Tag: Free poetry contest

FREE Poetry Contest – $500 Prize, DEADLINE: Feb. 3, 2017

Zócalo Public Square is currently running a free poetry contest with the theme of “Place.” Poets may send up to three poems to poetry@zocalopublicsquare.org. Since 2012, the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize has been awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. "Place" […]

3 FREE Contests, $10 – $100 Cash Prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, 1st DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2016

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running 3 FREE contests between now and March 2017. The first is open to all poets with no theme with a deadline of Nov. 30, 2016. The second is restricted to poets […]

3 FREE Contests, $10 – $100 Cash Prizes – Wax Poetry & Art, 1st DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2016

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your poetry to Wax Poetry and Art! They are running 3 FREE contests between now and March 2017. The first is open to all poets with no theme with a deadline of Nov. 30, 2016. The second is restricted to poets […]

NO FEE Submission call (Pop Culture theme) & editor interview with Sarah Frances Moran–Yellow Chair Review, DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2016

Yellow Chair Review is an inclusive, quarterly online literary arts publication, passionate about supporting marginalized voices. While their main love is poetry, they also accept flash fiction, non-fiction, art, and reviews. They are open to any variation of these forms as well. Also, Yellow Chair Review runs a […]

FREE Poetry Contest, $300 cash prize + publication – The Jane Lumley Prize via Hermeneutic Chaos, DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2016

Per the Hermeneutic Chaos Journal web site, “Jane Lumley was primarily a translator, and was the first writer to translate Euripedes into English. However, she was also a prolific author and wrote over 120 poems in her lifetime. These never found publication due to the societal inhibitions placed […]

My found poem "Sonnet Zero" published in Noctua Review IX + FREE Contest $250 prize, DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2016

I am so excited to have my found poem “Sonnet Zero” published the beautiful print and online issues of Noctua Review (I mean, look at that cover art!).  “Noctua Review is the annual art and literary magazine produced by the Southern Connecticut State University MFA program. It was the […]

My found poem “Sonnet Zero” published in Noctua Review IX + FREE Contest $250 prize, DEADLINE: Nov. 15, 2016

I am so excited to have my found poem “Sonnet Zero” published the beautiful print and online issues of Noctua Review (I mean, look at that cover art!).  “Noctua Review is the annual art and literary magazine produced by the Southern Connecticut State University MFA program. It was the […]

FREE ENTRY – Pith of Prose & Poem Contest ($300 in cash prizes) - concÄ«s, DEADLINE: Sept. 15, 2016

I recently came across concÄ«s, a fairly new lit mag that not only pays contributors, but also supports Room to Read, an organization dedicated to educating children in need in Asia and Africa. You can opt to donate your payment and concÄ«s will double it. They also provide a Donation Tracker so […]

FREE ENTRY – Pith of Prose & Poem Contest ($300 in cash prizes) - concÄ«s, DEADLINE: Sept. 15, 2016

I recently came across concÄ«s, a fairly new lit mag that not only pays contributors, but also supports Room to Read, an organization dedicated to educating children in need in Asia and Africa. You can opt to donate your payment and concÄ«s will double it. They also provide a Donation Tracker so […]

FREE Poetry Contest, Floodmark Poetry – DEADLINE: April 30, 2016

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your best poem to the free White Elephant poetry contest sponsored by Floodmark Poetry. The winner will receive a White Elephant inspiration bag filled with all kinds of handpicked goodies! The coolest part… each qualifier will receive feedback on their poetry submissions. Really, that’s cool. You […]

Trish Hopkinson