Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 WD Poetry Awards!

The winner of the 18th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards shares the story behind his winning poem, “Songs of Gideon”

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 WD Poetry Awards!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 WD Poetry Awards!

The winner of the 2020 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards discusses the inspiration behind her first-place poem, “The Loneliest Whale.”

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards!

Congratulations to Nancy Shea! Her poem, “Lullaby,” is the winner of the 2019 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 WD Poetry Awards!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards! Read the full list of winners here.

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winning poems from the 2017 WD Poetry Awards. In this online exclusive, you can read the top-ten winning poems from this year’s competition.

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winning poems from the 2017 WD Poetry Awards. See the full list of winning poems here.

Read the top ten winning poems from the 2016 WD Poetry Awards.

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the 25 winners in the 2016 WD Poetry Awards!

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners poems from the 2015 WD Poetry Awards. For full coverage of the 2015 WD Poetry Awards, check out the July/August 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest. For…

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2015 Poetry Awards, where writers submit their very best poetry of less than 32 lines. Please join us in congratulating our winners! For full coverage…

Have you ever wondered what goes through judges’ minds when they read entries submitted to a writing competition? Now you no longer have to wonder. The judges of the Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards discuss the competition, common pitfalls, and what it takes to make your poem stand out.

Below are the top 10 poems from the 2014 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards. Congratulations to all the winners! 1. What Goes Around, by Beverley Rose Enright to Weldon Kees Willie…

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 2014 Poetry Awards, where writers submit their very best poetry of less than 32 lines. Please join us in congratulating our winners! Note:You may read…

Nearly 2,300 poems were submitted in the seventh annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, and Linda Neal Rising’s “An Educated Woman Explains Why She Likes Bluegrass” claimed the No. 1 spot. Her prize: $500, a copy of the 2012 Poet’s Market and a trip to the WD Conference in New York City. Read her winning entry here.

Nearly 2,300 poems were submitted to the seventh annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards, and Linda Neal Reising’s “An Educated Woman Explains Why She Likes Bluegrass” claimed the No. 1 spot. Her prize: $500, a copy of the 2012 Poet’s Market and a trip to the WD Conference in New York City.

Karin Bradberry’s “Javelina” took first place in WD’s 5th Annual Poetry Awards competition, taking home $500 in prize money. The online contest, which pulled in nearly 3,350 entries, was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer.

Lee Tupman’s “The Forest of Lost Husbands” took first place in WD’s 3rd Annual Poetry Awards competition, taking home $500 in prize money. The online contest, which pulled in nearly 3,800 entries, was open to poems of any style that were original, unpublished and 32 lines or fewer. by Brian A. Klems