POETRY CONTEST, September-October
The Poetry Contest runs every fall with a distinguished guest judge. The winning poet receives $1,000 and publication in The Sow's Ear Poetry Review. In addition, approximately twenty finalists may be offered publication at the Editor's discretion. The Sow's Ear Poetry Review Poetry Competition is open to adults around the world. The 2017 poetry judge is Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, who served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2006-2008.
Electronic submissions, please send:
- Up to 5 unpublished poems - without your name - in an e-mail to SEPoetryReview@gmail.com. Each poem should be in a separate PDF document, saved as the title of the poem. In the body of your e-mail, include: the poem titles, your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. There are no length limitations for the poems.
- An entry fee ($30 for U.S. addresses; $40, elsewhere), which entitles you to a one-year subscription. Pay on PayPal via the link below or by check (made to "The Sow's Ear Poetry Review"), mailed to the Managing Editor.
Mailed submissions, please send:
- Up to 5 unpublished poems - without your name. There are no length limitations. Each poem should start on a new page.
- A separate sheet, indicating the titles, your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- A reading fee of $30 for U.S. addresses. You may pay on PayPal via the link below or by check (made out to "The Sow's Ear Poetry Review"), mailed to the Managing Editor. If you are elsewhere in the world, please send $40 in U.S. currency by PayPal. The fee entitles you to a one-year subscription.
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope, if you want to be notified via postal mail. Otherwise - an e-mail address will suffice.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but if your poems are accepted elsewhere, you must withdraw promptly from our competition [nota bene: the reading fee will not be returned]. Entries will not be returned. The winning poem will be announced in January.
In September or October, send your poems and requested information to the Managing Editor: Sarah Kohrs, 1748 Cave Ridge Road, Mount Jackson VA 22842. Entries must be postmarked by November 1.
Electronic submissions, please send:
- Up to 5 unpublished poems - without your name - in an e-mail to SEPoetryReview@gmail.com. Each poem should be in a separate PDF document, saved as the title of the poem. In the body of your e-mail, include: the poem titles, your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. There are no length limitations for the poems.
- An entry fee ($30 for U.S. addresses; $40, elsewhere), which entitles you to a one-year subscription. Pay on PayPal via the link below or by check (made to "The Sow's Ear Poetry Review"), mailed to the Managing Editor.
Mailed submissions, please send:
- Up to 5 unpublished poems - without your name. There are no length limitations. Each poem should start on a new page.
- A separate sheet, indicating the titles, your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
- A reading fee of $30 for U.S. addresses. You may pay on PayPal via the link below or by check (made out to "The Sow's Ear Poetry Review"), mailed to the Managing Editor. If you are elsewhere in the world, please send $40 in U.S. currency by PayPal. The fee entitles you to a one-year subscription.
- A self-addressed, stamped envelope, if you want to be notified via postal mail. Otherwise - an e-mail address will suffice.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but if your poems are accepted elsewhere, you must withdraw promptly from our competition [nota bene: the reading fee will not be returned]. Entries will not be returned. The winning poem will be announced in January.
In September or October, send your poems and requested information to the Managing Editor: Sarah Kohrs, 1748 Cave Ridge Road, Mount Jackson VA 22842. Entries must be postmarked by November 1.
JUDGES FOR PAST POETRY COMPETITIONS:
2016 - Ellen Bass
2015 - Ron Smith
2014 - John Brehm
2013 - T. R. Hummer
2012 - Michael Collier
2011 - Scott Cairns
2010 - X. J. Kennedy
2009 - Kelly Cherry
2008 - Eleanor Wilner
2007 - Marge Piercy
2006 - Linda Pastan
2005 - Gregory Orr
2004 - Robert Siegel
2003 - Elizabeth Spires
2002 - Vivian Shipley
2001 - Dabney Stuart
2000 - Molly Peacock
1999 - Henry Taylor
1998 - Maggie Anderson
1997 - Robert Morgan
1996 - Betsy Sholl
1995 - Rodney Jones
1994 - David Huddle
1993 - Josephine Jacobsen
1992 - Dave Smith
1991 - Amy Clampitt
1990 - Fred Chappell
2015 - Ron Smith
2014 - John Brehm
2013 - T. R. Hummer
2012 - Michael Collier
2011 - Scott Cairns
2010 - X. J. Kennedy
2009 - Kelly Cherry
2008 - Eleanor Wilner
2007 - Marge Piercy
2006 - Linda Pastan
2005 - Gregory Orr
2004 - Robert Siegel
2003 - Elizabeth Spires
2002 - Vivian Shipley
2001 - Dabney Stuart
2000 - Molly Peacock
1999 - Henry Taylor
1998 - Maggie Anderson
1997 - Robert Morgan
1996 - Betsy Sholl
1995 - Rodney Jones
1994 - David Huddle
1993 - Josephine Jacobsen
1992 - Dave Smith
1991 - Amy Clampitt
1990 - Fred Chappell
