All extra funds donated to help our efforts to build a library in Arauca, Colombia!
Theme
What lives rent-free in your head?
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This year’s theme invites poets to write about the obsessions, ideas, or memories they just can’t let go.
Whether it’s something real that sounds fake (I swear this happened), a moment you regret, or a thought that keeps you up at night (this is why I can’t sleep).
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Be funny. Be chaotic. Be dramatic.
Be heartbreakingly sincere. Show us your Roman Empire.
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Deadline: Extended to Nov 15th
Three Winners
Three poets will receive: $500, $100, and $50 (USD) respectively.
Entry Fee: $5
The entry fee is $5 (can submit multiple entries). Email for fee waiver.
International Contest
We also accept submissions in other languages if accompanied by an English translation.
The winning poets will be notified by email within 1 month of the competition closing.
Contest Rules
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All entries must be original work that is owned by the applicant.
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Plagiarized work will not be accepted. We also do not accept translations of published work. ​
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You will retain the copyright to your work.
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All fees collected from the contest will be used in the prize pool, with excess funds donated to the Ayesha Farrukh Library in Arauca, Colombia.