Genre: Poetry

Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition

Munster Literature Centre
Entry Fee: 
$29
Deadline: 
August 31, 2026

A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,175); publication by Southword Editions, Munster Literature Centre’s publishing imprint; and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry

Literary Awards

Dogwood
Entry Fee: 
$10
Deadline: 
September 5, 2026
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Dogwood are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages or up to 22 pages of prose with a $10 entry fee by September 5. Writers who are incarcerated may submit to the contest free of charge via postal mail or the Dogwood website. All submissions are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Award for Poetry

Press 53
Entry Fee: 
$30
Deadline: 
July 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Press 53, and 53 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Tom Lombardo will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 120 pages with a $30 entry fee by July 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Book Contest

Dynamo Verlag
Entry Fee: 
$21
Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Dynamo Verlag is given annually for a book-length work of poetry, prose, or hybrid work. The editors will judge. Submit at least 80 pages of poetry or a prose manuscript of 7,000 to 100,000 words via e-mail with a $21 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Poetry Prize

Red Wheelbarrow
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
July 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Red Wheelbarrow is given annually for a single poem. The winner also receives 20 copies of a letterpress broadside of the winning poem, printed by Gary Young at Greenhouse Review Press. Lee Herrick will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more than one page each with a $15 entry fee by July 31. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Contest

Ex Ophidia Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
September 16, 2026
A prize of $2,000, publication by Ex Ophidia Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Leslie Adrienne Miller will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 100 pages and a brief bio with a $25 entry fee by September 16. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Cantor Prize

Talking Gourds
Entry Fee: 
$14
Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem about the state of Colorado or written by a poet residing in Colorado. Scott Nicolay will judge. Submit a poem of up to 125 lines totaling no more than three pages with a $14 entry fee ($35 for three poems) by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Other Futures Award

Futurepoem
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
August 15, 2026
A prize of $1,000, publication by Futurepoem, and 25 author copies is given annually for a book of innovative poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or hybrid work “that challenges conventions of genre and language, content and form.” The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 200 pages with a $28 entry fee (or a sliding-scale fee of $9 or $18 based on financial need) from July 15 to August 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Fischer Prize

Talking Gourds
Entry Fee: 
$14
Deadline: 
August 31, 2026
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem. Lesley Wheeler will judge. Submit a poem of up to 125 lines totaling no more than three pages with a $14 entry fee ($35 for three poems) by August 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Poetry Contest

Comstock Review
Entry Fee: 
$28
Deadline: 
July 15, 2026
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Comstock Review is given annually for a single poem. Donald Revell will judge. Submit up to five poems of no more than 60 lines each with a $27.50 entry fee (or $5 per poem via postal mail) by July 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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