July Poetry Contests

JULY 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 Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

July 1 Deadlines

7/1/08	Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award	Prizes: $1,000, $250, $100, and publication	Fee: $4 to Comstock Review
CWG Poetry Contest 2007 4956 St. John Dr. Syracuse, NY 13215		poetry@comstockreview.org	Judge: Marie Howe
			Notify: October 1
Poems: Entry fee: $3/poem, no limit on number of entries; name, address, phone, e-mail, on reverse of each page; no simultaneous submissions; 40 lines of poetry maximum, Poems must be original, unpublished in any media including electronic, typed single-spaced. All winners/finalists published in Fall/Winter issue. SASE for results. No entries returned. Send EXTRA $5 with entry fee to receive one copy of awards edition. If you receive no notification from us, by e-mail or snail mail, by OCTOBER 1, feel free to submit your poetry elsewhere. E-mail queries will be accepted after September 1st if you are especially anxious to resubmit your poem. We don't read biographical statements that accompany entries but we will collect them if you send them. We do not want decorations, pictures, photos, attachments that have nothing to do with the entry. We prefer not to have footnotes, although we understand they are sometimes necessary. We prefer all poems folded together rather than separately.
www.comstockreview.org/

7/1/08	Crab Orchard Award Series First Book Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $2,500 and publication	Fee: $25 to Crab Orchard Series in Poetry
Jon Tribble, Series Editor Crab Orchard Series in Poetry (First Book Award) Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503 Southern Illinois University—Carbondale 1000 Faner Drive Carbondale, Illinois 62901			Judge:
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Book manuscript: A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred. Manuscripts should be 50-75 pages of original poetry, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 40 pages or more in length (individual poems may have been previously published). The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $1000 prize. The winner will also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading at SIU. Manuscripts should be typewritten, single-spaced. No more than one poem per page. Printing that is not letter-quality is not acceptable. A clean photocopy is recommended. Please do not send your only copy of the manuscript since manuscripts will not be returned, and please do not include illustrations. CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW and Southern Illinois University Press assume no responsibility for damaged or lost manuscripts. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW. Submit two title pages for the collection. The author's name, address, and daytime phone number should appear on the first title page only. The author's name should appear nowhere else in the manuscript. An acknowledgments page listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies should be placed after the second title page. Include an SASE for notification of contest results. For confirmation of receipt, include an SASP. Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but the series editor must be informed immediately if a collection is accepted for publication.
www.siu.edu/~crborchd/firstpo.html

7/1/08	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

7/1/07	Happy Hour Poetry Awards	Prizes: $1,000, 4 x $100, publication	Fee: $15 to Alehouse Press
Alehouse Press 2007 Happy Hour Poetry Awards P.O. Box 31655 San Francisco, California 94131			Judge:
			Notify: August 15
Poems: Maximum length 40 lines. Any topic. Any form. Only unpublished poems and not accepted for publication elsewhere. Simultaneous submissions OK if notified. All entries considered for publication. All entries must be typed. All manuscripts will be recycled. no information on poems; include name, contact information, and poem titles in cover letter. Entry fee $15 per 3 poems. All entrants receive spring issue of Alehouse.
http://www.alehousepress.com/

7/1/08	The Sara Henderson Hay Prize	Prizes: $600 and publication	Fee: $10 to The Pittsburgh Quarterly
The Pittsburgh Quarterly 6336 Crombie Street Pittsburgh, PA 15217			Judge: Editors
			Notify: Labor Day
3 poems: Entries are limited to no more than 100 lines per poem and up to three poems may be submitted. Entries must not have been previously published and must include a single cover page with author's name, address, phone number, and entry titles and indicate "Contest". Author's name must not appear on poems. Subject is not limited but may include such issues as quality of life and conditions in a new world. $10 check or M.O. should be made payable to The Pittsburgh Quarterly. Manuscripts will not be returned.
www.city-net.com/~tpq/

7/1/08	Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards	Prizes: $1,000, $200 and publication	Fee: $15 to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards PMB 121 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1 Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794		805-965-3443	Judge: a committee of poets selected by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
			Notify: October 1 on website
3 poems: An Annual Series of Awards to Encourage Poets to Explore and Illuminate Positive Visions of Peace and the Human Spirit. Awards: $ 1,000 Adult Contestants, $ 200 Youth (13 to 18), $ 200 Youth (12 and under); Honorable Mentions in each category. Send 2 copies of up to 3 typed unpublished poems. Maximum of 40 lines per poem. Put name, address, telephone number, and age (if youth) in upper right hand corner on one copy of each poem. Fee: $15 for up to three poems. No fee for youth entries. Judging will be done by a committee of poets chosen by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. The contest is open to people worldwide. All poems must be the original work of the poet, unpublished, and in English. The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation reserves the right to publish and distribute the award-winning poems.
www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/bmk-contest/

7/1/07	Sense of Place Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000, publication, reading	Fee: $15 to Kulupi Press
Kulupi Press 5082 Warm Springs Road Glen Ellen, CA 95442			Judges: Arthur Dawson and Rebecca Lawton
			Notify: September 1
Chapbook manuscript : Submit a manuscript of 16 to 24 pages of poetry with a strong sense of place, focusing on the natural world, culture, history, or personal experiences of a region. The theme will be broadly interpreted. This will be a blind judging: Do not include your name on the poems. Submit one cover page clipped to the manuscript with title only and a separate title page with name, address, and e-mail. Manuscript should be paginated, secured with a clip, and include contents and acknowledgements for previously published work (these and title page not included in 16 to 24 page count). Simultaneous submissions accepted, but you must notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. Include a reading fee of $15 with your submission. Checks only, payable to “Kulupi Press.” Include a SASE for results only. No manuscripts will be returned. The winner will be invited to hold a poetry reading during the Sonoma Valley Watershed Walk in October 2006, or at a local venue of their choice. An honorarium for this reading will be given in addition to the above prize.
http://www.kulupi.com/events.html

7/1/08	Tennessee Writers Alliance Awards	Prizes: $600, $300, $150	Fee: $20 to Tennessee Writers Alliance
TN Writers Alliance Contest P.O. Box 257 Linden, TN 37096		rtmackin@mtsu.edu	Judge:
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Poems: Entry fee: $15 TWA members/ $20 non-members per short story or individual poem.
http://www.tn-writers.org/ContestNews.asp

July 15 Deadlines

7/15/08	Literal Latté Poetry Awards	Prizes: $1,000, $300, $200	Fee: $10/$15 to Literal Latté
Literal Latté Poetry Awards 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240 New York, NY 10003		(212) 260-5532 LitLatte@aol.com	Judges:
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Poems: Send unpublished poems, 2,000 word max. All styles and subjects welcome. Name, address, telephone number on cover page only. Please put poem titles/first lines on cover page as well. Include SASE or e-mail address for reply. Include $10 Reading Fee for up to 6 poems OR $15 for 12 poems. All Entries Considered For Publication. Include Check or Money Orders made out to Literal Latte or include Visa/MC/American Express Number & Expiration Date.
http://www.literal-latte.com/contest_new.html

7/15/08	Pearl Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Pearl
Pearl Poetry Prize 3030 E. Second Street Long Beach, CA 90803		252-441-6584	Judge: TBA
			Notify: after January 1
Book manuscript: Include a title page with the author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address; an acknowledgments page listing previously published poems; 48–64 pages of original poetry; and an SASE for reply or return of manuscript. Manuscripts should be unbound, typed, pages numbered, and name should appear on title page only. Clear photocopies and computer print-outs are acceptable. We will consider simultaneous submissions, but ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. In addition to publication and the $1,000 cash prize, the winner also receives 25 copies and a foreword by the finalist judge. Open to all poets, with or without previous book publication. Students and friends of the judge are not eligible for this year's competition. $20 ENTRY FEE includes a copy of the winning book; checks made payable to Pearl. The selection of manuscripts for final judging will be made by the editors. All entries are read anonymously. May 1–July 15th postmark.
www.pearlmag.com/contests.html

7/15/08	Post Road Writing Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15
enter online			Judges: Heidi Julavits and Wes McNair
			Notify:
Poems: Seeks quality fiction and poetry for writing contest. $1000 prize for each winner. Submission fee: $15 for each story up to 5000 words, or for each set of three poems. Contest is for previously unpublished work only. Entry fee includes a copy of the issue of Post Road in which the winning work appears. To submit, please pay the entry fee at the site. You will receive a confirmation email directing you where to submit your work.
http://www.postroadmag.com/13/fiction/contest.phtml

July 31 Deadlines

7/31/08	Gerald Brady Memorial Award	Prizes: $100, $75, $50, and publication	Fee: $1 each to Haiku Society of America
Brady Senyru Contest c/o Francine Banwarth 985 So. Grandview Dubuque, IA 52003			Judge:
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1o poems: For best unpublished senryu. Deadline: Received by July 31. Please keep in mind that the U.S. Postal Service is not always prompt, and entries that arrive after the 31st will not be accepted. Up to 10 unpublished senryu, not submitted for publication or to any other contest. Submit each senryu on three separate 3" x 5" index cards, two with the senryu only (for anonymous judging), the third with the senryu and the author's name, address, phone number and/or e-mail in the upper left-hand corner. Please designate as "senryu" on each card. Senryu not submitted on 3" x 5" index cards will not be accepted. Please type or write legibly in ink each senryu. Failing to follow any of the rules will result in the disqualification of the entire submission without notification. Entry fee: $1 per senryu, US funds only. The names of the judge(s) will be announced after the contest. Winners will be published in Frogpond and on the HSA Web site. All rights revert to the authors after publication. Sorry, entries cannot be returned. Please send an #10 SASE for a list of the winning entries.
www.hsa-haiku.org/res-hsa-contests.htm#brady

7/31/07	Virginia Brendemuehl Prize for Poetry	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $10 to Rock & Sling
The Virginia Brendemuehl Contest Rock & Sling P. O. Box 30865 Spokane, WA 99223			Judge: TBA
			Notify: September 1
Poems: Entry fee is $10 for three poems. You may enter as many groups of three as you like. Payment (check or money order please) must accompany submission. Name, address, and phone number must appear in the upper right hand corner of each poem. Poems will be judged based on literary quality and in consideration of our vision statement. We encourage entrants to visit our website to gain a sense of the kinds of poems we seek. Poems that have been previously published or have received monetary awards are not eligible. Though Rock & Sling generally accepts simultaneous submissions with notification, we request no simultaneous submissions for the contest. Manuscripts will not be returned. Winners will be notified by September 1, and will be posted on our website thereafter. For notification of receipt of your manuscript, include SASP. Return envelopes will be discarded; all manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. Rock & Sling is not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected manuscripts. Submit poetry and check or money order (U.S. funds).
http://www.rockandsling.org/contest.htm

7/31/08	Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest	Prizes: $250, $125, $50 (poetry; double for fiction) and publication	Fee: $5 to Dreamquestone.com
Dreamquestone.com Poetry & Writing Contest P.O. Box 3141 Chicago, IL 60654		alwest56@hotmail.com	Judge:
			Notify: August 31
Poems: Open to all poets and writers whether published or not, regardless of experience. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.com or their relatives are not eligible. Poems must be 30 lines or fewer, can be neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme. Short stories may be on any subject or theme; any fiction, non-fiction, essays, diary or journal entries are accepted. Neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, with a maximum of (5) pages or less. All entries must be original works. Entry form online. Fees: $5 per poem; $10 per short story, paid by mail or PayPal. If fee is paid online a $2 transaction fee will be added per entry fee. Each poem/story entry must be paid individually if using the PayPal payment option. All entries will be assigned an Entry Identification Number. This number will be mailed/emailed to you upon receipt of your contest entry and payment. Dreamquestone.com accepts cash, money orders, cashiers checks, and personal checks. All fees paid must be in US dollars.
http://www.dreamquestone.com/

7/31/08	Fish Micro-Fiction Showcase	Prizes: €500 and publication	Fee: €2 (online)
Submit online		info@fishpublishing.com	Judge:
			Notify: September 30
Poems: three, month-long competitions, during June, July and August for micro-fiction. That is defined as being stories of 30 words or less, or very short poems—5 lines or less! Each month there will be four winners in each category; stories and poems. Each winner will recieve a prize of €25 and a copy of the Fish Anthology. At the end of August, all winning entries will form the final short-list from which one winner will be selected in each category. These overall winners will receive a further €500 together with a free personal web-site, sponsored by E-Fastnet. All winning entries will appear in the Fish Anthology. No entry form is needed. Entry is on-line only, open to writers of any nationality writing in English. No restriction on style or theme. Stories must be 30 words or less, not including the title. Poems must be five lines or less! All entries must be available for the Anthology and must not have been previously published. Multiple entries are allowed. (And indeed, encouraged!) Copyright remains with the author. Notification of receipt of entry will normally be by email. The judges' verdict is final. No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted. Stories cannot be altered or changed after they have been entered. Pay online at site; optional critique for €10.
http://www.fishpublishing.com/Micro-fiction-showcase2.php

7/31/07	Fog City Writers Contest	Prizes: $1,000 fiction; $750 poetry	Fee: $10 per poem to Fog City Writers
Fog City Writers 350 Bay Street, Suite 100-348 San Francisco, CA 94133-1966		contest@fogcitywriters.com	Judges:
			Notify: October 1
Poems:The short story competition is open to manuscripts of 5,000 words or less. The Poetry contest is open to poems of 100 lines or less. Entries outside these limitations will be disregarded. Type the word or line count on the first page of your entry along with your name, address and email address. The reading fee for the short story contest is $15 for one entry, $25 for two and $5 for each additional. The reading fee for the poetry contest is $10 for each poem entered. You may enter a maximum of three entries for the short story contest. You may send one check made out to Fog City Writers and one entry form for all entries. All entries must be in English, original, and unpublished. Fog City Writers reserves the one-time publication rights to the 1st through 3rd place winning entries to be published in the forthcoming Fog City Review. Stories and poems can be submitted via e-mail or through our website. Email: pasted directly in email; or attachments accepted via pdf, word or wordperfect. If you are submitting your entry by regular mail, all entries must be typewritten and double-spaced (except poems) on one side of 8.5 x 11 or A4 white paper. Manuscripts will only be returned in a SASE. If you have not been contacted by October 1, you may assume that your entry is not a finalist and may be marketed elsewhere. Do not enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your mailed entry for notification of its receipt. We will notify you via e-mail upon receiving your entry. We cannot notify you personally of your entry's status before the winners are announced. If entering online, you will receive a confirmation email. Winners' names will appear in the Fog City Review. Their names and stories or poems will also be posted on the site.
http://www.fogcitywriters.com/contestrules.html

7/31/08	The Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award	Prizes: course, books	Fee: none
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award The Poetry Society 22 Betterton Street London WC2H 9BX ENGLAND		Phone: 020 7420 9894 e-mail: fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk	Judges: Ian Macmillan & Sophie Hannah
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Poems: The Poetry Society is pleased once again to be able, with support from the Foyle Foundation, to offer young poets an opportunity to study alongside leading contemporary poets. The competition is free to enter, and attracts entries not just from Britain but from around the world. Any writer between the ages of 11 and 17 can enter by sending their poem or poems on A4 paper with their name, address, school and date of birth written clearly on the reverse of every sheet. Poems can also be sent by e-mail. Poets can enter as many poems as they choose, of any length and on any theme. Competition entries cannot be returned under any circumstances, so please make sure you send copies only. All winners and runners-up will receive book prizes donated by publishers Bloodaxe and Faber & Faber, plus free youth membership of the Poetry Society for one year, and will be invited to an awards party at the Royal Festival Hall on National Poetry Day in October. The 15 overall winners will be invited to attend the prize-winners' writing course at the Arvon Centre, Lumb Bank in February.
www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/ynindex.htm

7/31/07	Harold G. Henderson Awards	Prizes: $150, $100, $50, and publication	Fee: $1 each to Haiku Society of America
Henderson Haiku Contest c/o Marlene Egger 7527 S. Brighton Way Salt Lake City, UT 84121-5316			Judge:
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10 poems: For best unpublished haiku. Deadline: **Received by July 31*. Please keep in mind that the U.S. Postal Service is not always prompt, and entries that arrive after the 31st will not be accepted. Please send your entries in as early as possible. Submissions: Up to 10 unpublished haiku, not submitted for publication or to any other contest. Submit each haiku on three separate 3" x 5" index cards, two with the haiku only (for anonymous judging), the third with the haiku and the author's name, address, phone number and/or e-mail in the upper left-hand corner. Please designate as "haiku" on each card. Haiku not submitted on 3" x 5" index cards will not be accepted. Please type or write legibly in ink each haiku. Failing to follow any of the rules will result in the disqualification of the entire submission without notification. Entry fee: $1 per haiku, US funds only. Please make checks/money orders to "Haiku Society of America." The names of the judge(s) will be announced after the contest. Winning haiku will be published in Frogpond* and on the HSA Web site. All rights revert to the authors after publication. Sorry, entries cannot be returned. Please send an #10 SASE for a list of the winning entries.
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm#henderson

7/31/08	Holland Prize	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $25 to Logan House
Logan House Rte. 1, Box 154 Winside, NE 68790		info@loganhousepress.com	Judge:
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Book manuscript: for unpublished poetry manuscripts (48-80 pages). The winner will receive $500. Submit manuscript, $25 reading fee, and SASE before August 1. Everyone that submits to the Holland Prize will receive a copy of Disciples of an Uncertain Season by Larry Holland and will also receive the winning book. Friends and close associates of the press are not eligible for the contest. We are interested in publishing the best manuscript that comes across our desks. We are not looking for anything regional, Midwest, Great Plains or Western-related. We will award the Holland Prize to the best manuscript we read no matter what region you write from. Manuscripts will be recycled unless otherwise noted and proper return postage is supplied.
http://www.loganhousepress.com/

7/31/08	Kore Press First Book Award	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Kore Press
Kore Press, First Book Award P.O. Box 43927 Tucson, AZ 85702-3044		kore@korepress.org	Judge: Patricia Smith
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Book manuscript: open to any female writer who has not published a full-length collection of poetry. Writers who have had chapbooks of less than 42 pages printed in editions of no more than 400 copies are eligible. Please submit one copy of the manuscript, a cover sheet, a $20 reading fee payable to Kore Press, a self-addressed stamped postcard to acknowledge receipt of the manuscript, and include an email address for award notification. Please note that manuscripts cannot be returned. Cover sheet should include: name, address, daytime and evening telephone numbers, e-mail address, title of manuscript, where you heard about the contest. Manuscripts must be: a minimum of 48 pages and a maximum of 70 pages, typed on standard white paper, paginated, bound with a clip (do not permanently bind in any way), anonymous (do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript), original poetry written by applicant (translations are not eligible).
http://www.korepress.org/firstbook/firstbook2007.htm

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