No competitions are currently running. Please read about our past competitions below and check back for new announcements.
Phenomenal Women Poetry Competition
We received nearly 50 submissions to this competition and the judges were very impressed with the quality of the work entered. In the end, 21 poems were selected for publication. Get your copy of the book!
We’re excited to announce the first, second and third place finishers, all of whom read their poems on March 19, 2023 at Phenomenal Women, A Cabaret, performed by Ami Brabson.
FIRST PLACE:
Janna Schledorn
SECOND PLACE:
Michael Howard
THIRD PLACE:
Roseangela Batista
Thank you to everyone who entered!
COVID-19 Poetry Competition
The Laura (Riding) Jackson Foundation wanted to build collective and healing energy through poetry during the early days of the pandemic. Poets were asked to submit poems that spoke to the collective human experience of Covid-19. The resulting publication can be purchased in our store.