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Frontier Poetry — Family & Home Prize

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As the holiday season draws near, Frontier Poetry is delighted to announce the 2025 Family & Home Prize. Family—whether chosen or given—shapes us in ways both tender and tumultuous. It can be a source of origin, belonging, community, and culture, while also holding heartbreak, loss, and complexity. During the holidays, these bonds often …

$20

The 2025 Love & Eros Prize — Palette Poetry

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This contest is open from October 6, 2025 – December 7, 2025. Palette Poetry’s Love & Eros Prize is returning for its fourth run this fall! From October 6 to December 7, we welcome you to share your love poems that explore the many and varied iterations of love. From …

$20

Mslexia’s Women’s Poetry Competition

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Your Poems This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. Prizes 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 Unpublished Poet Prize* is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet: £250. …

£10

Emily Dickinson Award, judged by Suzanne Buffam

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For a short poem, no longer than 16 lines. GUIDELINES Awards are open to Poetry Society of America members for free. Become a member and enter all 7 awards for free. The fee for non-members is $10 for this award. Personal identification must not appear in the submission document anywhere, including the …

$10

Submit to Words Without Borders

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WWB is open for submissions from September 15, 2025, at 12pm ET through December 15, 2025, at 12pm ET. Please note that any submissions sent during our summer closure—from June 12 at 5pm ET through September 15 at 12pm ET—will not be considered. Words Without Borders publishes original translations into English …

Free