Category: Contests (No Entry Fee)

NO FEE Submission Call for Jacar Press–DEADLINE: 21 poem limit, submit fast!

Jacar Press “believes that writing still matters. . . . Although at times we seem to be living in a post-print era, the need for the written word, the ideas, emotions, and beauty only a poem, story, essay, or novel can convey, is greater than ever. We seek to support […]

Poetry Contest for a Cause $50 PRIZE!–only $3 donation, DEADLINE: April 15, 2016

Poetry Contests for a Cause is a Facebook group organized by poet Stacy Savage. All contests benefit charity or raise awareness for an important cause. The current contest is their 2016 Earth Day Poetry Contest to help support Wildlife in Need, Inc. A fire broke out in their main […]

Join Yellow Chair Review's 30/30 #NaPoMo project – APRIL 1 – 30, 2016

Yellow Chair Review will be participating in 30/30 for April in honor of National Poetry Month. We’ll be doing the following: 1. Each day showcasing either a poet, press or book on Facebook. 2. Editor/Founder Sarah Frances Moran will be writing and posting a poem a day on […]

Join Yellow Chair Review’s 30/30 #NaPoMo project – APRIL 1 – 30, 2016

Yellow Chair Review will be participating in 30/30 for April in honor of National Poetry Month. We’ll be doing the following: 1. Each day showcasing either a poet, press or book on Facebook. 2. Editor/Founder Sarah Frances Moran will be writing and posting a poem a day on […]

FREE Poetry Contest, $350 in cash prizes – DEADLINE: April 15, 2016

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your best poem to the free Rhyme On! poetry contest sponsored by Loudoun County Public Library. First place will receive a $200 cash prize and the winning poems will be published.  Poems do not need to rhyme. They have specific guidelines for submission, […]

Social Justice Writing Contest – $50 Prizes, DEADLINE: March 25, 2016

Hot Metal Bridge is currently running their social justice writing contest. They “are committed to keeping HMB accessible to everyone, so there is no mandatory fee for this contest.” There is a recommended tip jar donation of $3 for each entry if you are able. “Hot Metal Bridge, the […]

My review of chapbook Heart Radicals published by Yellow Chair Press + their free weekly poetry contest!

My first chapbook review of Heart Radicals by Les Kay, Sandra Marchetti, Allie Marini and Janeen Pergrin Rastall just went up on Yellow Chair Review! This love-ly chapbook was so much fun to read and write about. If you’re interested in writing reviews, browse through some of the reviews […]

FREE POETRY CONTEST/$2,250 IN PRIZES – Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, DEADLINE: April 1, 2016

Winning Writers FREE contest for humorous poetry is open until April 1, 2016! Read last year’s winners here. Winning Writers is a great resource for writers. You can find just about anything you might need and answers to many writing-related questions on their site. You can read details […]

FREE Contest/FREE Poetry! – Origami Poems Project, DEADLINE: March 1, 2016

I can’t believe I’m just now hearing about this amazing project! “The mission of the Origami Poems Projectâ„¢ is the encouragement of literature & the arts by bringing Free Poetry to everyone through the printing and distribution (world-wide) of free Origami micro-chapbooks as well as through poetry events, […]

NO FEE Chapbook Publishers and other Chapbook Listings

The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The majority of chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 – $25. Research each market thoroughly and make sure submitting is […]

Trish Hopkinson