FREE ENTRY – Themed poetry contest & host interview ($600 in cash prizes) - Chris Rice Cooper, DEADLINE: Oct. 6, 2017

This unique contest is the first poetry contest sponsored by Chris Rice Cooper’s blog and will be judged by Helen Losse. Her blog focuses on featuring all types of artists and “consists of Photo Feature Stories on artists of all genres, human interest stories, guest blog posts, book reviews, […]

FREE ENTRY – Themed poetry contest & host interview ($600 in cash prizes) - Chris Rice Cooper, DEADLINE: Oct. 6, 2017

This unique contest is the first poetry contest sponsored by Chris Rice Cooper’s blog and will be judged by Helen Losse. Her blog focuses on featuring all types of artists and “consists of Photo Feature Stories on artists of all genres, human interest stories, guest blog posts, book reviews, […]

Poetry Super Highway Contest (non-profit), $1/Poem entry fee, DEADLINE: Sept. 23, 2017

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 $593, $355, and $237 for first, second, […]

FREE/$150 Prize weekly poetry contest @ Poetry Nook, DEADLINE: Every Sunday

This exceptional weekly contest by Poetry Nook is in its 146th week! Each week a poetry entry will be selected by Poetry Nook editors to win a generous $150 prize! In some cases, honorable mentions of $15 each may also be awarded. In order to enter, just register […]

My feature in 15 Bytes: Utah's Art Magazine, including 3 poems

I’m honored to be featured in 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine for their Read Local Sunday series along side other Utah writers such as Natasha Sajé and Jan Minich. The feature includes three of my poems: “Waiting Around,” “Temple City listens to Orlando,” and “Offspring;” and links to my chapbook Footnote, […]

My feature in 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine, including 3 poems

I’m honored to be featured in 15 Bytes: Utah’s Art Magazine for their Read Local Sunday series along side other Utah writers such as Natasha Sajé and Jan Minich. The feature includes three of my poems: “Waiting Around,” “Temple City listens to Orlando,” and “Offspring;” and links to my chapbook Footnote, […]

Daring to Write about Family – guest blog post by Penelope Scambly Schott

As poets we write about topics that matter to us. These topics might be anything: race horses, the nature of the divine, our lover's hands, caterpillars, environmental degradation, or jazz trombone. And then there's always that one huge, delicate, and potentially difficult topic: family. How honest can we […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & editor interview: Timeless Tales, DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2017

Timeless Tales is a quarterly digital magazine exclusively publishing retellings of fairy tales and classic myths since 2013. The current submission window is open for stories (up to 2,000 words) and poems that fit with the theme Rumpelstiltskin. There is no fee to submit and the magazine pays a flat […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & editor interview: Timeless Tales, DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2017

Timeless Tales is a quarterly digital magazine exclusively publishing retellings of fairy tales and classic myths since 2013. The current submission window is open for stories (up to 2,000 words) and poems that fit with the theme Rumpelstiltskin. There is no fee to submit and the magazine pays a flat […]

Making Poetry Pay: Five Ways to Increase Your Poetry Income by Erika Dreifus via AWP

Excellent tips in this article by fellow poet and blogger Erika Dreifus on the AWP web site last month. She reflects on her experience tracking funds she received for poetry submissions in 2016 while participating in Jessica Piazza's Poetry Has Value project and provides the five ways she learned to […]