P – Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 2024

Submit poems on any theme, up to 250 lines each.

Prizes:

• TOM HOWARD PRIZE: $3,500 for a poem in any style or genre
• MARGARET REID PRIZE: $3,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style
• The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from our co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value)
• Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $300 each (any style)
• Top 12 entries published online
• Enter via Submittable

Length limit: 250 lines maximum per poem. No restriction on age of author. Authors from all countries eligible except Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus (due to US government restrictions). Final judge: Michal ‘MJ’ Jones, assisted by Briana Grogan and Dare Williams.

First time entering? We prepared this brief video to guide you. See also our short entry checklist, then click the button below to submit. Read the winning entries from the 21st contest. The results of the 22nd contest will be announced on April 15, 2025. Fee: $22 per submission (one submission may contain up to 3 poems). Enter as many submissions as you wish.

You may submit published or unpublished work. Each submission may contain up to three poems. You may make multiple submissions. Please omit your name from your entries. We prefer 12-point type or larger. Please avoid fancy, hard-to-read fonts. No restriction on age of author. All countries eligible except Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus (due to US government restrictions).

For the purpose of the Margaret Reid Prize, a poem in a traditional style employs regular meter and/or rhyme, or is written in a recognized poetic form. This includes traditional Western forms such as ballads, sonnets, and blank verse, Asian forms such as tanka and haiku, and other traditional forms.

First time entering? We prepared this brief video to guide you. See also our short entry checklist.

Entry fee: $22 for each submission of 1-3 poems.