Thursday, December 9, 2021

Poetry Contests...

 1. The Ontario Poetry Society’s Spring Peepers Poetry Competition

Genre: Poetry
Entry Fee: $5 for one poem and additional poems $1 each
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Prize: First prize of $100; second prize of $75; third prize of $50; 17 honorable mention awards; all winning poems receive a certificate, publication in a chapbook and one free chapbook
Description: Open to everyone, and no limit to the number of submissions. Poems must include at least one of the following themes: spring, robins, other birds, frogs or any other hibernal animals waking up, poems about farmers and farming, spring planting, increase in human mobility and interactions, returns to fair weather employment (seasonal work), spring romance gained and/or lost or longed for, spring fever. Maximum length per poem is 36 lines and the stanza breaks count as lines. All poetic styles welcome.
Details: https://www.theontariopoetrysociety.ca/contest_Spring_Peepers_Poetry_Competition.htm


2. River of Words International Art and Poetry Contest

Genre: Poetry (Ages 5 – 19)
Entry Fee: None
Deadline: February 1, 2022
Prize: Publication in the River of Words anthology, published every other year, free copies of the physical anthology and a prize package that often comes with books, art supplies and a medal
Description: All poems must be original work. Poems should not exceed 32 lines in length (written) or 3 minutes (signed).
Details: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/center-for-environmental-literacy/rules-and-guidelines


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