January Poetry Contests

January 1 Deadlines

1/1/13	Robert Frost Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000 and reading	Fee: $10 per poem to Robert Frost Foundation
Attention: Poetry Award The Robert Frost Foundation Lawrence Public Library, 3rd Floor 51 Lawrence St. Lawrence, Massachusetts 01841		Mark Schorr: 978-725-8828 frostfoundation@comcast.net	Judge:
			Notify: late February
Poems: Please send two copies of your poem written in the "spirit of Robert Frost" (whatever you feel that may be). One copy should have your name, address, email and phone #. The other copy should not have this information on it. Poets may submit up to three poems on plain paper of not more than three pages for consideration. Prior published work may be submitted; for all work submitted to the Robert Frost Foundation, you retain copyright and the Robert Frost Foundation will request your permission if we choose to publish your work on our web site or in other foundation publications. Original manuscripts should have your name, address, email and phone #; please include a second copy of each page that will be sent to the judges and therefore should not have any information that identifies you as the author. Please note: E-mail submissions are acceptable in the following formats: a single MS. Word document attached that presents one page per poem. For example, page 1 should have your name, address, e-mail and phone #; page 2 should other should not have this information on it. Or, the text pasted into the body of the email. E-mail submissions to should be sent to frostfoundation@comcast.net. Manuscripts will not be returned. To receive information regarding the winning poet, enclose SASE or check website. Enclose a $10 per poem entry reading fee made payable to The Robert Frost Foundation. In the case of electronic submissions, manuscripts submitted via e-mail will be held until reading fees are received via regular mail.
http://www.frostfoundation.org/Robert_Frost_Foundation/Award_Guidelines.html

1/1/13	Society of Classical Poets Poetry Competition	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: none
enter by e-mail		submitclassicalpoetry@gmail.com	Judge: Evan Mantyk, President
			Notify: February 15
Poems: Submit three to five poems, each of which does not exceed 50 lines. Poetry must be metered and contain at least some rhyme. No free verse is accepted. Poems are judged based on both form and character. See our About Us section for more on the character element. Put “Poetry Competition Submission” in the subject line of the email. The poem should be written in 2012 and ideally not yet have been published anywhere else, including blogs or anywhere on the internet. (We understand you may be submitting it to other poetry contests. Please notify us if it wins any other contests. This will not disqualify you from our contest.) There is no submission fee or age requirement. Include contact details, including email, phone number, and mailing address. (All of your contact details, including your email address, will remain private and will not be shared with anyone outside the Society.) Include a brief bio not exceeding 100 words. We note that you will retain ownership of your poetry. By submitting it to the Society for publication or for inclusion in the contest, you give the Society the rights to publish it online on this website and/or in a Society of Classical Poets anthology with other poetry, but we would not be able to sell your individual poem on its own or have any further rights over it beyond those two forums. You could publish it anywhere else or sell it to any publication as desired.
http://classicalpoets.org/2012-poetry-competition/

January 2 Deadlines

1/2/13	WFOP Student Poetry Contest	Prize: $50, $30, $20, and publication	Fee: *none*
Jeanie Tomasko 6725 Century Ave. Middleton, WI 53562		Phone (608) 836-8108 or e-mail jeancarsten@gmail.com with questions.	Judge: Gillian Nevers
			Notify:
1 poem: annual poetry contest for students attending public, private, or parochial schools or being home-schooled in Wisconsin: JUNIOR DIVISION (grades 6-8) and SENIOR DIVISION (grades 9-12). PRIZES: 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20; Honorable Mention in each division. Winners from each division will be published in the Wisconsin Poets' Calendar. A student may enter one original poem. Maximum length: 24 lines, including stanza breaks but not including the title. Longer poems will be eliminated. E-mail poem attached as a Word .doc to jeancarsten@gmail.com. Se site for rules and sample format.
http://wfop.org/contests/student.html

1/2/13	Gemini Magazine Poetry Open	Prizes: $1,000, $100, $50, and publication	Fee: $5 to Gemini Magazine
POETRY OPEN Gemini Magazine P.O. Box 1485 Onset, MA 02558		poetryopen@gemini-magazine.com	Judge: editors
			Notify: February
Poems: Six finalists will be published in the February issue of Gemini. No restrictions on content or length. Simply send your best unpublished poems by e-mail or snail mail. PayPal at site. NO attachments. Do not include bio—just your poems and contact info. Enter as many times as you like; $5 fee for each batch of three poems.
http://www.gemini-magazine.com/poetryopen.html

January 13 Deadlines

1/13/13	Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest	Prizes: $250, $125, $50, and publication	Fee: $5 to Dreamquestone.com
Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest P.O. Box 3141 Chicago, IL 60654		alwest56@hotmail.com	Judge: Andre West
			Notify: February 23
Poems: Open to anyone. Current and former employees of Dreamquestone.com or their relatives are not eligible. Poems must be 30 lines or fewer, can be neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme. Short stories may be on any subject or theme; any fiction, non-fiction, essays, diary or journal entries are accepted. Neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, with a maximum of (5) pages or less. All entries must be original works. Entry form online. Fees: $5 per poem; $10 per short story, paid by mail or PayPal ($2.00 extra).
http://www.dreamquestone.com/

January 14 Deadlines

1/14/13	Colorado Prize for Poetry	Prize: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25/$28 to Colorado Review
Colorado Prize for Poetry Center for Literary Publishing 9105 Campus Delivery Department of English Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523		(970) 491-5449 creview@colostate.edu	Judge: Stephen Burt
			Notify: May
Book Manuscript: Manuscripts may consist of poems that have been published, but collections must not have been previously published as a whole. You may include an acknowledgments page (not required). Length 48 to 100 pages. Manuscripts may be double- or single-spaced. Online entry at site.
http://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/colorado-prize-for-poetry/

January 15 Deadlines

1/15/12	Central Coast Spring Writing Contest	Prize: $250 and publication	Fee: $5 to Central Coast Writers
CCW Writing Contest P.O. Box 51805 Pacific Grove, CA 93950		ccw-contests@comcast.net	Judge: Maria Garcia Teutsch and Lee Ann Russel
			Notify: March 31
Poems: 2 categories: unrhymed and rhymed. All contest entries will be considered for publication in Hartnell College's Homestead Review. Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. $5 first poem, then $3. You may enter as many times as you wish. Maximum Length Poetry: 50 lines. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: entries will not be returned. Poetry should be formatted as you want it to appear. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, e-mail address, phone number.
http://www.centralcoastwriters.org/ccw/contests.htm

1/15/13	The John Ciardi Prize for Poetry	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to BkMk Press
John Ciardi Prize for Poetry BkMk Press University of Missouri-Kansas City 5100 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110-2499		(816) 235-2558 bkmk@umkc.edu	Judge:
			Notify: July
Book Manuscript: Manuscripts must be typed on standard-sized paper, in English. Poetry manuscripts should be approximately 50 pages minimum, 110 pages maximum, single spaced. Entries must include two title pages: one with author name, address and phone number; and one with no author information. Any acknowledgments should appear on a separate piece of paper. Entries must include a table of contents. Author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please submit your manuscript in loose pages, bound only with a clip or rubber band. We prefer that you do not staple or permanently bind your manuscript. Do not submit your manuscript by fax or e-mail. A SASE should be included, for notification only. Note: No manuscripts will be returned. A reading fee of $25 in US funds (check made payable to BkMk Press) must accompany each manuscript. Entrants will receive a copy of the winning book in their genre when it is published. Manuscripts will not be returned. Judging will be blind at all levels. Initial judging will be done by a network of published writers. The final judging will be done by a poet and a fiction writer of national reputation.
http://cas.umkc.edu/bkmk/poetry.html

1/15/13	Levis Reading Prize	Prizes: $2,000, reading	Fee: none
Levis Reading Prize VCU Department of English 900 Park Avenue, Hibbs Hall, Room 306 PO Box 842005 Richmond, VA 23284-2005			Judge:
			Notify:
Published book: For the best first or second book of poetry. Entries may be submitted by either author or publisher, and must include three copies of the book (48 pages or more), a cover letter, and a brief biography of the author including previous publications. (Entries from vanity presses are not eligible.) The book must have been published in the preceding calendar year. Entrants wishing acknowledgment of receipt must include an SASP. Entries must be received by January 15. Materials received after that date will be returned unopened. Because we cannot guarantee their return, all entries will become the property of the VCU Department of English. Judges will come from faculty of the VCU English Department and the VCU MFA Program in Creative Writing. The winner will receive an honorarium of $1500 and will be invited, expenses paid, to Richmond to present a public reading in September.
http://www.has.vcu.edu/eng/resources/levis_prize/levis_prize.htm

1/15/13	William Matthews Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000, $250, readings, and publication	Fee: $20 to Asheville Poetry Review
William Matthews Poetry Prize c/o Asheville Poetry Review PO Box 7086 Asheville, NC 28802			Judge: TBA
			Notify: February 1
Poems: Send 1-3 poems, any style, any theme, any length, with a $20 entry fee (payable to Asheville Poetry Review).
http://www.ashevillepoetryreview.com/the-william-matthews-poetry-prize

1/15/13	Thomas Merton Poetry of the Sacred Contest	Prizes: $500, (3x) $100, and publication	Fee: $15 to Merton Institute
Merton Institute 415 West Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202			Judge: Gregory Wolfe
			Notify: April
1 poem: Winning poems will be published in The Merton Seasonal, a publication of scholarly articles about noted spiritual leader Thomas Merton and will be posted on the Merton Foundation web site. Only ONE unpublished poem written in English may be submitted; no more than 100 lines. Type the poem on a separate page. DO NOT put your name on the page with the poem. Enclose a separate cover sheet with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title of your poem. No faxed entries will be accepted. No reading fee will be charged. No poems will be returned. Poems will be judged on literary excellence, spiritual tenor, and human authenticity. Please visit the Foundation website for contest results. To be notified of the contest winners include e-mail address, or see website.
http://www.mertoninstitute.org/retreatsandprograms/MertonPrizeforthePoetryoftheSacred/tabid/92/Default.aspx

1/15/12	Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: none
Francisco Aragón, Coordinator Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize Institute for Latino Studies 230 McKenna Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556		(574) 631-2882	Judge: Silvia Curbelo
			Notify: February 1
Book manuscript: Biennial; the prize carries a cash award of $1000 and publication by the University of Notre Dame Press. The award is open to any Latino/a poet who has yet to publish a full-length book of poems. TWO copies of your manuscript must be submitted. Manuscripts must be of original poetry, in English, by one poet who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. There are no restrictions on the style of poetry or subject matter. Translations are not eligible. The manuscript must be a minimum of 50 numbered pages and a maximum of 100 numbered pages in length. All manuscripts must be paginated. Each new poem must start a new page. The manuscript should begin with unnumbered frontmatter: a title page that shows the book’s title and your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address (if you have one); a table of contents; and (if applicable) a list of acknowledgements. There is no entrance fee. For more information, please call or write Francisco Aragón, Coordinator.
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/poetry_prize/

1/15/12	Charlotte Newberger Prize in Jewish Women's Poetry	Prizes: $150 and publication	Fee: none
Lilith Magazine 250 West 57th Street, Suite 2432 New York, NY 10107			Judge:
			Notify: early 2012
Poems: Up to 3 poems, max. 100 lines, touching in any way on Jewish women's experience
http://www.lilith.org/

1/15/13	$500/500 OddContest	Prizes: $500 adult/$50 youth, convention membership; books to top 3 places	Fee: $10 to OdysseyCon (none for youth contest)
OddContest (to send check; e-mail entry only!) Odyssey Con P.O. Box 7114 Madison, WI 53707		(608) 635-3966 contest13@odysseycon.org	Judge: Louis Jenkins
			Notify: March 1
Speculative prose poem/flash fiction: For an unpublished speculative (science-fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, etc.) work in paragraph format, 500 words or less. Blind judging; preliminary readers will select the top ten manuscripts in each division to be sent to the final judge. Winners notified and results posted by March 1. Winning poems/stories will be read at OdysseyCon. Publication is not offered; multiple an simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please withdraw your work immediately if it is published elsewhere before the notification date. PayPal to treasurer@oddcon.com, or mail a check. E-mail your story or poem (maximum length 500 words), either pasted into the body of the e-mail or attached as a .doc or .rtf, to contest13@odysseycon.org. Please put your last name, first initial, and CONTEST: Youth or CONTEST: Adult in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, date of birth if Youth entry, mailing address, phone number, and the name/e-mail under which payment was made, if it is not the one you are using to enter. Receipt of entry will be acknowledged within 3 days.
http://odysseycon.org/contest/contest.html

1/15/13	Omnidawn Open Book Contest	Prizes: $3,000, 100 copies, and publication	Fee: $25 to Omnidawn Publishing
Omnidawn Open Book Contest Omnidawn Publishing 1632 Elm Avenue Richmond, CA 94805-1614		submissions@omnidawn.com	Judge: Cole Swenson
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Book manuscript: Online and postal submissions will be accepted November 1 to December 31. Open to writers who have not published a second full-length book of poetry. (Chapbooks do not count.) The prize includes prominent display advertising for the winning author and the book in American Poetry Review, Poets & Writers, Rain Taxi, and other publications. The manuscript page limit is 140 pages (although most manuscripts we receive are 40-70 pages long). For $3 extra to cover shipping cost, entrants who provide a U.S. mailing address may choose to receive any Omnidawn book (including 4 PEN USA winning books) or the winning book.
http://www.omnidawn.com/contest/poetry-contests.htm

1/15/13	Sonora Review Contest	Prizes: $500, $250, $75 and publication	Fee: $15
Sonora Review Poetry Contest Department of English, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721			Judge: Dawn Lundy Martin
			Notify:
3 poems: A prize of $1,000 and publication in Sonora Review is given annually for a poem. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $15 entry fee, either by post or online through our website. Each submission includes an issue for an additional $3. Submit online or by post.
http://sonorareview.com/contest/

1/15/13	Third Coast Poetry Award	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $16 to Third Coast
Third Coast Poetry Contest Western Michigan University English Department 1903 W Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331		editors@thirdcoastmagazine.com	Judge: Jane Hirshfield
			Notify: February
Poems: Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Please make checks or money orders payable to Third Coast. Each fee entitles entrant to a 1-year subscription, an extension of an existing subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete address for subscription. Please send each entry separately, and mark clearly whether it is a poetry or fiction entry. Any previously unpublished poem is eligible for the poetry contest. Please submit up to five poems, totaling no more than twelve pages. Any previously unpublished short story or excerpt of up to 9,000 words is eligible for the fiction contest. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; if accepted elsewhere, we ask that they be withdrawn from the contest immediately. No money will be refunded. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for results only. All manuscripts should be typed (fiction entries should be double-spaced) and accompanied by a cover letter. The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. If a poem or story is chosen as a finalist, Third Coast requires that it be withdrawn from any other publication considerations until the winner is selected. If the poem or story is scheduled to be published elsewhere, please do not submit it. Postal or online submission.
http://www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests/

1/15/13	The Winter Anthology	Prize: $1,000	Fee: $10 to The Winter Anthology
The Winter Anthology 20 Nielsen Lane Lenox, MA 01240			Judge: Cole Swenson
			Notify: late winter
Poems: Please send up to 50 pages in any genre (a book or book-length manuscript somewhat over 50 pages is acceptable). Send writings of which you are the sole author and that were not written earlier than 1999. Published and unpublished writings are equally welcome. To get a sense of our aesthetics, see our inaugural volume at winteranthology.com. All work will be read by the editors, with finalists judged. Multiple entries are welcome, as are entries including a mix of genres. The postmark deadline for submissions is November 15th. The final decision will be announced here in late autumn. In the event that none of the entries meet our standards, no winner will be declared. The winner will be published in The Winter Anthology and receive a $1000 honorarium. Finalists will also be considered for publication. To enter by mail, send your writing and a $10 check made out to The Winter Anthology; to enter electronically, go to thewinteranthology.submishmash.com/submit
http://www.winteranthology.com/

January 25 Deadlines

1/25/12	Strokestown International Poetry Competition	Prize: €4,000, €2,000, €1,000 and publication	Fee: $5 or €5
online or postal		353 71 963-3759	Judges: Iggy McGovern and Michael Schmidt
			Notify: March
Poems: Poems in English, Irish, or Scots Gaelic. See site for details. It is a condition of entry that short-listed competitors are prepared to attend the festival May 3–5 and read a selection of their work for a fee of €400 including travelling expenses. Postal entries must be received by January 25.
http://strokestownpoetry.org/competitions-2013/

January 25 Deadlines

1/25/13	The Joan Leiman Jacobson Poetry Prizes	Prizes: $500(x4), reading at The Poetry Center, and publication	Fee: $12 to the 92nd Street Y
"Discovery"/Boston Review Poetry Contest Unterberg Poetry Center 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10128			Judges: Juan Felipe Herrera, Eileen Myles and Bruce Smith
			Notify: March
10 pages: Open to poets who have not published a full-length poetry collection. Poets who have published chapbooks of less than 42 pages or in editions of less than 500 are still eligible to apply. Poets who have a book contract at the time of submission or who are subsequently awarded a book contract are not eligible for the contest if their book is scheduled for publication before fall 2013. Submissions consist of a typed ten-page manuscript, with only one poem per page. Individual poems that have been or will be published in periodicals or anthologies may be submitted; however, at least two of the submitted poems must be unpublished and fewer than two pages in length. Do not submit photocopied pages of the periodical or book in which the poem(s) originally appeared. Submit four identical sets of a 10-page manuscript. Include no more than one poem per page. NO personal identification, or copyright attributions for previously published poems should appear on the poems. In the case of previously published poems, do not send photocopied pages of the periodical or book in which the poem(s) originally appeared. Please staple each manuscript. Enclose ONE cover letter including your name, address and day and evening telephone numbers, as well as a list of the submitted poems in the order in which they appear, with copyright attributions for published poems. Do not attach this cover letter to the manuscripts. A $12 entry fee must accompany the submission. Please make checks/money orders payable to the 92nd Street Y, and attach them to your cover letter. DO NOT SEND CASH. All poems must be original and in English (no translations). No contestant may submit more than one entry. No corrections can be accepted after receipt of the contest submission. Entries must be received by January 25. To receive confirmation of receipt, enclose an SASP. Allow several weeks for its return. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Winners will be contacted by telephone in early March; all contest entrants will be mailed the names of winners and of the judges shortly thereafter.
http://www.92y.org/Uptown/Tisch-Center-for-the-Arts/Unterberg-Poetry-Center/Discovery-Boston-Review-Poetry-Contest.aspx

January 30 Deadlines

1/30/12	Friends of Acadia Poetry Prize	Prize: $350, $250, $150, and publication	Fee: none
Friends of Acadia Journal 43 Cottage Street P.O. Box 45 Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0045		erin@friendsofacadia.org	Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: 1–3 nature poems, 30 lines or less, typed, double-spaced. Include #10 SASE and cover sheet with author's name, address, phone number, and poem titles; no name of author on poems.
http://www.friendsofacadia.org/events/poetrycompetition.shtml

1/30/11	Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize	Prize: $500 and publication	Fee: $5 to The Heartland Review
2011 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize c/o Mick Kennedy Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 600 College Street Road Elizabethtown, KY 42701			Judge: Steven Cope
			Notify: March
Poems: First place is $500 and publication along with all finalists in The Heartland Review's fall 2011 issue. Tax-deductible $5 contribution for each poem. Make checks to The Heartland Review. Send a cover page with titles of poems, author's name, address and a short bio (75 words, max). Names and addresses should not appear on the poems. Poems should be typed and should be no longer than 30 lines. Postmark deadline for entries is Jan. 30. Results will be announced in March. Finalists will be invited to read at the ECTC National Poetry Month Celebration. Send SASE for results.

January 31 Deadlines

1/31/13	The 46er Poetry Prize	Prizes: $400, $30 to honorable mentions, and publication	Fee: $10 via PayPal
enter online			Judge: editors
			Notify: summer
Poems: The winner will receive $400 and publication in the Summer Issue. Entrants whose poems receive honorable mention will also have their poems published, and they will be awarded an honorarium of $30. Guidelines: Entrants may submit up to three original, unpublished poems. Simultaneous submissions are accepted if we are notified immediately should they be accepted for publication elsewhere. Entrants may pay on-line with PayPal. Submissions will be judged by The Adirondack Review editors. Winners will be announced during the summer.
http://theadirondackreview.com/46erPrize.html

1/31/13	Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Contest	Prize: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Poetry Competition Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street South Yarmouth. MA 02664			Judges: Cornelius Eady
			Notify: April
3 poems: Submit up to three poems of any style or subject totaling no more than five pages with an entry fee of $15. All entries should be typewritten on plain, white paper. The poet’s name should not appear on any page except the cover page, which should include name, address, phone number, and email address, the titles of the poems submitted, and a one-paragraph bio. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please notify immediately if submissions are accepted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts will not be returned. The names of the winners will be posted on the Cultural Center’s web site in April. No other notification will be made.
http://www.cultural-center.org/

1/31/13	Grayson Books Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $500, 50 chapbooks, and publication	Fee: $18 to Grayson Books
Grayson Books PO Box 270549 West Hartford, CT 06127			Judge: Brian Clements
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: 16-24 pages of poetry, two cover sheets (one with contact information and one anonymous). SASE for results only. Simultaneous submissions are permissible if we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. Online entry at site.
http://www.graysonbooks.com/co/article-2013_chapbook_contest_guidelines.aspx

1/31/13	Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine	Prizes: £5,000, £1,000, £500, (20)£50, and publication	Fee: £7 to Hippocrates Prize
The Hippocrates Prize c/o The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine 12 Chandos Street London W1G 9DR UNITED KINGDOM			Judge: Jo Shapcott, Theodore Dalyrymple, Roger Highfield
			Notify: May
Poems: No more than 50 lines in length and not previously published in any form. They must be by a living poet, written in English and should not be translations of another writer’s work. Enter online at site.
http://www.hippocrates-poetry.org/

1/31/13	Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Crazyhorse
online only			Judges: TBA
			Notify: June
Poems: Enter online only, during January. Up to three poems. Reading fee includes one-year/two-issue subscription. More than one manuscript may be entered; subscription extends by one year per entry. All manuscripts must be original and previously unpublished; all are considered for publication. If mailing, include name, address, e-mail, and telephone number on a cover page; do not include identifying information on the manuscript, as all entries are reviewed anonymously.
http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu/?page_id=197

1/31/12	The Iowa Award	Prizes: $1,500, $750, and publication	Fee: $20 to The Iowa Review
The Iowa Review 308 EPB University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1408			Judge: Mary Jo Bang
			Notify: late April
Poems: Submit up to 25 pages of prose (double-spaced) or 10 pages of poetry (double or single; one poem or several). Work must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine assuming you inform us of acceptance elsewhere. All submissions will also be considered for the Tim McGinnis Award, given for the most surprising and unusual work of the year. Manuscripts must include a cover page listing your name, address, e-mail address and/or telephone number, and the title of each work, but your name should not appear on the manuscript itself. Enclose a $20 entry fee (checks payable to The Iowa Review). Add $10 for a year's subscription (optional). Label your envelope as a contest entry, e.g.: "Contest: Poetry." Postmark submissions between January 1 and January 31. Enclose a #10 SASE for final word on your work. Online entry at site.
http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/rules

*1/31/12*	Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $10,000 and publication	Fee: none
Milkweed Editions Open Book, Suite 300 1011 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415			Judge: G.C. Waldrep
			Notify: April
Book manuscript: Open to residents of the Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin). No simultaneous or multiple submissions. Hard copy only; must be received by January 31.
http://milkweed.org/about-us/editorial/lindquist-vennum-prize-for-poetry/

1/31/13	Literal Latté Food Verse Contest	Prizes: $500	Fee: $10/$15 to Literal Latté
Literal Latté Awards 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240 New York, NY 10003		(212) 260-5532 LitLatte@aol.com	Judges:
			Notify:
Poems: Send unpublished poems with food as an ingredient. 2,000 word max. All styles and subjects welcome. Name, Address, Telephone Number on cover page only. Please put poem titles/first lines on cover page as well. Include SASE or e-mail address for reply. Include $10 reading fee per set of up to 6 poems OR $15 for 12 poems. All entries considered for publication. Include check or money order made out to Literal Latté or include Visa/MC/American Express number & expiration date.
http://www.literal-latte.com/contests/#food_verse

1/31/13	Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award	Prizes: $1,200 and 50 copies	Fee: $25/$27 to Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag PO BOX 690100 Charlotte, NC 28227-7001		704-573-2516 editor@mainstreetrag.com	Judge:
			Notify: April
Book manuscript: Winner receives 50 books and $1000. Runners up also considered for publication.Send between 48 and 80 pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page, no smaller than 10 point type in an easily readable font like Arial or Times New Roman. Do not include Table of Contents in page count. Our goal is "blind" judging. Preliminary readers are scattered across the US and don't read manuscripts from their home area. Do Not Include Dedication, Credits, or Acknowledgements Pages in entry. These pages are not relevant to the judging process. If they should accidentally slip through, first-round readers are instructed to disqualify manuscripts that arrive with credits, acknowledgements, or author's name on them. FOUR MANUSCRIPTS were disqualified in 2005 for diregarding this guideline and all had gotten to the semi-finalist round before they were disqualified. We take anonymity in judging seriously. For notification of receipt, include e-mail address. No manuscripts will be returned. No restriction on content style or subject. Electronic entry at site.
www.mainstreetrag.com/PoBkCont.html

1/31/13	Nerve Cowboy Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $200, $100, chapbooks, and publication	Fee: $10 to Nerve Cowboy
Nerve Cowboy Chapbook Contest PO Box 4973 Austin, TX 78765			Judge:
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: Submit between 24-40 pages of poetry and/or short fiction and SASE with adequate postage for return. 1st Prize: $200 and 50 copies of published chapbook; 2nd Prize: $100 and 30 copies of published chapbook. All entrants receive a copy of the winning chapbook and a discounted price on the second prize chapbook. Send your manuscript, SASE, and payment.
http://www.jwhagins.com/ChapContest.html

1/31/13	New Millennium Writing Awards	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to New Millennium Writings
enter online		Don Williams, editor	Judge:
			Notify:
3 poems: $1,000 for best Story; best Poem; best Nonfiction; best Short-Short fiction. No restrictions as to style or content. Winners and selected finalists published in NMW, which you will receive for entering. Winners will also be published online at this web site. Send any time between now and midnight of January 31. Simultaneous & multiple submissions welcome. Each Fiction or Nonfiction is a separate entry and should total no more than 6,000 words. Each Poetry entry may include up to three poems, not to exceed five pages total. Put name, address and category entered on the first page.
http://www.newmillenniumwritings.com/awards.php

1/31/13	$500/500 OddContest	Prizes: $500 adult/$50 youth, convention membership; books to top 3 places	Fee: $10 to OdysseyCon (none for youth contest)
OddContest (to send check; online entry only!) Odyssey Con P.O. Box 7114 Madison, WI 53707		(608) 566-9087 contest13@odysseycon.org	Judge: Louis Jenkins
			Notify: March 1
Prose poem/flash fiction: For an unpublished speculative (science-fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, etc.) work in paragraph format, 500 words or less. Blind judging; preliminary readers will select the top ten manuscripts in each division to be sent to the final judge. Winners notified and results posted by March 1. Winning poems/stories will be read at OdysseyCon. Publication is not offered; multiple an simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please withdraw your work immediately if it is published elsewhere before the notification date. PayPal is available on the website after December 1, or to treasurer@oddcon.com, eor mail a check. E-mail your story or poem (maximum length 500 words), either pasted into the body of the e-mail or attached as a .doc or .rtf, to contest13@odysseycon.org. Please put your last name, first initial, and CONTEST: Youth or CONTEST: Adult in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, date of birth if Youth entry, a mailing address, phone number, and the name/e-mail under which payment was made, if it is not the one you are using to enter. Receipt of entry will be acknowledged within 3 days.
http://odysseycon.org/contest.php

1/31/13	Orlando Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 via PayPal
enter online			Judge:
			Notify: April 1
Poem: $1,000 for best Story; best Poem; best Nonfiction; best Flash-fiction. Multiple submissions welcome. 36-line maximum per poem.
http://aroomofherown.org/orlando.php

1/31/13	Poetry Center Book Award	Prizes: $500 and reading	Fee: $10 to The Poetry Center
The Poetry Center/SFSU Book Award 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco CA 94132			Judge:
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Published book: To a single outstanding book of poetry, published in the past year. The Poetry Center Book Award carries a $500 prize and an invitation to read, along with the award judge, at The Poetry Center in San Francisco. Entrees will be accepted for the award from July 1 to January 31. Published original books by a single author (no collaborative works, anthologies, or translations) must be copyrighted in the past year. Entries can be submitted by publisher, author, or by a reader. An entry fee of $10 per book (all which is paid directly to the award winner and award judge) must accompany each book. Please include a cover letter listing the author's name, book title(s), name of person or publisher issuing check, and check number. Checks should be payable to "The Poetry Center." The judge for the award will not be announced in advance.
http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/awards/bookaward.html

1/31/13	Writing Contest for Study Abroad	Prizes: Full & partial scholarships, publication in The Pinch Journal	Fee: $28 to UNO
online only		Questions: contest@unopress.org	Judge:
			Notify: end of March
3 poems: Full fee waivers, including housing allowance, will be granted to one writer each in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Partial awards and honorable mentions may also be granted. Winners may attend any of UNO’s study-abroad writing programs. Anyone writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45 pages or more in the genre of application, except faculty and administrators employed by the University of New Orleans. Entry fee of $28; the submission process is entirely electronic. No paper manuscripts will be accepted. Applicants may submit multiple applications in one or more genres, however each application must be complete with entry fee. Payment for multiple submissions may be made in aggregate at the online store, but each submission must be uploaded separately at the submission site. Prose submissions should not exceed 4500 words (about 15 pages double spaced). Poetry submissions should not exceed 5 pages and may include a maximum of 3 poems. The submitted work must be unpublished at the time of submission, though it may be under consideration. The author's name may not appear anywhere in the work. Acknowledgments by email query only. Each applicant will be emailed a list of winners when the contest has been decided, around the end of March.
http://unopress.org/writingcontest/