The Poetry.com Contest

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(s4_referer != '') localStorage.contest_src = s4_referer; </script> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12"> <div class="category-header clearfix"> <div class="sub-category-header-icon"><i class="fas fa-trophy fa-4x"></i></div> <hgroup> <h3><a href="signup.php">Contest »</a></h3> <h1> The Poetry.com Contest <span style="color:#222;font-size:13px;">March 2025</span> </h1> <h4> <br class="visible-xs"> Enter our monthly poetry contest for an opportunity to win <strong>cash prizes</strong> and gain worldwide recognition for your talent! </h4> </hgroup> <span class="flr"> <button type="submit" class="btn primary btn-3" onclick="location.href='/nominate-poem';">Submit your Poem</button> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content-body"> <div class="clearfix"> <div id="disp-quote" class="clearfix rc5"> <h2 class="titles">Tell me more!</h2> <p class="info"><b>Poetry.com</b> prides itself in supporting and encouraging all writers, regardless of background, education or experience. All poets, whether just starting out or with many years of practice, are encouraged to use our monthly contests as an opportunity to gain motivation, inspiration, exposure and most importantly, build passion and enjoyment for the written word!</p> <br> <h2 class="titles">How does it work?</h2> <p class="info">Every month, a new contest will begin. Submit an original poem or choose one of your existing poems from the site. Check out our <a href="/contest#guidelines"><b>entry criteria</b></a>, then submit your entry before the deadline! The following month, we will announce the winners on our contest <a href="/contest-summary"><b>Summary Page</b></a>. Additionally, all nominated poems will be displayed on our site and will feature a special badge, highlighting it is a contest nominee. Each winner's badge will display their position in the top three!</p> <br> <h2 class="titles">What about the awards?</h2> <p class="info">When it comes to the awards, we offer exciting prizes for our contest winners. The top three winners will receive cash prizes, with the first-place winner receiving <b>$500</b>, the second-place winner receiving <b>$300</b>, and the third-place winner receiving <b>$200</b>. Furthermore, five runners-up will receive a <b><a href="/the-mug">personalized mug</a></b> featuring their winning poem. And that's not all - at the end of the year, the twelve monthly winners will compete for the <b><a href="https://www.poetry.com/poem-of-the-year/2022">Poem of the Year</a></b> grand prize of <b>$1,000</b>.</p> <br> <h2 class="titles">How do you decide who wins?</h2> <p class="info">In this contest, <b>YOU</b> are the judges! Each participant can cast three votes: awarding 3 points to their first-place choice, 2 points to their second-place choice, and 1 point to their third-place choice. Once all the applications have been received or the submission period has ended, voting will begin. You are not allowed to vote for yourself, and abstaining from voting will result in a 7-point deduction from your poem. Additionally, the <b>Poetry.com</b> team can award up to 30 bonus points to their favorite poems. The voting period will last one week, after which the winners will be announced!</p> <br> <h2 class="titles">Yes! All our contestants are judges too!</h2> <p class="info">Our poetry contests boast a clever twist! We thought long and hard about what we can offer the poetry community that is new, fresh and exciting. Traditional formats have a panel of judges, named or anonymous. Our vision is that poetry is like art - it can be viewed and interpreted in a myriad of ways and it all comes down to taste and opinion. We offer <a href="judgement-guide.php"><b>Judging Guidelines</b></a> to outline the key aspects of a good poem and encourage you to bring your own knowledge and experience together with ours when voting for yourselves. We believe in our community and its power to create! Let the games begin!</p> </div> <div id="disp-quote" class="clearfix rc5"> <div class="form"> <h2 id="guidelines">Guidelines</h2> <ul class="list-info stylish-list"> <li><a href="signup.php"><b>Signing up</b></a> to Poetry.com is required to enter.</li> <li>Work must be an original composition, human-created, and not previously recognized or awarded in any other contest.</li> <li>Your poem should not exceed <strong>75</strong> lines in length including stanza breaks.</li> <li>Poems may take any poetic form (see <a href="https://www.poetry.com/poetry-forms.php"><b>Poetic Forms</b></a>) and cover any theme or subject as long as material is respectful and inoffensive.</li> <li>Poems must be in English.</li> <li>There is no limit to the number of poems you may apply with, a new application form must be filled out for each new entry.</li> <li>We cap total entries at <strong>150</strong> poems per contest.</li> <li>A non-refundable entry and review fee of 25 USD<sup><strong>*</strong></sup> is required to enter.</li> </ul> <hr class="hr-text"> <ul style="padding-left: 25px;"> <li><sup><strong>*</strong> Can鈥檛 afford the entry fee? Every contest we鈥檒l be accepting up to <strong>5 free submissions</strong> from<br> writers that are financially out of reach. You also have the opportunity to earn a free contest pass by participating in our <strong><a href="/rewards">exclusive reward program</a></strong>.</sup> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="disp-quote" class="clearfix rc5"> <h2 class="titles">Ethics</h2> <p style="margin-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 12px" class="info">Our monthly contests adhere to the Council of Literary Magazines & Presses Contest <a href="https://www.clmp.org/clmp-contest-code-of-ethics/"><b>Code of Ethics</b></a> sharing the goal to "connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing".</p> <img class="flr" src="/img/clmp/clmp.png" loading="lazy" width="70" height="25" style="margin-right:5px;"> </div> </div> <div class="callout clearfix row"> <div> <div class="callout-int"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8"> <hgroup> <h2>Enter the competition</h2> <h3>Submit your best poem to the contest for an opportunity to win <b>cash prizes</b> and gain worldwide recognition for your talent!</h3> </hgroup> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"> <div class="actions"><button type="button" class="btn btn-2 primary lrg" onclick="location.href='/nominate-poem';">Enter</button></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="content-aside" class="col-sm-4 col-sm-pull-8"> <div class="hidden-xs"> <div class="sep-area"><hr class="sep"></div> <div class="tagline"> <h3>The Web's Largest Resource for</h3> <h2>Poets, Poems <span>&</span> Poetry</h2> </div> <div class="nsep"><hr><h3>A Member Of The <span>STANDS4 Network</span></h3></div> </div> <style> .prizes{ padding: 6px; padding-left: 5px; font-size: 15px; } .contest-box-info{ margin: 5px 5px 7px; color: #333; font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Oxygen',sans-serif; } .contest-box-prizes{ color: #714693; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-top: 17px; margin-left: -4px; margin-right: 3px; border-width: 1px 0px 0px 0px; border-style: dotted; border-color: #333; padding-top: 17px; padding-left: 9px; } </style> <div class="cblocks"> <div class="cblock contest-box"> <div class="sidebar-contest-thumb"><i class="fas fa-medal fa-3x" style="margin-right: 5px"></i></div> <hgroup class="clearfix fauthors"> <h4>Our monthly contest</h4> <h3>In a nutshell&mldr;</h3> </hgroup> <div class="cblock-contest"> <div class="contest-box-info"><strong>Opens: </strong> 1st of every calendar month.</div> <div class="contest-box-info"><strong>Closes:</strong> End of every calendar month.</div> <div class="contest-box-info"><strong>Results: </strong> Within 7 days of closing.</div> <div class="contest-box-info"><strong>Entry fee: </strong> 25 USD.</div> <div class="contest-box-info"><strong>Max. participants: </strong> 150 entries.</div> <div class="contest-box-prizes"><strong>Prizes:</strong></div> <table style="width: 100%"> <tr> <td class="prizes"> <strong>First Place</strong> </td> <td class="prizes"> <span class="badges" style="background-color: #e1c00f;"><i class="fas fa-medal"></i></span> Badge + <span style="color: #85bb65"><b><i class="fa-dollar-sign fas"></i>500</b></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="prizes"> <strong>Second Place</strong> </td> <td class="prizes"> <span class="badges" style="background-color: #bec2cb;"><i class="fas fa-medal"></i></span> Badge + <span style="color: #85bb65"><b><i class="fa-dollar-sign fas"></i>300</b></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="prizes"> <strong>Third Place</strong> </td> <td class="prizes"> <span class="badges" style="background-color: #cd7f32;"><i class="fas fa-medal"></i></span> Badge + <span style="color: #85bb65"><b><i class="fa-dollar-sign fas"></i>200</b></span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="prizes"> <strong>5 Runners-up</strong> </td> <td class="prizes"><a href="/the-mug">Personalized Mug</a></td> </tr> <tr style="background: #00000012;"> <td class="prizes"> <a href="/poem-of-the-year/2023"><strong>POTY</strong></a> </td> <td class="prizes"> <span class="badges"><i class="fas fa-trophy" style="color: #ffd600;text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000;"></i></span>Badge + <span style="color: #85bb65"><b><i class="fa-dollar-sign fas"></i>1,000</b></span> </td> </tr> </table> <p><button type="button" class="btn primary btn-2" onclick="location.href='/nominate-poem'">Enter here »</button></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cblocks"> <div class="cblock contest-box"> <div class="sidebar-contest-thumb"><i class="fas fa-trophy fa-3x"></i></div> <hgroup class="clearfix fauthors"> <h4>March 2025</h4> <h3>Poetry Contest</h3> </hgroup> <div class="cblock-contest"> <div class="contest-box-subtitle">Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to <strong>win cash prizes</strong> and attain global acclaim for your talent.</div> <div class="text-center"><label>Submissions due in...</label></div> <div id="contest-cd"> <div class="countdown-wrapper"> <div class="countdown-item"> <div class="cd-timer">12</div> <div class="cd-label">days</div> </div> <div class="countdown-item"> <div class="cd-timer">14</div> <div class="cd-label">hours</div> </div> <div class="countdown-item"> <div class="cd-timer">56</div> <div class="cd-label">minutes</div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="cd-progress" class="progress progress-striped"> <div class="progress-bar progress-bar-success" role="progressbar" aria-label="53% entries submitted" aria-valuenow="53" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: 53%"></div> </div> <div class="contest-infos text-center"><a href="/contest-summary/03/2025">80 entries submitted — 70 remaining</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cblocks"> <div class="cblock contest-box"> <div class="sidebar-contest-thumb"><i class="fas fa-history fa-3x"></i></div> <hgroup class="clearfix fauthors"> <h4>Archive</h4> <h3 class="sm-h3">Previous Contests</h3> </hgroup> <div class="cblock-contest"> <div class="contest-box-subtitle">Here are direct links to our previous contests' summary pages.</div> <div class="contest-infos"> <ul class="prev-contests"> <li><b><a href="/contest-summary/02/2025">February 2025</a></b> — 150 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