3/30: Leonard Milberg ’53 Secondary School Poetry Prize ++
Recommended free contest sponsored by the Princeton University creative writing program awards prizes up to $500 for unpublished poems by 11th-graders (high school juniors). Submit 1-3 poems, any length. Contest is judged by the Princeton University creative writing faculty, which includes such acclaimed authors as Jeffrey Eugenides and Joyce Carol Oates.
3/25: Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition for High School Students +
Entries must be received by this date
Neutral free contest gives six prizes of $50 for the best haiku by students in grades 7-12 as of the previous September (no homeschooled students). Send 1-3 haiku, typed in triplicate on 3″x5″ cards, with author’s name and contact information on only one copy. No simultaneous submissions. Sponsored by the Haiku Society of America.
Entries must be received by this date
Neutral free contest gives six prizes of $50 for the best haiku by students in grades 7-12 as of the previous September (no homeschooled students). Send 1-3 haiku, typed in triplicate on 3″x5″ cards, with author’s name and contact information on only one copy. No simultaneous submissions. Sponsored by the Haiku Society of America.
3/23: Poetry Matters Award +
Formerly March 25
Neutral free contest for unpublished poems gives prizes up to $100 in each of four age categories: middle school, high school, adult (ages 20-60), and senior (61+). Winners will be invited to read at the Poetry Matters festival in Evans, GA in April, and videos of their readings will be posted on the contest website. Send 3 poems, any length.
Formerly March 25
Neutral free contest for unpublished poems gives prizes up to $100 in each of four age categories: middle school, high school, adult (ages 20-60), and senior (61+). Winners will be invited to read at the Poetry Matters festival in Evans, GA in April, and videos of their readings will be posted on the contest website. Send 3 poems, any length.
3/31: Sarah Mook Memorial Poetry Prize for Students +
Neutral contest gives prizes up to $100 in four age categories for unpublished poems by students in grades K-12. Submit 1-3 poems, any length. Optional $5 entry fee will be donated to Smile Train, a charity that provides free cleft-palate surgery for poor children in developing nations. This contest is sponsored by David Mook in memory of his daughter, a young writer who died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm when she was in third grade.
Neutral contest gives prizes up to $100 in four age categories for unpublished poems by students in grades K-12. Submit 1-3 poems, any length. Optional $5 entry fee will be donated to Smile Train, a charity that provides free cleft-palate surgery for poor children in developing nations. This contest is sponsored by David Mook in memory of his daughter, a young writer who died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm when she was in third grade.
4/15: Claudia Ann Seaman Award ++
Entries must be received by this date
Recommended free contest for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by US high school students awards $200 in each genre. Send 1-3 poems, essays, or stories (1,500-word limit for prose). Online and email entries only.
Entries must be received by this date
Recommended free contest for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by US high school students awards $200 in each genre. Send 1-3 poems, essays, or stories (1,500-word limit for prose). Online and email entries only.
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