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Poetry Contest Deadline April 30

29 Wednesday Apr 2020

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There is only a short time left to submit to the Bermuda Triangle Prize. Send us your poems on the theme of Fire.

The Bermuda Triangle Prize is given to three poems on a theme from up to three different poets.

Current Theme: Fire (2019-2020 Theme)

We are open to interpretations on the theme: Forest fires, magical fire, the absences of fire, your fired, how to extinguish a fire, the fires of passion. Send us your interpretation however literal or liberal.

Each winning poem will receive $50, for a total cash prize of $150. The poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Submission deadline: April 30, 2020

Click here to go to contest page

Poetry Contest Deadline

01 Wednesday Apr 2020

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Hello Poets! The Poet’s Billow is accepting submissions for the 2020 Pangaea Prize.

The Pangaea Prize is awarded for the best series of poems ranging between two and up to seven poems in a group. Judging will be based on poems as individual entities as well as their cohesiveness – that can be in terms of common themes, images, narrative or however else you would like to group your poems. All poems must be previously unpublished.  There are no restrictions to length or style.

The winning poet receives $100 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poems will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Finalists will also be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

You can view our guidelines here.

Visit our Literary Art Gallery to read our previous winners and finalists.

If you would like to stay updated on contests and publications in the future you can join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Award Finalist Publishes Book With Main Street Rag

22 Tuesday Oct 2019

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Combat Pay, poetry by David R. Bublitz, is being published by Main Street Rag in March of 2020. Order it now for a reduced price. Bublitz is a finalist of the 2015 Pangaea Prize. http://mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/combat-pay-david-r-bublitz/

David R BublitDavid R. Bublitz is the son of a veteran. He completed an MFA at the Oklahoma City University Red Earth program. He is a founding editor of the Red Earth Review, and he has published poetry in CONSEQUENCE, 0-Dark-Thirty, and Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors. He teaches journalism courses at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, while advising for the student-run CU Collegian newspaper.

Poetry Contest Deadline November 1st

19 Saturday Oct 2019

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Two weeks left to submit to the Atlantis Award. Send us your best ground shaking poetry. Win money and be featured in an interview on the Poet’s Billow website. We nominate for post publication prizes. Deadline November 1st.

https://thepoetsbillow.org/poetry-awards/the-atlantis-award/

New Interview by Alison Palmer

17 Thursday Oct 2019

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Alison Palmer​, winner of the 2015 Atlantis Award, has an interview about her contribution to SMITTEN a collection of poetry written by women for women. Check it out.
https://thefeatheredsleepcom.wordpress.com/2019/10/07/poets-of-smitten-speak-alison-palmer/

Poetry Submission Deadline: Oct 1st.

27 Friday Sep 2019

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The deadline for the Atlantis Award is fast approaching. It is Tuesday October 1st. We love reading the work that you all send us. Please, continue to send us your best.

https://thepoetsbillow.org/poetry-awards/the-atlantis-award/

Winners of the 2018 Atlantis Award

20 Friday Sep 2019

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We are so pleased to post the winner and finalist for the 2018 Atlantis Award. Jennifer Hollis is our winner. N.L. Pillman the runner-up and Jari Chevalier, Emily K. Michael, and Amber Thompson our finalists. Congratulations to them and to our semifinalists.

We are currently accepting submissions for the 2019 Atlantis Award. If you are interested please submit!

Call for Poetry Submissions

30 Friday Aug 2019

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We are looking for the best, most unique, and interesting poems out there for the 2019 Atlantis Award. There are no restrictions on length, style, or subject. We just want poems that make it so we can’t stop reading, ones that make us want to write. Deadline October 1st. Follow the link for submission guidelines.

The Atlantis Award is given for a single best poem. The winning poet receives $300 and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. The winning poem will be published and displayed in the Poet’s Billow Literary Art Gallery. Up to five finalists will be considered for publication.

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net Anthology, and The Best New Poets Anthology.

Read previous year’s winners here: Literary Art Gallery

2 Time Runner-Up: Claire Scott

28 Wednesday Aug 2019

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Hats off to Claire Scott who, for the second year in a row, is the runner-up for the Pangaea Prize contest. Read some her poems from the 2018 prize here.

 

Claire-2Claire Scott is an award winning poet who has received multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. Her work has been accepted by the Atlanta Review, Bellevue Literary Review, New Ohio Review, Enizagam and Healing Muse among others. Claire is the author of Waiting to be Called and Until I Couldn’t. She is the co-author of Unfolding in Light: A Sisters’ Journey in Photography and Poetry.

Announcing Alaxandra Umlas as winner of the 2018 Pangaea Prize

24 Saturday Aug 2019

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Congratulations to the Alexandra Umlas who won the 2018 Pangaea Prize. This is an awesome crown of sonnets on the theme of work. Follow the link to read her poetry.

You can read the runner-up and finalists here.

 

Alex

Alexandra Umlas is the author of the full-length poetry collection At the Table of the Unknown (Moon Tide Press).  She serves as a reader for Palette Poetry and on the board of directors of Tebot Bach, a non-profit literary organization. A recent graduate of the M.F.A. Poetry program at California State University, Long Beach, she currently teaches English and lives in Huntington Beach, CA with her husband and two daughters. www.alexandraumlas.com

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