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Charles Simic Memorial Prize 2023

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Hole In The Head Review has established the Charles Simic Poetry Prize to honor our late friend and mentor. First prize will receive $1,000 and publication in our November 1 issue. Winner will be announced at our October 26 poetry reading, on social media, and in our November 1 issue. …

$10

The Ruth and David Lampe Poetry Competition and Award

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All forms and styles of poetry considered.  Open only to Canadian writers. Closes Monday, July 31, 2023. General guidelines: • Up to 16 pages of poetry may be submitted as a suite (we advise the poems be a related grouping, not a hodgepodge of random selections; you may also submit …

$35

The 2023 Adrift Chapbook Contest

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Timeline –Submissions are open from March 1st 2023 until July 31st 2023. –Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in November 2023. –The winning chapbook(s) will be published in 2024. ​ Guidelines​​ –Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome. …

$13

The Half and One Poetry Video Contest

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Based in the state of Meghalaya, India, Half and One is an online publisher of poetry, fiction, narrative nonfiction, and comics in written, audio, and video form. We welcome submissions of previously unpublished poetry. –Poetry submissions are poems between 20 and 70 lines. –One poem per entry. –The winner of …

$15

Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest

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The Lesley Strutt Poetry Contest is an annual LCP Summer Lovin’ Contest that awards $500 for the single best poem submitted to our judges. This contest is open to all poets (professional, emerging, and first-time) in Canada, and is run each summer in memory of poet and friend Lesley Strutt. …

$5