New Year’s resolution #4

Wednesday January 11, 2006

Put together a manuscript of your poems & enter it in publication contests!
Here is a roundup of approaching deadlines:

Del Sol Press Poetry Prize (postmark deadline January 15)
The John Ciardi Prize for Poetry from BkMk Press at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (postmark deadline January 17)
The Robert E. Lee & Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Contest from Margie postmark deadline January 31)
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes, First Book competition & Open competition (deadlines for both February 1)
Mid-List Press First Series Award in Poetry (postmark deadline February 1)
The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry from Sarabande Books (postmark deadline February 15)
Passager Poetry Contest for Writers Over 50 (deadline February 15)
Tupelo Press Snowbound Series Chapbook Award (postmark deadline February 15)
The Washington Prize from Word Works (postmark deadline March 1)
The Marjorie J. Wilson Best Poem Contest from Margie (postmark deadline March 31)
Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest for parody poems submitted to vanity contests (postmark deadline April 1)
The Tupelo Press Poetry Contest for a first book (postmark deadline April 15)
Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize (postmark deadline April 30)
Poetry West Chapbook Contest (postmark deadline April 30)

Required reading before you submit to any contests:
“A Word To the Wise: On entering your poems in competition,” by Kurt Heintz
“You Do It Because You Love It,” by S.A. Griffin

Related resources:
More contest links

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