Do You Write Poetry? Join Me and Compete for Cash and Prizes
Writer’s Digest Poetry Contest Early Bird Deadline 10/2/23
Last year, I challenged myself to take more risks with my writing. Specifically, I have started to submit pieces to large publications, and I’m opening myself up to the inevitable rejection process.
Poetry scares me…or at least “highbrow poetry” intimidates me. But, I’m learning to embrace my simple approach to poetry and throwing my hat into the proverbial ring.
Writer’s Digest Poetry winners will be notified by 12/31/23.
Non-winners won’t receive any communication, but if we haven’t heard back after singing in the New Year, it’s safe to assume we didn’t win.
If you submit by October 2nd, the submission rate is $20, with additional entries discounted to $15. After this deadline, the price increases by $5, and the final submission cut-off is 11/1/23.
Also, only text is allowed. No images.
This competition is open to previously published poetry on blogs, including Medium.
I revised two of my previously published poems to meet the 32-line or less criteria. The original poems were published in Medium publications…
