Editorial Focus
Themed issues with suggested prompts, but open to off-topic submissions of strong, personal, timely, or narrative poetry. Find the latest prompt on Last Stanza Poetry’s Facebook page. There's no reading fee. Prize of $100 for one outstanding poem per issue. Nominates for Pushcart Prize. The prize-winner’s interview will be published in each issue (optional). Published worldwide in softcover, full-color illustrated hardcover, and ebook. Not seeking horror, fantasy, juvenilia, or erotica.
Tips From the Editor
Submit up to three non-rhyming poems in a single Word document or in the body of your email to laststanza@outlook.com. Each issue is sent to libraries throughout the United States. Limit submissions to three poems per issue. Any form, up to 64 lines. Most poems will be edited. Published in ebook, softcover, and color-illustrated hardcover. All back and current issues are available worldwide. Prefer unpublished. Please note credit if submitting one previously published. No payment / no contributor copy—sorry—other than the single $100 prize.