May Poetry Contests

MAY Poetry Contests

Arranged by deadline, then alphabetically; deadlines in red denote "received by" rather than "postmarked by." Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

May 1 Deadlines

5/1/09	Anhinga Prize	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Anhinga Press
Anhinga Prize for Poetry P.O. Box 10595 Tallahassee, FL 32302		(850) 442-1408 info@anhinga.org	Judge: TBA
			Notify: 10/15 (actually 11/25 in '08)
Book manuscript: Open to poets trying to publish a first or second book of poetry. Previous publication of self-published books and chapbooks do not make a poet ineligible. Entries must be original poetry in English; however, a few translations in a manuscript are acceptable. Poems previously published in journals and anthologies should be accompanied by an acknowledgments page. Authors may submit multiple manuscripts if each one is accompanied by a separate reading fee. Previously submitted manuscripts and manuscripts under consideration by other publishers are also eligible. Should your manuscript be accepted by another press, please notify us as soon as possible. Once we have received a manuscript, we cannot accept alterations or additions to it. Please check your manuscript carefully before you mail it. Each submission must be accompanied by a $25 reading fee, checks payable to Anhinga Press. Do not put your name on your manuscript. Instead, make two title pages—one with the manuscript title, your name, address and phone number, and a second title page with only the manuscript's title. Manuscripts must be 48-80 pages, excluding front matter. They may be single- or double-spaced, and all pages must be numbered. Please do not staple or bind your manuscript. Include a #10 SASE for notification of contest results. Manuscripts received prior to February 15 or postmarked after May 1 will be recycled and the entry fee returned. Manuscripts will not be returned. Please keep copies of your work.
http://www.anhinga.org/books/contest.cfm

5/1/09	Crucible Writers' Competition	Prizes: $150, $100, and publication	Fee: none
Terrence L. Grimes Editor, Crucible Barton College Wilson, NC 27893		tgrimes@barton.edu	Judge:
			Notify: July
Poems: Open to all writers. All entries must be completely original, must never have been published, must be in manuscript form, and must not be involved in other competitions. Three copies of all manuscript entries must be submitted; the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript copies. Writers should send with their entries a short biographical sketch. Permission to publish the material is implied by submission. Entries submitted without the above information will not be considered. Crucible will receive first publication rights to winning entries, after which rights will revert to the author. Winning entries will be published in the fall issue of Crucible. Fiction must be limited to 8,000 words or less. Poetry must be limited to five poems. No prizes will be given in other categories. All unaccepted manuscripts accompanied by stamped, self-addressed envelopes will be returned as soon as possible after judging. The first prizes for poetry and fiction are $150, and the second prizes are $100. The Sam Ragan Poetry Prize is open to all poets. The rules stated above apply also to competition for this prize. One prize of $150 is awarded. All work submitted for publication is automatically considered for the prizes, and the same guidelines apply.
http://www.barton.edu/academics/english/crucible.htm

5/1/09	Fineline Competition	Prizes: $1,000, pen, and publication	Fee: $10 to Mid-American Review
Mid-American Review attn: Fineline Competition Department of English, Box W Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43403			Judge: David Shumate
			Notify: mid-September
3 Prose poems/short-shorts: Contest is for previously unpublished work only--if the work has appeared in print or online, in any form or part, or under any title, it is ineligible and will be disqualified. There is a 500-word limit for each poem or short. A $10 entry fee (check or money order, made out to Mid-American Review) is required for each set of three prose poems/short short stories. Entry fees are non-refundable. All participants will receive issue where the winners will be published. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for early results (~ mid-September, 2008). Manuscripts need not be left anonymous. Contest is open to all writers, except those associated with the judge or Mid-American Review, past or present. Our judge's decision is final. Note: All pieces submitted in verse form--i.e., poetry with line breaks--will be automatically disqualified, as will previously published work or pieces over 500 words.
http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/midamericanreview/fineline.html

5/1/09	Fugue's Prose & Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Fugue
Fugue Poetry Contest 200 Brink Hall English Department University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-1102			Judge: BH Fairchild
			Notify:August 4
Poems: Poetry submissions should not exceed 3 poems or 5 pages. Enclose a cover letter that contains a short bibliographical sketch and a current email address, mailing address, phone number, and the titles of your poems. Send an SASE for acceptance notification. Enclose a $20 reading fee, payable to Fugue, that guarantees consideration and a copy of the journal that includes the contest winners.
http://www.uidaho.edu/fugue/contest09.htm

5/1/09	Sow's Ear Press Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $20 to Sow's Ear Poetry Review
Robert G. Lesman, Managing Editor P.O. Box 127 Millwood, VA 22646			Judge:
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: Open to adults. Send 22-26 pages of poetry plus a title page and a table of contents, all without your name. On a separate sheet list chapbook title, your name, address, phone number, e-mail address if available, and publication credits for submitted poems, if any. No length limit on poems, but no more than one poem on a page. Send in March or April, by May 1. Simultaneous submission is allowed, but if your chapbook is accepted elsewhere, you must withdraw promptly from our competition. Poems previously published are acceptable if you hold publication rights. Send SASE or e-mail address for notification. Entries will not be returned. THE READING FEE INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION.
http://sows-ear.kitenet.net/competition.html#chapbook

5/1/09	Spire Spring Poetry Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $500 and 20 copies	Fee: $15 to Spire Press
Spire Press 532 LaGuardia Pl, Ste 298, NY, NY 1001		646.736.7701 info@spirepress.org	Judge:
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: $500 + 20 copies (full-color cover) and standard publishing contract. Blind-judging as per CLMP contest ethics. 18-28 pages (one poem per page) with title on each page. Please include a cover page with name, address, and title. Send w/SASE and $15 fee. All Manuscripts are recycled.
http://www.spirepress.org/contest.html

5/1/09	Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to the Wick Poetry Center
Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize 301 Satterfield Hall Kent State University P. O. Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242-0001		(330) 672-2067	Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye
			Notify: summer
Book manuscript: The competition is open to poets writing in English who have not yet published a full-length collection of poems (a volume of 50 or more pages published in an edition of 500 or more copies). $20 reading fee. Checks should be made payable to the Wick Poetry Program. Submit 50 to 70 pages of poetry, typed on one side only, with no more than one poem included on a page. Only clean, legible copies are acceptable. The poet's name is not to appear on the manuscript. Two title pages should be included. The first must include the poet's name, address, telephone number, and the title of the manuscript; the second should list the title of the manuscript only. The manuscript as a whole should not have been published previously, but it may contain poems that have been published individually; these should be listed, with publisher, on a separate acknowledgments page. If the manuscript is accepted, the poet must obtain permissions from previous publishers. The manuscript may be submitted simultaneously to other publishers, but the poet must notify the Wick Poetry Program immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts will be recycled after judging. For notice that the manuscript has been received, enclose a SASP. For notice of winning selection, enclose an SASE. Manuscripts must be postmarked between February 1 and May 1. No late entries will be read.
http://dept.kent.edu/wick/Competitions/FirstBook.html

5/1/09	Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards	Prizes: $3,000, (9) $1,000, etc.	Fee: $100 (no, it's not a typo)
Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards 4700 E. Galbraith Road Cincinnati, OH 45236			Judges:
			Notify: October 12
Self-published book: ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest and Publisher's Weekly, and marketing advice, distribution, etc. 9 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive $1,000 cash and promotion, etc. HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion in Writer's Digest and $50 worth of Writer's Digest Books. All other entrants will receive certificates of participation. And, all entrants will receive a judge's critique and a listing with a link on the Writer's Digest Web site, provided an accurate URL is written on the Entry Form. THE CATEGORIES: include Poetry. THE RULES: The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication. Entrants must send a printed and bound book. Entries will be judged primarily by content and writing quality. No photocopied or handwritten books are accepted. Production quality will determine the winner in the event of a tie. All books published or revised and reprinted in the previous 3 years are eligible. (Writer's Digest may demand proof of eligibility of semifinalists.) All books must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form (see site). You may enter more than one book and/or more than one category; however, you must include a separate book, entry form and the additional fee for each entry. Check, money order or credit card payment for the required judging fee. Entries will be judged by experts in the subject or genre. Judges reserve the right to withhold prizes in any category. Judges reserve the right to recategorize entries. Books which have previously won awards from Writers Digest are not eligible. Employees of F+W Publications, Inc. and Book Marketing Works, LLC and their immediate families are not eligible. Writer's Digest is not responsible for the loss, damage or return of any books submitted to the competition. ENTRY FEES: First entry: $100; Additional entries: $50 each.
http://www.writersdigest.com/selfpublished

5/1/10	Zone 3 Press First Book Award for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Zone 3
Blas Falconer, Acquisitions Editor Zone 3 Press First Book Award for Poetry Austin Peay State University P.O. Box 4565 Clarksville, Tennessee 37044		Blas Falconer at falconerb@apsu.edu or Susan Wallace at wallacess@apsu	Judge: TBA
			Notify:
Book manuscript: Biennial. Poetry manuscripts of 48-80 pages. Two title pages: one with name, address, phone number and one with title only. Acknowledgments page may be included. $20 reading fee made payable to Zone 3 Press. Reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Zone 3 Magazine. Anyone who has not published a full-length collection of poems (48 pages or more) is eligible; those with chapbooks may participate. In order to ensure the integrity of this award, current and former students and faculty of APSU are not eligible to enter. In addition, Zone 3 Press will not accept manuscripts from contestants who have previously studied with, or have a personal relationship with the announced judge. Zone 3 Press is committed to providing an ethically responsible competition; as such, the editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that display any form of ethical impropriety. Winner will be notified by e-mail or telephone. Please include SASP for confirmation of receipt. Please use a standard postcard—small index cards will not be accepted by the post office. For contest results, please include a SASE. All manuscripts other than the winning one will be recycled.
http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/

May 9 Deadlines

5/9/09	Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition	Prizes: $2,009, 20 Publication Prizes, and 30 Merit Awards	Fee: $5+ to Atlanta Review
POETRY 2009 PO Box 8248 Atlanta GA 31106		contest@atlantareview.com	Judge: Dan Veach, Editor
			Notify: August
Poems: Entry fee: $5 for the first poem, $3 for each additional poem. Poems must not have been published in a nationally-distributed print publication. No entry form required. Put your name and address on each page (email and phone optional) Please include an SASE for notification of the results. (Outside U.S. omit stamp.) No entries will be returned. Make checks payable to Atlanta Review. Foreign checks, cash, and stamps are accepted. Contest Issue is $5—or FREE with a $10 subscription to Atlanta Review!
www.atlantareview.com/

May 15 Deadlines

5/15/09	Blue Lynx Prize	Prizes: $2,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to EWU Press
Eastern Washington University Press The Blue Lynx Prize in Poetry 705 West First Avenue Spokane, Washington 99201		Christopher Howell, Editor 509-624-4894 christopher.howell@mail.ewu.edu	Judge: TBA
			Notify: July
Book manuscript: Send book-length manuscript (no less than 48 pages) of poems, entry form (on site), plus SASE for notification, and $25 reading fee made out to "EWU PRESS". All U.S. authors, regardless of publication history, are eligible. Manuscripts must contain page numbers and table contents. There is no maximum page-count and poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, or limited edition volumes. "Selected Poems"* collections will not be accepted. (The Spokane Prize For Poetry has merged with the Blue Lynx Prize.) Judging is anonymous. The winning manuscript will be published by Eastern Washington University Press. Failure to follow guidelines will result in disqualification. No manuscripts or fees will be returned. Please do not send cash. Winner will receive publication plus a $2000 cash prize. Finalists will each receive $50 worth of EWU Press books. * "Selected Poems" refers to poems previously published in books.
http://ewupress.ewu.edu/poetryprize.htm

5/15/09	Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize	Prizes: $25,000	Fee: $25 to The Academy of American Poets
The Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize The Academy of American Poets 584 Broadway, Suite 604 New York, NY 10012		Awards Coordinator awards@poets.org TEL (212) 274-0343	Judges: Dorianne Laux, J. D. McClatchy, and James Richardson
			Notify: fall 2009
Published book: Books must be submitted in the year after their publication, which means that books published in 2008 may be submitted for consideration. The 2009 contest is open to any book of original poetry, in English, published in the United States during 2008 in a standard edition by a living American citizen. A standard edition is 40 pages or more in length and 500 or more copies. Self-published books are not eligible. Publishers may submit as many titles as they wish. The publisher should send four copies of each book to the Academy, postmarked between March 15 and May 15. A $25 entry fee and entry form are required for each title submitted. Finalists will be notified and announced to the press in fall 2009. The winner will be announced in November. The Academy of American Poets will award the winning poet $25,000. Please send four copies of each entry. Books will not be returned.
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/108

5/15/09	New American Press Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $250, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $12 to New American Press
New American Press Chapbook Contest Attn: Okla Elliott Ohio Wesleyan University English Dept. 61 S. Sandusky St. Delaware, OH 43015		David Bowen: newamericanpress@gmail.com	Judge: Kathy Fagan
			Notify:
Chapbook manuscript: The winner will receive $200 and 25 copies of the chapbook, along with a 39 percent discount on future copies. Submit manuscript of 20-30 pages. We read blind, so please include a cover page with your name and contact information, but exclude all identifying information from the manuscript itself. Please include a $12 reading fee made payable to “New American Press” and a SASE for contest results.
http://2009.newamericanpress.com/contests/current.php

5/15/09	Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $1,000, publication, ten books, and a reading	Fee: $15 to The Hudson Valley Writers' Center
Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition The Hudson Valley Writers' Center 300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591			Judge:
			Notify: September
Chapbook manuscript: This competition is open to poets who have not published a book or chapbook, though individual poems may have already appeared in magazines or anthologies. Entrants should submit a collection of poems, or one long poem, limited to 16-20 pages. Manuscripts should include a title page (title only), and a separate cover sheet with the title of the work, the author's name, address, phone number, a bio, and acknowledgements. Manuscripts will not be returned. Enclose SASE for results only. For notification of receipt of manuscript, include SASP. Poets may submit more than one collection, but a $15 reading fee must accompany each entry. At the discretion of the judges, a second chapbook may be selected for publication with an award of $250.
http://www.writerscenter.org/

5/15/09	Writer's Digest Writing Competitions	Prizes: $3,000 and trip, more ($30,000 total)	Fee: $15 to Writer's Digest
Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition 700 E. State Street Iola, WI 54990		Terri Boes (513) 531-2690 ext. 1328 competitions@fwpubs.com	Judge:
			Notify: October 20
Poems, etc. You may enter as many manuscripts as you like in categories including: Rhyming and Non-rhyming Poetry: 32 lines maximum. You may enter online on the website; if you are submitting your entry via regular mail, the entry must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form or facsimile, and the required entry fee (credit card information, check or money order made payable to Writer's Digest). If you are entering more than one manuscript, you may mail all entries in the same envelope and write one check for the total entry fee; however, each manuscript must have its category indicated in the upper left-hand corner. Your entry (excluding Magazine Feature Articles) must be original, unpublished and unproduced, not accepted by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission. Writer's Digest retains one-time publication rights to the Grand Prize and First Place winning entries. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, the entry must be typed on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 white paper (computer printout acceptable) or A4 paper. Poems may be either double-or single-spaced. Your name, address, phone number and competition category must appear in the upper left-hand corner of the first page—otherwise your entry is disqualified. Be sure of your word count! Entries exceeding the word or page limits will be disqualified. Type the exact word count (counting every single word, except the title) at the top of the manuscript. Mailed entries must be stapled (preferred) or paper-clipped. Every entry will be read by the judges. Judges' decisions are final. Judges reserve the right to re-categorize entries. We cannot return submitted manuscripts; to receive notification of the receipt of your manuscript, send an SASP along with your entry. Poems are $10 for the first entry; $5 for each additional poem submitted in the same online session. All other entries are $15 for the first manuscript; $10 for each additional manuscript submitted in the same online session. Add $2 per manuscript to all entries postmarked after May 15. Entries postmarked after June 1 will not be accepted.
http://www.writersdigest.com/annual

May 18 Deadlines

5/18/09	New Letters Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,500 and publication	Fee: $15 to New Letters
New Letters Literary Awards UMKC, University House 5101 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110-2499			Judge:
			Notify: mid-to-late July
6 poems: Submit by regular post or electronically. Simultaneous submissions of unpublished entries are accepted with proper notification upon acceptance elsewhere. Enclose with each entry: $15 for first entry; $10 for every entry after. Entry fee includes a one-year subscription, renewal, or gift subscription to New Letters. Make checks payable to New Letters. Two cover sheets: the first with complete name, address, e-mail address, phone number, category, and title(s); and the second with category and title only. Your personal information should not appear anywhere else on the entry. Include SASP for notification of receipt and entry number. A SASE for a list of winners is optional. Please send only one envelope if submitting more than one entry. All entries will be considered for publication. Entries are not to exceed 8,000 words. Poetry entries may contain up to six poems. They need not be related. Multiple entries are accepted with appropriate fees. Manuscripts will not be returned. No substitutions after submissions. No refunds will be offered for withdrawn material.
http://www.newletters.org/awards.asp

May 31 Deadlines

5/31/09	Black River Chapbook Competition	Prizes: $500 and 25 copies	Fee: $15 to Dzanc Books,
online only		editors@blacklawrencepress.com	Judge: Black Lawrence Press editors
			Notify: July 31
Chapbook manuscript: for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short stories. In order to reduce the costs of printing and postage and in the spirit of being a bit greener, Black Lawrence Press now accepts electronic submissions rather than hard copies for our contests. Please include the following in your electronic submission: -A cover letter with brief bio and contact information including your e-mail address(es) -A .rtf, .doc, or .pdf attachment including a title page, an acknowledgments page, a table of contents, and your manuscript with numbered pages. E-mail your submission to editors@blacklawrencepress.com. Please submit your $15 entry fee via PayPal.
http://www.blacklawrence.com/chapbook.html

5/31/09	The Conneticut Poetry Award	Prizes: $400, $200, $100, and publication	Fee: $15 to Connecticut Poetry Society
The Connecticut Poetry Award CPS PO Box 270554 West Hartford, CT 06127			Judge: Maria Sassi
			Notify:
Poems: Send up to 3 unpublished poems, any form, 80 line limit. Include two copies of each poem: one with complete contact information and one with NO contact information. Both copies must be marked: Wallace Winchell. Include SASE for results only (no poems will be returned). Winning poems must be submitted by disc or email following notification. Fee $15 for up to 3 poems. Please make out check to Connecticut Poetry Society. Prize poems will be published in Connecticut River Review.
http://ct-poetry-society.org/contests.htm

5/31/09	The Field Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Oberlin College Press
FIELD Poetry Prize Oberlin College Press 50 N. Professor Street Oberlin, OH 44074			Judge: David Young and David Walker, editors of FIELD
			Notify: August
Book Manuscript: The winning manuscript, a book-length collection of poems, is published by Oberlin College Press in the FIELD Poetry Series. The winning author also receives an award of $1000. The contest is open to all poets—those who have published in book form as well as those who have not. Previously unpublished manuscripts of poetry in English between 50 and 80 pages in length will be considered. Entries must be postmarked during May only. The reading fee is $25, which includes a year's subscription to FIELD. Checks should be payable to Oberlin College Press. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include an SASP if you wish to be notified that your manuscript arrived at our office. Include an SASE if you wish to receive notice of the results.
http://www.oberlin.edu/ocpress/prize.htm

5/31/09	Main Street Rag Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $500 and 50 copies of chapbook	Fee: $17 to Main Street Rag
Main Street Rag PO Box 690100 Charlotte, NC 28227		editor@mainstreetrag.com	Judge:
			Notify: Summer
Chapbook manuscript: Winner receives $500 and 50 copies of chapbook. All entries receive a copy of the winning manuscript and are considered for publication. Runners-up will also be offered publication and every manuscript entered will be considered for publication. Send between 24 and 32 pages of poetry, any style/form, no more than one poem per page and no smaller than 10pt type of an easily readable font like Arial or Times New Roman. Do Not Include Dedication and/or Credits/Acknowledgements Pages in entry. For the purpose of fairness, it is important that judges know as little about the author as possible and these pages are not relevant to the judging process. First round readers are instructed to disqualify manuscripts that arrive with credits, acknowledgements, or author's name on them. Include cover sheet with author’s contact information—name, address, phone number, and e-mail (if applicable). Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Publishing credits/acknowledgements are irrelevant to the process of judging, so please do not include them. Disregarding this guideline can get you disqualified (and we'll still keep your check). No manuscripts will be returned. For notification of receipt, include SASP or e-mail address. Include an SASE for winner notification ONLY if you do not choose to be notified by email. Do not send anything USPS Return Receipt or Signature Receipt—we won't stand in line for these items and they will eventually be returned to you (when the Postal Service gets tired of putting cards in our box). If you need confirmation that we received it, include a reliable email address or a stamped return post card. Although MSR frowns on simultaneous submissions for our magazine, it is acceptable for our book contests. Upon notification, however, winner must immediately withdraw his/her mss from consideration elsewhere (or from the MSR Chapbook Contest--if the manuscript has been chosen winner in another contest). MSR will accept entries via email, BUT only until May 18. Contact Main Street Rag for instructions before sending any manuscript via email. Online submission is $19. We recommend using US Postal Service Media Mail (within the US), but that takes longer to arrive, so DO NOT send it Media Mail if you are mailing it on or near the deadline. Why? because we distribute the LAST manuscripts to first round readers on June 8. Anything that has not arrived by the day before (June 7) will be excluded and the check returned in the SASE (if one has been provided—otherwise, it will be shredded). DO NOT use clips or binding of any kind. We have THOUSANDS of clips here from years of submissions and we remove anything that comes in a binder and throw away the binder. If you want to pay for a binder and the shipping to get it here only to have it thrown away, that's your choice. It will not go to any readers in a binder of any kind.
www.mainstreetrag.com/ChapCont.html

5/31/09	New England Poetry Club Contests	Prizes: $1,000 and less	Fee: $10 to the New England Poetry Club
NEPC Contest Coordinator, P.O. Box 190076, Boston, MA 02119		contests@nepoetryclub.org	Judge:
			Notify:
Poems: Non-members may enter by paying $10 for up to 3 entries and $3 per additional entry. Only one poem per contest. Lots of contests; see site. Judges are well-known poets and sometimes are winners of previous NEPC contests. Mark the name or names of the contest(s) entered on the envelope before mailing; check addres for specific contests.
www.nepoetryclub.org/contests.htm

5/31/09	River Styx Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,500 and publication	Fee: $20 to River Styx
River Styx Poetry Contest 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107 St. Louis, MO 63103			Judge: Stephen Dunn
			Notify: Fall
3 poems: Send up to three poems, not more than 14 pages. All entrants will be notified by SASE. $20 reading fee incudes a one-year subscription (3 issues) Include name and address on cover letter only. Winner published in Fall issue. All poems considered for publication.
http://www.riverstyx.org/contests/index.htm

5/31/09	War Poetry Contest	Prizes: $2,000, $1,200, $600, (12) $100, and publication	Fee: $15 to Winning Writers
Winning Writers 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222 Northampton, MA 01060-3961		Jendi Reiter and Adam Cohen, Editors adam@winningwriters.com	Judge: Jendi Reiter
			Notify: November 15
3 poems: On the theme of war, up to 500 lines in total. We recommend online submission with payment by credit card. To enter by mail, please attach a cover sheet to your entry. It should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if you have one) and the titles of your poems. Please omit your name from the poems themselves. Entries should be typed or printed by computer. We prefer white, letter-size paper and plain fonts like Times New Roman or Courier. The 12-point font size is ideal. If you want your entry returned to you after the contest, please note that on your cover sheet and include a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) with your submission. Please clip everything together (no staples).
http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/wa_guidelines.php

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