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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

Online

Your Poems This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject.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 Prizes 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 Unpublished Poet Prize* is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet: £250.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
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Masterclass with Ishion Hutchinson

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The international Griffin Poetry Prize and Arvon are pleased to announce a new Masterclass in poetry partnership, to be held on May 5th, 2026 at 2:00pm ET/7:00pm GMT led by acclaimed poet Ishion Hutchinson.  Delivered virtually and hosted by Arvon, the Masterclass will provide participants with two hours of inspiring …

$74