Saturday, March 30, 2019

Writing Competition: Spoon River Poetry Review Editors' Prize Contest

SRPR Editors' Prize Contest  

First Place Prize: $1,000, publication, and introduction written by prominent outside judge

Entry Fee: $20, includes one-year subscription to SRPR (two issues)

Contest Opens: November 15, annually

Deadline: April 15, annually (postmark)

Submission: Online, or via postal mail

SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review) is pleased to announce our annual Editors' Prize Contest! One winning poem will be awarded $1,000, two runners up will be awarded $100 each, and three-five honorable mentions will be selected. All winning poems, honorable mentions, and several finalists are published in the winter issue of SRPR. Winner receives $1000, judge’s intro, and all-expense paid trip to Bloomington, IL plus Honorarium in April of next year to attend the SRPR gala reading event as one of our featured poets.

Recent judges include Li-Young Lee, Ewa Chrusciel, G.C.. Waldrep, Rachel Zucker, and Joshua Corey. Judges are announced after winners are selected. Please check our website in August for announcement of winners. For full guidelines please visit our website.

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