This contest from Poetry Super Highway is a great opportunity for only $1 per poem to enter, especially since you can enter as many poems as you like. And the prize money is not too shabby! Last year the winners took home $751, $450, and $300 for first, second, and third places respectively. There are also several donated books, subscriptions, and such that will be distributed to other contest entrants. Their goal is to send something to everyone who enters!

The best part is results will be announced and the winners will be published by the end of October. Entering is simple, complete the Entry Form, email your poems, and pay the entry fee. You can also read about their regular submission call and what founder Rick Lupert is up to in my interview with him here: NO FEE submission call + editor interview Poetry Super Highway, DEADLINE: Always Open

This non-profit contest distributes all the entry fees to the winners (except shipping costs for the additional prizes):

• First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH
• Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.
• Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.

Meet Your Judges: Taylor Byas, Kathleen Holliday, and Jonathan Yungkans

Click here to read complete guidelines.

ENTRY DEADLINE: September 18, 2021

FORMAT: online

SUBMISSION FEE: $1/poem (enter as many as you like)

PRIZES: 

• First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.
• Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.
• Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH website.

In addition, contest sponsors Rolland Vasin and Lummox Productions have each donated $300 (total $600) which will be added to the prize poet divided by the three winning poets.  Also, thanks to the generosity of their sponsors, they are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes which would be of interest to poets and writers. Their goal is to be able to send every single person who enters the contest something. See the list of donated prizes here.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: October 3, 2:00pm (pacific): PSH Live Event: “Winners Announced” in a special broadcast. Listen to it live and if any of the winners happen to be listening, they’ll be invited to call in and read their winning entries live on the air.

SUBMISSION METHOD: Website form

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED: Previously published poems are accepted. However, because the contest is judged blindly (with names removed from the poems) if a judge recognizes a poem from somewhere, they have the right to mark it as ineligible.

FORMS: Poetry

SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Twitter

If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or  follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. You can see all the FREE resources my site offers poets/writers on my Start Here page.