Headmistress Press, a lesbian-identified publisher of books by LBT poets, is proud to announce our fourth annual Charlotte Mew Chapbook Contest. Our judge for this … Read More “Headmistress Press Charlotte Mew Annual Chapbook Contest”
Open to all poets over the age of 18 who write in English. Length: 55-85 pages (front matter is not included in page count). We … Read More “Diode Editions 2018 Full Length Book Contest”
Open to all poets over the age of 18 who write in English. Length: 22–38 pages (front matter is not included in page count). We … Read More “Diode Editions 2018 Poetry Chapbook Contest”
Write a 5-7-5. That’s a poem with three line that follows a specific syllable count. The syllable count is 5 syllables for line 1, 7 … Read More “5-7-5 Poetry Writing Contest”
For this prize, we want to give our submitters a chance to be read by some of the most influential persons across our industry: a … Read More “Frontier Poetry Industry Prize”
Youth is literally defined as the period between childhood and adulthood. Poetically it can refer to a state of the mind – a quality of … Read More ““Youth” International Call For Artists and Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline June 30, 2018”
Write a Loop Poem for this contest. That is a poem where the last word of each line becomes the first word on the next … Read More “Loop Poetry Contest”
The North Carolina Writers’ Network offers an annual Sally Buckner Emerging Writers’ Fellowship, in honor of the late poet, editor, and educator. The Buckner Fellowship, … Read More “Sally Bucker Emerging Writers’ Fellowship”
This poetry contest challenges you to write a poem with only one line. Write about anything but your monostich poem must be just one line.
Write a three line poem to enter this poetry contest. Each line should have a specific syllable count. The first line should have two syllables, … Read More “2-4-2 Poetry Contest”
Working on a book for young readers? Here’s what not to do. Read More “5 terrible, horrible, no good, very bad children’s book mistakes”
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines. Read More “Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction”
All writers will receive rejection letters, but all “no’s” are not equal. Read More “Ranking rejection”
