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Sheila-Na-Gig Editions First Chap Contest

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Sheila-Na-Gig Editions invites entries for a special First Chap contest. Please follow the guidelines below to be eligible for the contest.   IMPORTANT: This contest is meant to support early-career poets. Only poets who have NOT previously published a chapbook or full-length collection of poetry are eligible to submit. –Submit a chapbook-length poetry …

$20

128 LIT International Chapbook Contest

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Submissions are OPEN from May 15th through July 31st. A winner and finalists will be announced in November 2023. Award: $1,200, plus publication in print. There will be a panel of judges that includes Mona Kareem, Saddiq Dzukogi, and Jacques Fux. The 128 LIT International Chapbook Contest (between 20 & 40 …

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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