Does anyone know of free poetry contests that I can enter?
I have several poems that I would love to have published in a journal, anthology, or something as such, but I’m not even sure where to begin looking for ways to find contests like that.
Does anyone know of free poetry contests that I can enter?
I have several poems that I would love to have published in a journal, anthology, or something as such, but I’m not even sure where to begin looking for ways to find contests like that.
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Iam sure you can find contests online but many charge a fee ya know. I always wanted to enter one. Would love to read some of your poetry. CHECK out a few that I have posted on my blog
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I’ve looked online but all I’m finding are closed contests and those that charge submission fees.
And I’ve got most of my work posted on here if you want to read my poetry.
I’ll take a look 🙂
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have you tried allpoetry.com that run free contest but you also have to be a member
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I’ve entered and placed in 2 contests on there, but they were just “congrats, you won” kind of contests. There was no publication or anything that came from it.
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Trish Hopkinson’s blog regularly includes a list of poetry competitions, inc free ones. It’s worth checking out!
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Thanks, I’ll definitely check it out! 🙂
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http://writingcareer.com There’s loads of stuff like that on here and more if you sign up for the newsletter. I hope it helps.
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Great! I think I found one I may submit to, thank you!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Fray’d Tag Publishing does stuff a lot. I know some others too, just need to find where I listed them.
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Thanks! I’ll definitely look them up and check it out 🙂
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There is a website called Poets and Writers that lists contests. You have to do a lot of browsing to find free ones though. Most contests charge and use the fees to pay the awards. But there are literary magazines that publish poems and don’t charge. Try googling Poetry submissions or find the book Poets Market for this year and it will list hundreds of markets for poetry, along with the type of poems they publish and submission guidelines. You have to be tenacious, it’s tough out there. Just keep submitting stuff and expect rejections, lots of them. You can’t take it personal because editors all look for different things, and one might not like your style while another loves it. Good Luck!
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Thank you! And I don’t care to get a rejection, as long as I hear SOMETHING back. I’ve submitted to several different contests and publishers haven’t heard a single word back other than, “we’ve received your submission” haha that’s what’s aggravating me.
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I know that feeling! I actually have been happy when I got a “nice” rejection for something. It is much better than feeling like they read two lines and moved on! Keep submitting!
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So there was one recently on this website called People, Things, and Life…
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Haha I know, I still need to get that figured out.
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http://www.pw.org/toolsforwriters
Good luck!
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Awesome, thank you!
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