As the thread title suggests, post about free poetry contests (and their links) here.

Always be sure to check eligibility requirements and submission guidelines.

BETSY COLQUITT AWARD FOR POETRY Free
Sponsored By: Descant: Fort Worth's Journal of Poetry & Fiction

Contest Status: Active

Don't Enter Before: 9/1

Deadline: 4/30

Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere; Descant acquires the copyright for works published in the magazine, and will release republication rights to individual authors upon written request, provided that they give proper credit to Descant as the original publisher whenever and wherever else the work is placed.

Top Award: $500

Other Awards: This annual prize is for the best poem or series of poems published in an issue of Descant. There is also a $500 Frank O'Connor Prize for Fiction awarded annually to the best story. All submissions considered for publication. Contributors receive two free copies.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None

Sponsor Details:

Descant: Fort Worth's Journal of Poetry & Fiction

Texas Christian University
English Department
Box 297270
Fort Worth, TX 76129
USA

Phone: 817-257-7240

Fax: 817-257-6238

http://www.eng.tcu.edu/journals/descant/

Contact Email: descant@tcu.edu

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BETSY COLQUITT AWARD FOR POETRY Free
Sponsored By: Descant: Fort Worth's Journal of Poetry & Fiction

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Don't Enter Before: 9/1

Deadline: 4/30



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere; Descant acquires the copyright for works published in the magazine, and will release republication rights to individual authors upon written request, provided that they give proper credit to Descant as the original publisher whenever and wherever else the work is placed.



Top Award: $500

Other Awards: This annual prize is for the best poem or series of poems published in an issue of Descant. There is also a $500 Frank O'Connor Prize for Fiction awarded annually to the best story. All submissions considered for publication. Contributors receive two free copies.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Descant: Fort Worth's Journal of Poetry & Fiction

Texas Christian University

English Department

Box 297270

Fort Worth, TX 76129

USA



Phone: 817-257-7240

Fax: 817-257-6238

http://www.eng.tcu.edu/journals/descant/

Contact Email: descant@tcu.edu



What To Submit: MS, SASE for notification/return of MS

Length Limit: Prefer poems 60 lines or less

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced; include a cover page with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles.



Submissions Per Entrant: Unspecified

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No

SAM RAGAN POETRY PRIZE Free
Sponsored By: Crucible

Contest Status: Active

Deadline: 5/2 (entries must be received by this date)

Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Top Award: $150

Winner Also Receives: Publication in Crucible, a literary journal

Other Awards: All submissions to the magazine are automatically considered for the contest

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None

Sponsor Details:

Crucible
Barton College
Department of English
Wilson, NC 27893
USA

Contact: Terry Grimes, Editor
Phone: 800-345-4973

http://www.barton.edu/SchoolofArts&S...h/Crucible.htm

Contact Email: tgrimes@barton.edu


What To Submit: MS, SASE for return

Length Limit: 1-5 poems

Submission Format: Typed on letter-size paper, no name on poems. Include a cover page with author's name, address, phone number, poem titles and brief bio. Fiction should be double-spaced.

Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: Yes

cave canem poetry prize Free
Sponsored By: Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.

Contest Status: Active

Deadline: 5/15

Contest Type: Poetry (Manuscript)

Experience Level: Authors With No Published Books

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: African-American poets only; self-published books and chapbooks will not disqualify an entrant if the print run was under 400

Top Award: $500

Winner Also Receives: Publication by one of three prestigious publishing houses: University of Georgia Press, Graywolf Press or University of Pittsburgh Press. Author also receives 50 copies of book.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None

Sponsor Details:

Cave Canem Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 4286
Charlottesville, VA 22905-4286
USA

Contact: Carolyn Micklem
Phone: 434-979-8825
Fax: 434-977-8106

http://www.cavecanempoets.org/pages/prize.html

Contact Email: CaveCanemPoets@aol.com

What To Submit: 2 copies of MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification

Length Limit: 50-75 pages

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced, unbound; include a cover page (with author's name, address, phone number, and MS title) and a title page (title of MS only, no name of author). Also include an acknowledgments page listing published poems. Include a cover letter too.

Submissions Per Entrant: Multiple Submissions Allowed

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No (but inform them of simultaneous submissions)

the bordighera poetry prize Free
Sponsored By: Daniela Gioseffi & Alfredo de Palchi, Founders

Contest Status: Active

Deadline: 5/31

Contest Type: Poetry (Manuscript)

Experience Level: All Authors

Geographic Eligibility: The poet must be a US citizen, but the translator may be an Italian native speaker, not necessarily a US citizen. The poet may translate his/her own work if bilingually qualified.

Language: Submissions may be in English only or bilingual (English and Italian)

Translations Eligible: Yes

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere. Bordighera reserves the right not to make an award.

Top Award: $1,000 to the winning poet and $1,000 for a commisioned translator

Winner Also Receives: Publication in Italian-English bilingual edition by Bordighera, Inc. The author and translator will share in the royalties in the usual amount of a standard book contract to be drawn with Bordighera.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None

Sponsor Details:

Daniela Gioseffi & Alfredo de Palchi, Founders
57 Montague Street, Box 8G
Brooklyn, NY 11201-3356
USA

Contact: Daniela Gioseffi, Founding Editor
http://www.italianamericanwriters.com/prize.html

Contact Email: daniela@garden.net

What To Submit: 2 copies of MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification, SASE postcard for receipt

Length Limit: See above

Submission Format: The poet must submit TWO COPIES of 10 sample pages of poetry in English on any theme. The final book manuscript length should not exceed 48 pages since, including translations, the published, bilingual book will be 96 pages in length. To give the translator time to complete the work, the entire winning manuscript will not be due for at least 6 months after selection of the winner.

The 10 sample pages of poems in English should be on white 8.5"x11" standard paper, clearly typed and photocopied and submitted in duplicate mss. (Single-spaced except between stanzas with no more than one poem to a page, though a poem may run on to more than one page.) Be sure to label all pages with titles of poems and number them from 1 to 10. The applicant's name should NOT appear on any poetry pages. Staple the 10 anonymous sample pages securely together and attach one cover page to the front of each of 2 duplicate mss. with name, address, telephone, email if applicable, of the author, plus a biographical note. The remainder of the ms. must be anonymous. Include an acknowledgements page.

If poems have already been translated into modern Italian, submission of a bilingual sample is encouraged making a 20-page sample with a translation page following each English page. Include name and biographical note of translator on the 2 cover pages. Rules are detailed. Please read them carefully at:

http://www.italianamericanwriters.com/prize.html

Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Individual poems may have appeared in magazines, anthologies or chapbooks

Exclusive Submission: No

Suggestions: This contest seeks the best manuscripts of poetry in English by an American poet of Italian descent, to be translated upon selection by the judges into quality translations of modern Italian, for the benefit of American poets of Italian ancestry and the preservation of the Italian language. Quality poetry in any style is sought. Universal themes are welcome.


Daniela Gioseffi writes, "We are not looking for poems having to do with the Italian-American experience so much as just looking for excellent poetry. Read plenty of contemporary American poetry and be well schooled in good poetry before attempting to write and submit. We publish a very professional quality of poetry."

ISHAR SINGH POETRY CONTEST Free
Sponsored By: Eden Mills Writers' Festival

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Deadline: 7/15 (entries must be received by this date)



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: Student authors (grades 1-12)



For Children: Yes

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No



Top Award: $100 in each of 5 age categories: Primary (Gr. 1-, Junior (Gr. 4-6), Intermediate (Gr. 7-8), Jr. High (Gr. 9-10) and Sr. High (Gr. 11-12).

Winner Also Receives: Publication in the Guelph Tribune

Other Awards: 2nd Prize $50 in each age category

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Eden Mills Poetry Contest

17 Thornly Crescent

Toronto, Ontario M9B 2M4

Canada



Contact: Deb Loughead

Phone: 416-233-5488

http://www.edenmillswritersfestival....har_singh.html

Contact Email: deb.moonstruck@rogers.com



What To Submit: 5 copies of MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification

Length Limit: One poem (one page maximum)

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced. One copy should include author's name, address, phone, age, grade, teacher's name and school name. The other 4 copies should be anonymous.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: Yes



Recent Winners: See winners' list at:

http://www.edenmillswritersfestival....har_singh.html



Winners Notified: September at the Eden Mills Writers' Festival

MS Returned: No

FOYLE YOUNG POETS AWARD Free
Sponsored By: The Poetry Society

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Highly Recommended

Deadline: 7/31 (postmark deadline)



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: Young Authors



For Children: Yes (ages 11-17)

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No



Top Award: All winners and runners-up will receive book prizes donated by publishers Bloodaxe and Faber & Faber, plus free youth membership in the Poetry Society for one year, and will be invited to an awards party at the Royal Festival Hall on National Poetry Day, October 6, 2005.

Winner Also Receives: Winning poems are published in an anthology. The 15 overall winners are also invited to attend the prizewinners' writing course at the Arvon Centre in Lumb Bank.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award (W)

The Poetry Society

22 Betterton Street

London WC2H 9BX

United Kingdom



Contact: Lisa Roberts, Public Relations

Phone: 020 7420 9894 or 020 7420 9895

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/ynindex.htm

Contact Email: education@poetrysociety.org.uk or marketing@poetrysociety.org.uk

Submission Email: fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk



What To Submit: Poems

Length Limit: None - enter as many poems as you choose

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced, with author's name, address, school (if appropriate) and date of birth written on the BACK of every sheet. Include cover sheet with name, address, school (if appropriate), date of birth and titles of poems submitted. Entries may also be submitted in the body of an email (no attachments) to fyp@poetrysociety.org.uk. Put your name, address, date of birth, titles of poems and your school (if appropriate) at the top of your email.



Submissions Per Entrant: Multiple Submissions Allowed

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



PCI Editor's Comments: One of Britain's top poetry organizations.

Suggestions: General advice to contestants: "Read as much poetry as you can."


Jean Sprackland, judge of the Foyle Young Poets Award 2002, has her own tip for anyone wanting to enter: "There is no formula to writing a winning poem," but what 'struck' Sprackland while judging the competition was the "importance of looking closely, rigorously, curiously and with a fresh eye. Really looking is a habit we have to relearn. It is much easier to recycle well-worn images; snuggle back into cliché."


Previous Foyle winners have gone on to be published by Carcanet Press and established poetry journals, and their work has graced London's tube trains as part of Young Poets on the Underground.


Foyles is a famous bookshop in London. Read about it at:

http://www.foyles.co.uk/foyles/index.asp

The prize is funded by the Foyle Foundation, a trust established by the family that founded the bookshop. Visit the foundation's website at:

http://www.foylefoundation.org.uk



Contest Judge:

2005:

George Szirtes and Colette Bryce



Recent Winners: See the work of recent winners on these pages:

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/yn2004.htm

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/yn2003.htm

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/yn2002.htm

http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/youngnat/yn2001.htm



Winners Notified: September - winners are notified by mail and the results are posted to the website

All Contestants Receive: To receive a free copy of the anthology of last year's winning poems when you enter this year's competition, enclose an A5 self-addressed envelope with a 35p stamp with your poems. (Non-UK entrants, email education@poetrysociety.org.uk to find out how to get this anthology.)

MS Returned: No



Typical Number of Entrants: 5,000-6,000 poems

Contest Established: 1998

SPREAD THE WORD WRITING COMPETITION Free
Sponsored By: Spread the Word

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Deadline: 8/1 (entries must be received by this date)



Contest Type: Changes each year. The 2005 contest seeks microstories of up to 50 words.

Experience Level: All Authors



For Children: Yes - the two age categories are under 16 as of August 1, and 16 and over.

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere; entries must not have been previously published or broadcast

Genres: Short fiction



Top Award: 250-pound book token awarded in each age category

Other Awards: In each age category, there will be a 2nd Prize of a 100-pound book token and a 3rd Prize of a 50-pound book token.

Publication of Winners: Selected entries will be included in a publication and showcased on website.

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Spread the Word

77 Lambeth Walk

London SE11 6DX

United Kingdom



Phone: (+44) 020 7735 3111

http://www.spreadtheword.org.uk/microstory/index.php

Contact Email: info@spreadtheword.org.uk



What To Submit: MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification, entry form from website; you may also enter online

Length Limit: Maximum 50 words per entry

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced. No name on entries; include separate entry form with author's name, address, phone number, email address, age category and title of work. If submitting multiple entries, send them under separate cover.



Submissions Per Entrant: Not Specified

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



Contest Judge:

2005:
Utanha Faith, Jackie Kay, Roger Robinson



Winners Notified: September 30

MS Returned: No

FLYING CORN PRESS POETRY PRIZE Free
Sponsored By: The Flying Corn Press

Contest Status: Unknown

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Don't Enter Before: 3/1

Deadline: 8/31



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere; employees and family members of The Flying Corn Press are not eligible for the contest.



Top Award: $100

Other Awards: 2nd Prize $50, 3rd Prize $25; winners published in The Flying Corn Press, a monthly online journal.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

The Flying Corn Press

1102 South Tabor Avenue, No. 402

North Platte, NE 69101

USA



Contact: Michele McDannold

http://flyingcorn.proboards21.com/index.cgi

Submission Email: one_1_damnit@hotmail.com



What To Submit: MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification

Length Limit: 1-5 poems of any length

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced, on one side of white letter-size paper; use 12-point font, 1-inch margins, black ink only. Include a cover page with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles. Or submit online, either by emailing your entry to one_1_damnit@hotmail.com or posting your poem to one of their online message boards.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



PCI Editor's Comments: Seems most appropriate for beginning poets.

Suggestions: Read the work on their "featured poets" page to determine if this contest is right for you.



Winners Notified: October 1

All Contestants Receive: Critique of their work

MS Returned: No



Typical Number of Entrants: New contest

Contest Established: 2004

FREE LUNCH POETRY CONTEST Free
Sponsored By: Free Lunch

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Deadline: 9/1



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere

Themes: Italian cuisine



Top Award: $200

Other Awards: Poem published in Free Lunch, a poetry magazine

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Free Lunch

P.O. Box 717

Glenview, IL 60025-0717

USA



What To Submit: MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification

Length Limit: 1-4 poems

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced; include a cover page with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles. Write "Contest Poems" on outer envelope.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Not specified

Exclusive Submission: No



Suggestions: Funding for this prize is provided by Barilla America, Inc. to demonstrate its support of poetry in the US.



The following background info on the genesis of the contest comes from:

http://www.midlandauthors.com/newsletter/1_2004.html


"Ron Offen, poet and publisher of the Glenview-based poetry magazine, Free Lunch, took umbrage when he saw an ad in the Ravinia concert program implying that poetry is inferior to the visual arts for representing tangible things and to music for the intangible.


"He threatened, tongue-in-cheek, to organize poets to picket the headquarters of the ad's sponsor, Barilla America, Inc., the Bannockburn (Ill.) producer of pasta and other Italian food products. The parent company is based in Italy.


"The upshot is that Barilla America, Inc. will fund a poetry prize of $200 for a poem to be published in Free Lunch. The winning poem must be related to Italian cuisine.


"Sergio Pereira, Barilla vice-president of marketing, said, 'I love poetry, and Italy loves poets and poetry. It's the land of Virgil and Dante!'"



MS Returned: No

HELEN SCHAIBLE SHAKESPEAREAN/PETRARCHAN SONNET CONTEST Free
Sponsored By: Poets' Club of Chicago

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Deadline: 9/1



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Members of the Poets' Club not eligible

Genres: Sonnet using a Shakespearean or Petrarchan rhyme scheme; for definitions, see:

http://www.forwardpress.co.uk/04_wor...orkshop_09.htm

http://www.bartleby.com/61/27/S0312700.html



Top Award: $50

Other Awards: 2nd Prize $35, 3rd Prize $15, three Hon. Mentions

Publication of Winners: No

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Poets' Club of Chicago

1212 South Michigan Avenue, Apt 2702

Chicago, IL 60605

USA



Contact: Tom Roby

Phone: 312-786-1959

http://www.illinoispoets.org/#schaible



What To Submit: 2 copies of MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification

Length Limit: 14 lines

Submission Format: Typed, double-spaced, on letter-size paper, submitted in duplicate; one copy should have author's name, address, phone number in upper right corner, the other copy anonymous. Send to Tom Roby at the address above.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



PCI Editor's Comments: Prize is low, but since it's free, you have little to lose. See website for other small competitions from the Illinois State Poetry Society.

Suggestions: Read sample poems by Illinois State Poetry Society members at:

http://www.illinoispoets.org/poemindex.htm



Contest Judge: Tom Roby and other members of the Poets' Club



Winners Notified: October 30

MS Returned: No



Typical Number of Entrants: 120

"IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD" LITERARY ARTS CONTEST New Contest Free
Sponsored By: Lake Oswego United Church of Christ (Congregational)

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Recommended

Deadline: 9/1



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Notify if accepted elsewhere; those entering the poetry category should submit only one poem unless the additional poems are part of a linked series, not to exceed 4,000 words total.

Themes: Contest seeks "pieces that engage/illumine/explore some question animating the human spiritual quest". See "Suggestions" below for more details.

Genres: Poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction all welcome



Top Award: $500

Other Awards: 2nd Prize $250, 3rd Prize $100. Winners will be invited to read their poem at a Sunday church service (Oct. 24, 2004 for 1st Prize poem, Oct. 17 for 2nd and 3rd Prize poems). The winners and three Honorable Mentions will also be honored at a ceremony Oct. 24.

Publication of Winners: No

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

Lake Oswego United Church of Christ (Congregational)

1111 SW Country Club Road

Lake Oswego, OR 97034

USA



Phone: 503-635-4348

http://www.loucc.org/literary.htm

Contact Email: loucc@pacifier.com



What To Submit: MS, SASE #10 envelope for notification, official entry form (available from

http://www.loucc.org/appl_net.pdf)

Length Limit: 4,000 words

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced (poetry) or double-spaced (prose). No name on entries; include entry form with author's name, address, phone number, and MS title and category.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant (across all categories, not per category)

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



PCI Editor's Comments: This contest appears new for 2004. Prizes are good for a free contest. Website also mentions a Young Writers' Contest - query for more info.



Suggestions: Contest organizers say:


"'In The Beginning Was the Word' is a literary arts contest, open to all

writers, founded on two basic premises:


1. the primary way to the Spirit is not through doctrine, but through experience; and

2. poetry and creative prose possess the greatest capabilities, not only of reporting such "numinous encounters," but

of re-creating and mediating them.


By their talents, poets and authors of creative prose can broaden people's awareness into the very omnipresence of the Spirit, and into the 'recognition that existence is charged with a mysterious other.' (James M. Wall)


We welcome submissions from all writers and poets whose gifts may broaden our own awareness. Entrants need not meet any doctrinal or church membership requirements."


Guidelines For Submission:

"What we seek in poetry/prose submitted to "In The Beginning Was the Word" are pieces that engage/illumine/explore some question animating the human spiritual quest. Many questions fall into that category, such as:

• What is the relation of humanity to God, the universe, life?

• How/Where does one touch Hope, Love, Grace, and Meaning, in today's world?

• What is the Good, the True, the Right?

• What is the secret to the fullness of life?

• What is the purpose of human existence?



In addressing any of these questions, authors and poets can take a variety of approaches:

• To some, the key to 'spiritual Truth' may lie in a belief common to a major organized religion; whereas to others, it may lie in more personal insight.

• Some essays, short stories, or poems may explicitly assert how Powers Unseen are at work under the surface of their narratives; others may merely invite readers into ambiguous territory where they are prompted to ask their own

religious questions, and come to their own conclusions.


In presenting his/her vision of the spiritual, a writer should feel free to offer an interpretation that is either traditional or unorthodox; judging will simply be done on the authentic spiritual insight evident in the piece, as well as upon its literary excellence."



Contest Judge: From all submissions, a select committee from the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ shall engage in a "blind judging" process to choose first, second, and third place winners.



MS Returned: No



Typical Number of Entrants: New contest

Contest Established: 2004

AMY AWARD Free
Sponsored By: Poets & Writers Magazine

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Neutral

Deadline: 9/15 (formerly 8/1)



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Geographic Eligibility: Women age 30 and under who are residents of Long Island or NY metropolitan region

Language: English

Translations Eligible: No

Other Restrictions: Open only to women age 30 and under

Genres: Lyric poems



Top Award: Unspecified honorarium

Winner Also Receives: Reading with well-known poet at Guild Hall

Publication of Winners: No

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details: (new address)

Poets & Writers

Attn: Amy Award

72 Spring Street

New York, NY 10012

USA



Phone: 212-226-3586

Fax: 212-226-3963

http://www.pw.org/pr_amyaward.html



What To Submit: Poems, SASE for notification, bio

Length Limit: 1-3 poems, maximum 50 lines per poem

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced, with name and address on each page.



Submissions Per Entrant: One Submission Per Entrant

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: No



PCI Editor's Comments: Coordination of this contest was recently taken over by Poets & Writers Magazine.

Suggestions: The Amy Award honors the memory of the poet Amy Rothholtz, who died young. Her book 'Iced Tigers' is available at:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...nningwriter-20



Contest Judge: Poet and critic Edward Butscher (father of Amy Rothholtz)

For a list of Mr. Butscher's publications, see:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...684910-8133567



Winners Notified: Two months after deadline

MS Returned: No

GREENSBORO REVIEW LITERARY AWARDS Free
Sponsored By: English Department

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Contest Status: Active

PCI Recommendation: Recommended

Deadline: 9/15



Contest Type: Poetry (Individual Poems)

Experience Level: All Authors



Language: English

Translations Eligible: No



Top Award: $500

Other Awards: All entries considered for publication in the Greensboro Review.

Publication of Winners: Yes

Entry Fee: None



Sponsor Details:

English Department

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

134 McIver Building

P.O. Box 26170

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

USA



Contact: Terry Kennedy, Assistant Editor, MFA Writing Program

Phone: 336-334-5459

http://www.uncg.edu/eng/mfa/gr/award.html

Contact Email: tlkenned@uncg.edu



What To Submit: MS, SASE for notification (with sufficient postage for return of MS if desired)

Length Limit: None

Submission Format: Typed, single-spaced; include a cover letter with author's name, address, phone number, and MS title.



Submissions Per Entrant: Multiple Submissions Allowed

Unpublished Submission: Yes

Exclusive Submission: Yes



Contest Judge: Editors of the Greensboro Review



Recent Winners:

2003:
Jeanne Marie Beaumont, 'Poem From Which Wolves Were Banished'

Read about her at:

http://www.nortonpoets.com/beaumontj.htm



Winners Notified: December 31

MS Returned: Yes



Typical Number of Entrants: 784 in 2003

Contest Established: 1984