Free Poetry Contests
Enter free online poetry contests which are managed by PoetrySoup Premium Members. Poetry. Poetry contests are held every day and anyone can enter. All competitions are free and you can enter as many contests as you want. You keep copyrights on all of your poems. Some poetry contests even have prizes! See Contest Submission Guidelines and more.
List of Current Contests
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Monday, August 24, 2020
17 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Funom Makama
Enter Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
15 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Kim Rodrigues
Enter Contest
Tail-rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
17 poems of the maximum
40
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Emile Pinet
Enter Contest
Enclosed Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Sunday, August 30, 2020
21 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Regina McIntosh
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Saturday, September 5, 2020
14 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Kai Michael Neumann
Enter Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Sunday, September 6, 2020
14 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Gregory R Barden
Enter Contest
Lyric poetry form only.
Deadline:
Saturday, August 8, 2020
28 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
John Hamilton
Enter Contest
Haibun poetry form only.
Deadline:
Thursday, August 13, 2020
31 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Line Gauthier
Enter Contest
Abecedarian poetry form only.
Deadline:
Friday, August 14, 2020
27 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Beata Agustin
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Sunday, August 16, 2020
30 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Beth Evans
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Friday, August 21, 2020
29 poems of the maximum
75
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Anthony Biaanco
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Monday, August 24, 2020
15 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
craig cornish
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
17 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Caren Krutsinger
Enter Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Thursday, August 27, 2020
8 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Mohan Chutani
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Monday, August 31, 2020
27 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Chantelle Anne Cooke
Enter Contest
Dizain poetry form only.
Deadline:
Friday, September 4, 2020
10 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Edward Ibeh
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Saturday, September 5, 2020
8 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Silent One
Enter Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Saturday, September 5, 2020
11 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Brenda Chiri
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Saturday, September 5, 2020
27 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Brian Strand
Enter Contest
Rhyme poetry form only.
Deadline:
Sunday, September 6, 2020
26 poems of the maximum
40
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Julia Ward
Enter Contest
Deadline:
Sunday, September 6, 2020
0 poems of the maximum
35
allowed have been entered.
Sponsored by:
Constance La France
Contest Submission Guidelines
- Submit your poems to PoetrySoup using the Submit Poems link at the top of any PoetrySoup page
- Return to the poetry contest page
- Select a contest to enter and then click the Enter Contest button associated with the poetry contest you want to enter.
- Select your poem to enter by clicking the Enter Contest button (You may need to scroll see more of your poems).
- Entrant’s name, address, e-mail, and phone number must not appear in the poems.
- Do not identify yourself in your contest entries.
- The poet’s name should not appear anywhere in the poem field.
How to Win
- Enter the contest early. A contest closes when either the number of allowed entries is reached or the contest deadline passes.
Study the past winners of a contest sponsored by that member
- Prior to entering a contest, have your poem critiqued in the High Critique Forum
- Objectively and critically review your poem
- Enter a lot of contests. Hey, the more contests you enter, the better chance you have of winning one.
More Contest Links
Types of Contests Available
Cash or Prize Contests
Premiere Contests
- Stricter guidelines for contest sponsors as determined by PoetrySoup
- One poem per place in a contest
- 1st place winners will have a trophy next to their poem on the website
Standard Contest
- Rules determined by the contest sponsor
- The number of winners and how they place are determined by the contest sponsor