Your submission must be between 5-10 pages.

Submissions are open internationally to any poet writing in English.

The poems must have been previously unpublished at the time of submission.

Submit all your poems in a single document (.doc or .pdf). Begin each poem on a new page.

Do not include your name or identifying information in the document or the title of your submission.

We encourage simultaneous submissions. Once you’ve submitted, you are not required to withdraw any poems. Even if all the poems in your submitted packet get published, that’s fine (and so freakin’ cool!). You will not be ineligible for the Poet of the Year Prize — if we are interested in your work, we will find a way to work with you.

We do accept multiple submissions, but each submission must come with the reading fee. Though we do not encourage these, sometimes you might have two or three different sets of poems you’d like to try for an award and we welcome those.

All submissions will be considered for general publication for our Poet of the Week series.

We want to provide poets the opportunity to get comprehensive feedback on their work. We understand how hard it can be to receive affordable, quality feedback. If you’d like, you’re welcome to use one of the options below when making your submission. (25 slots available for each editorial feedback category — first come first serve).