists for publication.
http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html

2/15/08	The Robert G. Cohn Prose Poetry Award	Prizes: $300, chapbook, and publication	Fee: $10 to California Institute of Arts and Letters
California Institute of Arts and Letters Robert G. Cohn Prose Poetry Award 3057 Sacramento St., #18 San Francisco, CA 94115			Judge:
			Notify: March 31
Poem: Submit two copies of the poem on separate pages. One page must have your contact information and one page the poem only. Appropriate length of poems: 500 words or less, or one page approximately 50 lines single-spaced or less. All poets are welcome to submit whether previously published or not. The poem submitted must not have been previously published. The award winning poem, and poet, will be announced by March 31. Contact information needed: Name, mailing address, phone number, and email address. Please enclose a SASE for contest results and a SAS postcard for notification of receipt of poem.
http://www.calartsandletters.org/submission-guidelines/

2/15/08	The Florida Review Editors' Awards	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to The Florida Review
The Florida Review Editors' Prize (indicate genre) Department of English PO Box 161346 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32816			Judge: editors
			Notify: June
Poems: Send one story or essay, or up to five poems. The reading fee is $15, which includes a year's subscription. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please notify immediately if work is accepted elsewhere. Include a SASE for notification only. Manuscripts will not be returned. Winners will be notified and announced on the website in June.
http://flreview.com/

2/15/08	Gertrude Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $50 and 50 copies	Fee: $15 to Gertrude Press
Gertrude Press PO Box 83948 Portland, OR 97283			Judges:
			Notify: May 1
Chapbook Manuscript: Submit 16-20 pages of poetry via surface mail only. Indicate which poems have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished poems are welcome. Poetry may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit. Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage. Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter. Include a $12 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press. Submission fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook. Submissions accepted beginning September 1, 2007 until February 15, 2008 (postmark deadline). Gertrude Press is a nonprofit organization showcasing and developing the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals.
http://www.gertrudepress.org/guidelines/chapbook.html

2/15/08	Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Snake Nation Press
Snake Nation Press 2920 North Oak Street Valdosta, Georgia 31602		jeana@snakenationpress.org	Judge:
			Notify:
Book manuscript : 50-75 manuscript pages; Independent Judge; Previously published poems eligible. Entry fees may be paid online at website.
www.snakenationpress.org/guidelines.html

2/15/08	Kathryn Morton Prize in Poetry	Prize: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Sarabande Books, Inc.
The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry Sarabande Books, Inc. PO Box 4456 Louisville KY 40204			Judge:
			Notify: early July
Book manuscript: Includes a $2,000 cash award, publication of a full-length collection of poetry, and a standard royalty contract. Contest is open to any writer of English who is a U.S. citizen. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines, chapbooks of less than 48 pages, or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Please submit one copy of the manuscript and our required entry form at www.sarabandebooks.org/contest/contest_entry.html. Manuscripts must be: anonymous—the author's name or address cannot appear anywhere on the manuscript (your title page should contain the title only), a minimum of 48 pages of poetry, typed on standard white paper, one side of the page only, paginated consecutively with a table of contents and acknowledgments, machine-copied—no dot-matrix please unless letter quality, bound with a spring clip or placed in a plain file folder. No paper clips please. All manuscripts must be accompanied by our entry form which contains all the necessary identifying information. Do not send your manuscript without this form. Please retain a copy of your manuscript. We cannot return manuscripts. Submission of more that one manuscript is permissible if each manuscript is accompanied by an entry form and handling fee. Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered. Winner will be given the opportunity to make changes before publication. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are permitted, but Sarabande Books must be notified immediately if manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Sarabande Books will consider all finalists for publication. There is a $20 handling fee, check made payable to Sarabande Books, Inc. Manuscripts must be postmarked between and including January 1 and February 15. Include a SASP for notification that manuscript has been received. Include a #10 SASE for contest results. Please send your manuscript in a plain or padded envelope. No boxes please. No Federal Express, Overnight Mail, or UPS. We strongly advise that you send your manuscript first class.
www.sarabandebooks.org/contest/k_a_morton_prize.html

2/15/08	National Poetry Series	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $30 to The National Poetry Series
The National Poetry Series 57 Mountain Avenue Princeton, NJ 08540		If you require any additional information, write to the Coordinator, NPS, 57 Mountain Avenue, Princeton, NJ, 08540.	Judges: Yusef Komunyakaa and TBA
			Notify: August
Book manuscript: The National Poetry Series seeks book-length manuscripts of poetry written by American citizens. All manuscripts must be previously unpublished, although some or all of the individual poems may have appeared in periodicals. Translations, chapbooks, small groups of poems, and books previously self-published are not eligible. Manuscript length is not limited. However, a length of 48-64 pages is suggested. Manuscripts, accompanied by a fee of $30 (per manuscript) made payable to The National Poetry Series, will be accepted with a postmark between January 1 and February 15. Manuscripts must include 2 cover pages: Title of manuscript, author's name, address, and telephone number (this should be the only page with author's identification); title of manuscript only. Manuscripts must be: Typed on standard white paper, on one side of the page only. Paginated (include a table of contents). Bound only by a clip as more permanent bindings are very difficult to handle! DO NOT INCLUDE: Acknowledgments, explanatory statements, resumes, autobiographical statements, photographs, illustrations, or artwork. These will not be considered. Manuscripts cannot be returned. No additions, deletions, or substitutions once a manuscript has been submitted. Finalists will be requested to submit five (5) additional copies of their original submission. Winning authors will be given the opportunity to make final changes prior to publication. Please include an SASP for confirmation of receipt. Include SASE for notification of winners. *If you are a student and would like to be considered for The mtvU Prize: Complete and attachguest/performer release with your submission.
http://www.nationalpoetryseries.org/

2/15/08	New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Finishing Line Press
New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition Finishing Line Press P.O. Box 1626 Georgetown, KY 40324		(859) 514-8966. FinishingBooks@aol.com	Judge: Judith Montgomery
			Notify: early July
Chapbook manuscript: A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection written by a woman who has never before published a full-length collection. Previous chapbook publication does not disqualify. All entries will be considered for publication. The top ten finalists will be offered publication. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE, and cover letter.
http://www.finishinglinepress.com/submissionguidelines.htm

2/15/08	Julia Peterkin Award	Prize: $1,000 and reading	Fee: $15 to Converse College English Department
The Julia Peterkin Award Converse College Department of English 580 E. Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29302		(864) 596-9099	Judge:
			Notify: May
≤10 pages: The Julia Peterkin Award is open to all poets writing original works in English in even-numbered years (fiction in odd). Works previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion in the submission. Entries must be typed on quality paper, 8 1/2 by 11. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable. Each entry should include up to 10 pages of poetry, along with a cover page including the writer’s name, address, daytime phone number, and titles of submission. Also include a one-paragraph biography. Entry Requirements: A handling fee of $15 made payable to: Converse College English Department. Include an SASE for notification of contest results. No manuscripts can be returned. Send one copy of the manuscript prepared according to format guidelines. The winner will receive $1,000 and travel expenses for a reading at Converse College; winner should be willing to read in Fall.
www.converse.edu/Academics/majors/PeterkinJuliaAward.html

2/15/08	Pocataligo Poetry Contest	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $1o to Educational Foundation/ English Literary Magazine Fund
Attn: Poetry Contest Yemassee Department of English University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208			Judge: TBA
			Notify:
3–5 poems: The fee is $10 per each group of three to five poems. All entrants receive a copy of the spring issue. We accept multiple entries. We also accept simultaneous submissions, but you should notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere, and we cannot refund entry fees. Manuscripts should be typed. Include a separate cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the titles of your poems. Your name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Entries must be unpublished and not currently accepted for publication elsewhere. Aside from that, anything goes—free verse, formal, experimental. Send us three blank pages if your heart desires. All entries will be considered for standard publication in Yemassee.
http://yemasseejournal.org/contests.html

2/15/08	Snowbound Series Competition	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Tupelo Press, Inc.
Tupelo Press Snowbound Series P.O. Box 539 Dorset, VT 05251		802-366-8185 Fax: 802-362-1883 publisher@tupelopress.org	Judge: Dana Levin
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: Manuscripts are judged anonymously. All finalists will be considered for publication. Open to anyone writing in the English language. Previously published poems with proper acknowledgement are acceptable. Postmarked December 1 through February 15. Manuscript: 20 to 30 pages (no more than one poem per page). Printed on good quality white paper, paginated consecutively. Include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page, if appropriate. Bound with a clip. Two cover pages: one with title of the manuscript only, the other with title of manuscript, name, address, telephone number and email address. Your name must not appear elsewhere on the manuscript. Retain a copy for your records. A reading fee of $20 must accompany each submission, payable to Tupelo Press, Inc. Also PayPal; see site. An SASP may be included to confirm receipt. Multiple submissions are permitted when accompanied by separate entry fees. All submissions must be sent through the U.S. Postal Service; do not send submissions using UPS or FedEx. If submitting a manuscript to multiple publishers, you must notify Tupelo Press if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. The work as a whole must be unpublished. Individual poems, chapters or excerpts may have been published in magazines, journals or anthologies. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Do not attach your manuscript to any unsolicited email. No attachments will be read; they will be deleted automatically. Enclose a SASE for competition winner notification; please do not call Tupelo Press. A list of all finalists will be published on the Tupelo Press website. Do not enclose a SASE for return of manuscript; all manuscripts will be recycled at the conclusion of the competition, except for those under consideration for future publication.
https://www.tupelopress.org/snow.shtml

2/15/08	Vermont Studio Center Fellowship Competition	Prize: residencies/fellowships	Fee: $25 to Vermont Studio Center
Vermont Studio Center 80 Pearl Street Box 613 Johnson, VT, 05656		802-635-2727	Judge:
			Notify: within 8 weeks after deadline
10 pages: Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers over 50 Full Fellowships a year, which are open to all artists and writers. Applications may be submitted at any time. Applicants who wish to be considered for a Full Fellowship must submit their applications by the Full Fellowship Application Deadlines (2/15, 6/15, 10/1); applications must be received, not postmarked, by the application deadline. The Admissions office suggests that applications be submitted six months prior to the desired Residency start date. To Apply: Fill out the application form and include the following: Portfolio or manuscript, Resume, $25 application fee, Copy of tax form (for need-based award and aid), References: names, addresses and telephone numbers of three people who know your work. Writers: 2 copies of a manuscript without your name on any of the pages; clip a cover sheet with your name, address and the title of the piece (if applicable) to the manuscript. Manuscript length: Poets: up to 10 pages, all others: 10-15 pages. For some Restricted Fellowship Awards, the application fee may be waived. The full fee for a 4 week residency is $3,500. Artists and writers who come as Contributing Residents and can pay the full fee to help support VSC and greatly increase the Studio Center's ability to provide Residencies for artists and writers with limited finances. Full Fellowships, awarded on the basis of merit, enable artists and writers to come to VSC for four weeks at no fee. VSC offers Partial Fellowships in grants and work exchange aid that reduces Residency fees
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/writers/

February 28 Deadlines

2/28/08	The Matt Clark Prize	Prizes: $100 and publication	Fee: $5 to New Delta Review
Matt Clark Prize New Delta Review Louisiana State University 15 Allen Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803-5001			Judges:
			Notify:
3 poems: The Matt Clark Prize is open to all previously unpublished works of fiction and poetry. There is a reading fee of $5 for each prize entry submitted. A submission is considered either one short story or up to three poems. Each submission should be sent in its own envelope with a separate reading fee. Checks for reading fees should be made payable to New Delta Review. The deadline for the contest is February 28, 2008. To submit, send a manuscript, cover letter, and reading fee.
http://www.lsu.edu/newdeltareview/clark_prize.htm

2/28/08	Fence Modern Poets Series	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Fence Magazine, Inc.
Fence Modern Poets Series 303 East Eighth Street, #B1 New York, NY 10009			Judge: "a poet of renown"
			Notify:
Book manuscript: Manuscripts will remain anonymous until a winner is selected. Entry form must accompany each submission. Entry fee of $25 must accompany each submission; make check payable to Fence Magazine, Inc. Fee entitles entrant to a choice of one-year subscription to Fence or a copy of the winning book. Send self-addressed 8 x 10 envelope with $1.59 postage if you choose the book. Multiple submissions are acceptable, entered under separate cover, with entry form and entry fee. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher while under our consideration. No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered; the winning manuscript may be revised before publication. Translations ineligible. Manuscript Requirements: between 48 and 60 pages, typed, paginated, bound with a removable clip and nothing more, one cover page with title of manuscript only; entry form(on site) will be used for identification. No other cover letter necessary. No acknowledgements page. Enclose SASP for confirmation of receipt of manuscript. Enclose an SASE for notification of winner. Do not enclose SASE for return of manuscript; all manuscripts will be recycled at end of contest term. Foreign submissions: include U.S. postage; IRCs will not be honored. Envelope must be postmarked on or between February 1st and February 28th. No Federal Express or UPS.
http://fence.fenceportal.org/contest/fmps.html

2/28/08	Donald Hall Prize in Poetry	Prize: $4,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to AWP
AWP Award Series in Poetry The Association of Writers & Writing Programs Carty House, Mail Stop 1E3 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030-4444		awp@gmu.edu	Poetry Judge: Lynn Emanuel
			Notify: September
Book manuscript: poetry—48 pages minimum text. Original works in English. No mixed-genre manuscripts can be accepted. Manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced on good quality paper, 81/2 x 11 inches. Poetry manuscripts may be single-spaced. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable, but dot matrix is not acceptable. Manuscripts should not be bound or in a folder; they must be binder-clipped or rubber-banded together. Each manuscript must Each manuscript must include: 1. The official AWP Award Series entry form, which includes spaces for your name, manuscript title, contact information, and an agreement to the terms of the Award Series. Please download this form from our website, enter all the information, and attach it to the manuscript as the cover page. 2. A title page with the manuscript title only. The entry form will be removed so that each submission can be read anonymously. If the author's name appears anywhere except the entry form, the manuscript will be disqualified. Do not send acknowledgement of previous publications or a biographical note.
www.awpwriter.org/contests/series.htm

2/28/08	Short Grain Writing Contest	Prizes: 12 prizes of $500 each	Fee: $36 basic to Short Grain Contest
Short Grain Contest Box 67 Saskatoon, SK Canada, S7K 3K1			Prose Poem Judge: Billeh Nickerson
			Notify: April
Various: The basic entry fee is $36 for a maximum of two entries in one category. It's somewhat complicated; see their site.
http://www.grainmagazine.ca/contest.htm

2/28/08	Summer Literary Seminars Fiction and Poetry Contests	Prize: SLS scholarship and publication	Fee: $15 to to Summer Literary Seminars, Inc.
Summer Literary Seminars KENYA & RUSSIA Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry Contest (please indicate genre) PO Box 16 Brooklyn, NY 11222			Judge: Robert Hass
			Notify: spring
3 poems: No more than three poems per entry. Only previously unpublished work can be submitted. Include a $15 reading fee for each entry. This fee should be in US Dollars. Multiple entries are permissible and may be included in a single envelope as long as separate reading fees are also included. Checks should be made out to Summer Literary Seminars, Inc. Include your complete contact information (address, telephone, email address) on the manuscript. Entrants should know that the contest is not judged blind. Every year we get queries about this fact; however we feel that our well-checked and balanced judging format, which includes SLS readers, The Walrus readers, and final judges, effectively eliminates the likelihood of any one reader's affecting an entrant's place in the final results of the contest. All entrants will be notified of the winners in the spring by e-mail. Do NOT include a SASE. Cover letters are not required. Previous First Place winners may not re-enter.
http://sumlitsem.org/russia/contests.aspx

2/28/08	Tiger's Eye Poetry Contest	Prize: $500, $100, $50, and publication	Fee: $10 to Tiger' Eye
Tiger's Eye P.O. Box 2935 Eugene, OR 97402		tigerseyepoet@yahoo.com	Judge: Carol Aronoff
			Notify: mid-spring
Poems: Send up to three poems, no limit on length, subject, or form, along with a short bio, SASE and $10. We accept simultaneous submissions, but insist on original, unpublished works. Please note contest deadline as February 28th, 2008. To work well with Poet's Market's publication date and our own deadlines, we chose this later date. Anything mailed now will be held until then. The winning poems will appear in the Mid-Spring 2008 Issue. We always use independent judges.
http://www.tigerseyejournal.com/Tiger%20Musings.htm

February 29 Deadlines

2/29/08	The American Poetry Journal Book Prize	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $25 to Dancing Bear
The American Poetry Journal book prize P. O. Box 2080 Aptos, CA 95001-2080			Judge: J.P. Dancing Bear
			Notify:
Book manuscript: To enter, submit 48-60 paginated pages of poetry, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, email address for results, No SASE (manuscripts will be recycled), and a $20 reading fee for each manuscript entered. The winner will receive $500 and 25 copies. All entries will be considered for publication. Both free and formal verse styles are welcome. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere you must notify The American Poetry Journal and/or Dream Horse Press immediately. Fees are non-refundable. Judging will be anonymous; writers' names should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please include your name and biographical information in a separate cover letter. Please be sure to include your email address. The winner is chosen by the editor of The American Poetry Journal, J.P. Dancing Bear; Close Friends, Students (former or present), and Relatives of the the editor are NOT eligible for the contest and their entry fee will be refunded.
http://www.americanpoetryjournal.com/

2/29/08	Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry	Prize: $500 and publication	Fee: $13 to CutBank Literary Magazine
The Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry CutBank English Dept, LA 133 University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812			Judge: Michele Glazer
			Notify: May 15
Poems: Submissions postmarked earlier than December 1 or later than February 29 will be returned unread (along with payment). Submissions are accepted via postal mail only. Please include SASE for reply and prepare your manuscript according to CutBank's conventional submission guidelines. The contest entry must be noted on the envelope and cover letter. A $13 contest entry fee includes a one-year subscription to CutBank. The entry fee covers the reading of a single submission in a single genre. Prose writers, please send only a single work of no greater than 40 printed pages. Poets my submit up to five poems. Submissions that exceed these guidelines will be returned unread, along with payment. Please submit only once within in a genre, although writers are permitted to submit in multiple genres. Please include a short cover letter that mentions your address, phone number, and email address, as well as the title of your work. Please include the author's name on the manuscript—names will be removed from the pool of submissions that goes before our contest judges. Please submit entry fee by personal or cashier's check. One winner in each genre, as chosen by our guest judges, will receive a $500 award and publication in CutBank. Winners will be required to complete a W-9 form to receive payment. All manuscripts are considered for publication in CutBank. All rights to selected manuscripts revert to the author upon publication. The author grants their permission to have their work electronically archived. Current University of Montana students and faculty and former CutBank staff are not eligible for the awards.
http://www.cutbankonline.org/contests_new/index.html

2/29/08	Third Coast Poetry Award	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Third Coast
Third Coast 2008 Poetry Contest Department of English Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331			Judge: James Tate
			Notify:
Poems: Deadline extended to 2/29. Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Prize-winning issue: Spring 2009. Entry fee: $15 per manuscript. Please make checks or money orders payable to Third Coast. Each fee entitles entrant to a 1-year subscription to Third Coast, an extension of an existing subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete address for subscription. Please send each entry separately, and mark clearly whether it is a poetry or creative nonfiction entry. Any previously unpublished poem is eligible for the poetry contest; any previously unpublished creative nonfiction essay or excerpt of up to 9,000 words is eligible for the creative nonfiction contest. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; if accepted elsewhere, we ask that they be withdrawn from the contest immediately. No money will be refunded. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for results only. All manuscripts should be typed (non-fiction entries double-spaced) and accompanied by a cover letter. The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. If a poem or essay is chosen as a finalist, Third Coast requires that it be withdrawn from any other publication considerations until the winner is selected. If the poem or essay is scheduled to be published elsewhere before spring 2009, please do not submit it.
http://www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests/

*2/29/08*	Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships	Prize: $25,000 and an academic year in residence	Fee: $20 to the Department of English
Jesse Lee Kercheval Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Department of English 600 N. Park St. University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706			Judge:
			Notify: May
10 pages: The Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing provides $25,000 fellowships for writers who have completed an MFA degree in creative writing but have not yet published a book. The Institute provides time, space, and an intellectual community for three fiction writers and three poets annually who are invited to spend one academic year in residence (August 15—May 15), teaching one creative writing course each semester, and giving one public reading from work in progress. Fiction writers and poets who will have completed their graduate degrees prior to residency may submit up to 10 pages of poetry or one story of up to 30 pages directly to the program in the month of February. An applicant's name must not appear on the writing sample, but rather on a separate sheet along with address, social security number, phone number, e-mail address, and title(s) of submission(s). Candidates should also supply the names and phone numbers of two recommenders. There is no application fee, but please enclose an SASE for notification. Applications must be received in February. Fellows will be notified of their selection by May 1. Applications must include a résumé or vita, the names and phone numbers of two recommenders, a writing sample consisting of either ten pages of poetry (single-spaced, stapled) or one story or novel excerpt of up to thirty pages in length (double-spaced, and stapled- no tearsheets or off-prints), and a manuscript cover sheet including the applicant's name, address, e-mail, telephone, social security number, and titles of work submitted. The applicant's name must not appear on any page of the manuscript except the cover sheet. Letters of recommendation may arrive under a separate cover, but must be received in February. Materials will not be returned. Please include a business sized SASE for results.
http://creativewriting.wisc.edu/institute.php

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